Electronics Incorporated - The Shot Peener - Shot Peening Library
Title: Of Audits and Artisans
Author: Daryll McKinley
Source: TSP, Vol 20 / Issue 3, Summer 2006
Publication year 2006
Document number: 2006023
Number of pages: 2
Abstract:
This past February, I had the opportunity to present a lecture on shot peening audits at the Electronics, Incorporated Asian Workshop in Singapore. It was a wonderful
workshop held in a beautiful city and I relish the experience. In Jack Champaigne's Parting Shot column in the previous issue of the Shot Peener, Jack mentioned the Asian
Workshop and my participation. Upon showing the column to a friend of mine, the friend asked, "That's cool, but what is shot peening?" This is not an unusual question as I
typically hear it from the majority of my acquaintances outside of the shot peening world.
As I began to describe shot peening to him, he interjected with other questions like; "so, shot peening is like sand blasting?", "so shot peening is a way of cleaning the
surface of the part?", "so, are you buying lunch today, Mr. Singapore?" My singular answer to all of his questions was, "no." It's really not very easy to describe the
process and benefits of shot peening without getting a bit technical and scribbling on a napkin. But I finally was able to quench his thirst for a simple understanding of
shot peening by saying something along the lines of "shot peening is a surface treatment process for metallic components typically used in aerospace or automotive
applications that experience fatigue stresses or stress corrosion cracking. Proper shot peening can and will significantly extend the life of parts in these service
environments."
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