Metal Fabrication and Maintenance

Images showcasing various metalworking tasks, including drilling, hammering, and tool use, highlighting industrial environments and hands-on skill development.

Knife factory worker using angle grinder in workshop

Two engineers with construction plan in front of hydraulic cylinder

Two mechanics working on motorcycle engine in workshop

The Technical Inspection Association (TUeV) during the inspection of motor vehicles on 16. 03. 1995 in Duesseldorf, Germany, Europe

Sunmaxx PVT is a new innovative developer of photovoltaic thermal solar modules. The Fraunhofer ISE has confirmed an overall efficiency of 80% for the PX-1 premium module. The innovation is the combination of photovoltaics and solar thermal energy in one element, Ottendorf-Okrilla, Saxony, Germany, Europe

120806-N-FI736-378 ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 6, 2012) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus, right, speaks with Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Jacob Briggs in the machinery repair shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Two electricians working in workshop

A Male Hispanic Worker Repairs A Diesel Generator Inside An Electrical Power Plant, Prudhoe Bay, Arctic Alaska, USA, Summer

portrait of female apprentice welder

Parke Nation, left, an Arnold Engineering Development Complex mechanical reliability engineer, explains to Ethan Holcomb, an AEDC mechanical engineering intern with one of the contractors for Arnold Engineering Development Complex, about the Condition-Based Maintenance Fault Simulator that was added to the Innovation Center for condition-based maintenance training, June 8, 2022, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee.

Dairy farming, dairy cows, with milkman in carousel milking parlour on organic farm, Sweden, Europe

DAVID OSBORNE, A MACHINIST ON THE METTS CONTRACT, OPERATES THE 7-AXIS MILLING MACHINE WITH CF1 BARREL BEING PREPARED FOR SHELL BUCKLE TESTING

220925-N-TQ893-1091 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic Seaman Phoenix Jansen, from Pittsburg, Pa., builds a tire in the aviation tire and wheel shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Philip Trauth, 573rd CMXS machinist, describes how he mounts raw material into a Makino T-4 5-axis computer numerical control milling machine to manufacture an F-15 aircraft center shoulder wing rib at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, March 30, 2022. A piece of aluminum close to the size and shape of the aircraft part, called a forging piece, is milled down by a CNC milling machine to make each F-15 aircraft center shoulder wing rib.

Two factory workers stood by machine

LuxChemtech GmbH, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany, Europe

A non-destructive testing scanner is used by U.S. Airmen with the 325th Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection flight to check pieces of drone recovery reels at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, June 14, 2022. Airmen with the NDI flight are trained to use NDT scanners to determine if there is a potential safety hazard or if an item is no longer serviceable.

Inspector checking material while working at factory

WORKING PHOTOS OF LEWIS RESEARCHER WITH THE POWER PROCESSING UNIT AFTER PRE-FLIGHT TESTING

Farmer repairing combine harvester clutch at harvest time, West Sussex, England, august

Machine Repairman Second Class (MR2) Sherrod is shown adjusting the check on an industrial lathe to set up the manufacturing for a motor end bell in the machine shop of the Ships Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Base: Naval Station, New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Orbiter Processing Facility, John Newport, with United Space Alliance, inspects a piece of equipment for spar installation on the wing of the orbiter Atlantis. Reinforced Carbon Carbon (RCC) panels are mechanically attached to the wing with a series of floating joints - spars - to reduce loading on the panels caused by wing deflections. The aluminum and the metallic attachments are protected from exceeding temperature limits by internal insulation.

Worker using cutting machinery

220524-N-TT639-1017 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 24, 2022) - Damage Controlman 3rd Class Joseph Destito, from Tucson, Arizona, performs maintenance on a P-100 emergency dewatering pump in the hangar bay aboard amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 24, 2022. Tripoli is conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet.

engineer in a workshop milling a tool

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darrell Campbell of the 145th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, unloads a pallet of water to prepare supplies for truckers to deliver to affected areas by Hurricane Florence in Tarboro, NC, September 14, 2018. Hurricane Florence is one of the largest storms to hit the Carolinas in years and has ignited a massive response from emergency services.

Portrait of Asian machinists in work shop.

Two scientists cut and pack ice cores. Here, they cut each core lengthwise. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-155. AIRSTA OPS--Two Coast Guardsmen working near HH-60 in hangar (8). Hurricane Katrina

Brian Chronister, Area Maintenance Support Activity 139, Madison, Wis., left, and Kevin Giron, Equipment Concentration Site 67, Fort McCoy, Wis., check for deficiencies on a diesel generator during the Inspector Certification Course held at Fort McCoy, Wis., Oct. 24-27, 2022. (Army photo by Cheryl Phillips)

Hull Technician Fireman (HTFN) Clarke, left, and Hull Technician Third Class Schmitt gas welds a new salt water cooling line at the Ships Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Base: Naval Station, New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Man working in newspaper factory

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Members of the Columbia Reconstruction Project Team place debris on the mounting fixture for RCC pieces of the leading edge of Columbias left wing. The final shipment of debris arrived on this date - recovery efforts have been concluded in East Texas. Prior to this final shipment, the total number of items at KSC is 82,567, weighing 84,800 pounds or 38 percent of the total dry weight of Columbia. Of those items, 78,760 have been identified, with 753 placed on the left wing grid in the RLV Hangar.

Einkaufen von Gartengeräten in einem Baumarkt am Nachmittag A woman examines tillers at a home improvement store. She stands thoughtfully beside the machinery, surrounded by various gardening supplies and tools. LicenseRF ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvanxTraimakx 24035622 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property released

Tool and Die Maker

T&R/Atlantis, Window #4 installation and Inspection

Hispanic men working in manufacturing plant

Mechanic with second hand parts

Portuguese local nationals work to repair vehicle parts at Lajes Field, Portugal, Oct. 18, 2022. The 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the U.S. Air Force government vehicles used on base.

Man operating machinery wearing ear defenders

Caucasian man factory worker driving a fork lift in a sheet metal factory.

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2022) Machinery Repairman 2nd Class Fernando Munguia, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), learns how to setup a 3D printer during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 12, 2022. Essex is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

Europe, Ireland, Waterford. Waterford Crystal Factory, crystal artisan.THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators. PR for Education/Travel/Tourism.

William Vardaman, left, and Pat Brown, mechanical technicians with the Jacobs contracting team, perform engine maintenance on NASA's crawler-transporter 2 on March 26, 2019, in the crawler yard located in Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39 area. Recent engine work included rebuilding the vehicles fuel pump assemblies and installing new oil pumps that will help minimize future wear. This is one of two crawler-transporters that carried rockets and spacecraft, including the Apollo/Saturn V and space shuttle, from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad. NASAs Exploration Ground Systems oversaw modifications and upgrades to crawler-transporter 2 so it can carry the mobile launcher and NASA's Space Launch System rocket, topped by the Orion spacecraft, to Launch Pad 39B for Exploration Mission-1.

A Soldier with the Army Reserve's 389th Engineer Company of Des Moines, Iowa, works on a troop project June 21, 2022, at Tactical Training Base Courage on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis. The company worked on several projects to improve the training area during their 2022 annual training, including putting new metal siding on numerous buildings. Troop projects are coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works and help improve the installation's infrastructure while at the same time providing training for Army engineer units.

Cobbler, craftsman in an old workshop, Muehldorf am Inn, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

A mineman installs a firing mechanism on a Mark 64 Quickstrike mine. Naval Reserve minemen from Mobile Mine Assembly Group (MOMAG) Unit 2622, Seattle, and MOMAG Unit 2016, St. Paul, Minnesota, are training with MOMAG Unit 12 in Japan, building underwater mines in preparation for the Mine Readiness Certification Inspection. Base: Naval Air Facility, Misawa State: Aomori Country: Japan(JPN)

Mechanic working on machine part at workbench in garage workshop

Staff Sgt. Claire Ace, an instructor at the Fort McCoy Noncommissioned Officer Academy, unloads construction equipment during a Habitat for Humanity La Crosse Area home build July 8, 2022, in West Salem, Wis. Soldiers from Fort McCoy volunteered over 31 hours to assist Habitat for Humanity restore the home for future use.

Manufacture of organic bread in the bakery opened on March 18, 2020 in the town of Cramont in the Somme department. Xavier Vicart and his son Raphael produce organic wheat grown and harvested on the farm using a range of special bread. The Terre de Pain boutique is open during the containment linked to the Covid 19 pandemic

Disabled man working in workshop

France, Saint Aignan Grandlieu, Nantes, people working in the Factory Daher Socata, aircraft structures

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Alexander, a 48th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, conducts routine maintenance at RAF Lakenheath, England, Feb. 26, 2024. Propulsions benefits the Liberty Wing by ensuring aircraft engines are maintained and prepared for flight operations at all times. Air Force

portrait of senior worker on factory floor next to machine

Teenage apprentice operating lathe machine at workshop

STS-132 ATLANTIS WCCS MANIFOLD FOR WINDOW PERGE BUILDUP

portrait of senior worker on factory floor next to machine

DAVID MYERS, JAMES LYDON, AND DON LOVELL IN MSFC 3D PRINTING FACILITY

Master Sgt. Dale Cleugh, an aerospace propulsion technician with the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, drains hydraulic fluid from a C-130H Hercules propeller, Jan. 11, 2023, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The propeller came from a 910th Airlift Wing C-130 which was grounded by an Air Mobility Command time compliance technical order on Sept. 27, 2022, while conducting an aerial spray mission at MHAFB. Cleugh was part of a maintenance recovery team dispatched by the 910th Airlift Wing to inspect and repair the C-130 for its return to service and trip home.

Two colleagues talking in a factory

Manager with digital tablet in factory hall examiming roll of rubber

Technicians from Orion Prime Contractor Lockheed Martin weld the forward bulkhead of the pressure vessel to the tunnel hardware on the Orion Spacecraft for the Artemis III mission at NASAs Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The crew modules primary structure, the pressure vessel, is comprised of seven machined aluminum alloy pieces that are welded together through a weld process that produces a strong, air-tight habitable space for astronauts during the mission. The pressure vessel is designed to withstand the harsh and demanding environment of deep space and is the core structure upon which all the other elements of Orions crew module are integrated. This pressure vessel weld is the next step following the completion of the crew module cone panel welds and creates the top of the spacecraft. Work will then begin to join the barrel with the aft bulkhead to form the bottom of Orion. Last, the forward bulkhead will be welded to the top of the panels and, for the seventh and clo

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the RLV Hangar, a member of the Columbia Reconstruction Project Team tries to identify a piece of debris from Columbia. More than 70,000 items have been delivered to KSC for use in the mishap investigation.

Glass, art and black man in craft workshop for small business with heat, tools and technique. Creative, handmade product and glassblower in factory for sustainable process, design or bottle sculpture

A black man owner of a sheet metal factory standing on the floor of the factory.

Northern Ireland, Banbridge. Linen Factory. Thomas Ferguson Irish Linen.

Man standing next to conveyor belt in bottling plant

Carpenter’s workshop

a man manufacturing window frames

Stephen Bridges, 47th Maintenance Directorate aircraft ordnance technician, looks at his checklist as he stands beside a machine that helps make sure each ejection seat is successful in its performance at the 47th Maintenance Directorate egress shop at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, April 8, 2022. Bridges and his coworkers take apart, inspect, test, replace or repair ejection seats that are in each aircraft at Laughlin daily to keep our pilots safe.

Adam R. Hock, machinist apprentice, Rock Island Arsenal - Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, will graduate the Machinist Apprenticeship Program in August. Hock worked for RIA-JMTC for 11 years holding various positions throughout the factory, from a fork truck operator to final pack quality assurance specialist before joining the four-year program.

From left, Brant Amble, instructor, 88th Readiness Division, and Tyler Stohlberg, mechanic with the 88th RD's Equipment Concentration Site 67, locate parts of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle as part of the field level maintenance course being offered at Fort McCoy, Wis., August 10, 2022. This course teaches mechanics, both civilians and military, specific information about how to troubleshoot, and ultimately fix, the medium class of vehicles.

Two sailors work on a piece of electrical equipment in a shop aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

220926-N-PI330-1040 Gulfport, Mississippi (September 26, 2022) Builder 3rd Class Jared Alfred, right, and Steelworker 2nd Class Jake Welsh, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133 (NMCB 133), conduct an inventory of construction material in a supply warehouse on Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 26, 2022. NMCB 133 is at homeport in Gulfport, Mississippi conducting training cycles.

Inpuncto Workshops of Lebenshilfe Dresden

Saxon Monorail Museum Chemnitz, signal box of the ropeway system. Thomas Schmidt, Minister of State for Regional Development, informs himself about the function of the installation

A senior craftsman at work in a glass maker's studio workshop, in inspecting red wine glass with cut glass decoration against the light.

Commercial crew astronauts Eric Boe, Chris Ferguson and Nicole Mann recently toured Boeings spacecraft testing facilities in Huntington Beach and El Segundo, Calif. All three astronauts will fly on Boeings CST-100 Starliner in an upcoming Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. Structural testing in Huntington Beach confirms the spacecraft can withstand the pressures it will experience during flight. Environmental qualification testing in El Segundo ensures the spacecraft can withstand the extreme environments of space.

A Space Launch System (SLS) avionics handling tool demonstration takes place inside Kennedy Space Centers Vehicle Assembly Building on April 4, 2019. The demonstration showed that avionics boxes could be successfully and safely mounted into the SLS rockets upper stage — called the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage, or ICPS — with low risk of damaging a closely located hydrazine tank. Avionics boxes include the Inertial Navigation and Control Assembly and flight batteries. The actual installation will take place just weeks before NASAs SLS rocket and uncrewed Orion spacecraft lift off on Exploration Mission-1 from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy.

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San Marcos, TX, USA-June 20, 2015 Local resident Ted Loya, center, says a prayer with volunteer Chaplains from the Billy Graham raid response team in Loya's garage that was flooded. Residents impacted by the recent flooding may register for disaster assistance or get information about their application by calling 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA); TTY 1-800-462-7585.Jocelyn. <p>San Marcos, TX, USA-June 20, 2015--Local resident Ted Loya, center, says a prayer with volunteer Chaplains from the Billy Graham rapid response team in Loya's garage that was flooded.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - Operations - 26-HK-96-42. AIRSTA OPS-- Coast Guardsman working near HH-60 in hangar (2). Hurricane Katrina

An employee of the Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG mounting the side wall of an offset printing press by the Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG in Wiesloch near Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Left, Cheyanne Cummings and Cody Lupcho, 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare hardware for a wing installation on an F-16 Fighting Falcon undergoing a Service Life Extension Program work package at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Aug. 4, 2022. The 573rd AMXS is in the midst of the most extensive SLEP structural modifications and upgrades ever done on the F-16 airframe. The SLEP work is part of one of the largest modernization efforts in Air Force history and will ensure the fourth-generation fighter remains effective in meeting current and future threats.

An Aerospace Propulsion specialist assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minn., conducts intermediate maintenance on General Electric F110-129 jet engines on October 9, 2022. Responsible for ensuring our F-16 Fighting Falcons are in first-rate operational condition, Aerospace Propulsion specialists, also known as jet engine mechanics, test, maintain and repair all parts of the engine. These specialists are a critical to keeping our jets in the air.

An Aerospace Propulsion specialist assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, Duluth, Minn., conducts intermediate maintenance on General Electric F110-129 jet engines on October 9, 2022. Responsible for ensuring our F-16 Fighting Falcons are in first-rate operational condition, Aerospace Propulsion specialists, also known as jet engine mechanics, test, maintain and repair all parts of the engine. These specialists are a critical to keeping our jets in the air.

Thomas Hoadley, 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron mobile metal mechanic, prepares to apply a sealant to a Ford truck rear panel on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Nov. 29, 2022. With more than 40 years of experience, the 90 LRS Monster Garage or body shop team is repairing the 90th Missile Wing fleet while supporting the Air Force Global Strike priority of people by finding ways to train the next generation of Airmen and find innovative solutions.

Newport News Shipbuilding contractors Michael Jones, left, from Norfolk, Virginia, and Neal Mitchell, from Portsmouth, Virginia, modify an emergency up-down controller aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), in Newport News, Virginia, July 6, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

INSTALLATION OF STRESS SENSORS TO SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR COMPOSITE TANK.

A metalworker works at the forge fire, taken in a forge in Klitten, 14.04.2023., Klitten, Germany, Europe

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Replacement high-pressure ammonia jumper hoses to support space shuttle Endeavour's STS-130 mission are unpacked from a transportation crate in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A problem arose during a prelaunch test Jan. 7 with one of four hoses that are needed to connect the ammonia loops of the International Space Station's Tranquility node to those of the Destiny laboratory. A decision was made to use an alternate hose design for use as the primary jumper. The new hoses are assembled from shorter hoses that were previously certified and tested. Connection of the modules requires two ammonia loops, with two lines apiece, each of which must be connected to both Tranquility and Destiny to route cooling to and from the Tranquility module. The primary payload for the STS-130 mission, Tranquility is a pressurized module that will provide additional room for crew members and many of the station's life support and envir

Boy, Norsk Oljemuseum, Control Centre, Norwegian Petroleum Museum, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway, Europe

Crew Model Water Landing Module Assessment Photographs taken at Aberdeen Test Facility Aberdeen MD.

portrait of senior worker on factory floor next to machine

SHELL BUCKLE KNOCKDOWN FACTOR (SBKF) COMPOSITE BARREL EPOXY POUR.

Japanese man wearing glasses and blue overall standing in factory, smiling at camera.

Asian worker standing in factory

Black man factory owner checking gauges on a piece of welding equipment.

SILVERDALE, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2022) - Trident Refit Facility, Bangor (TRFB) team members Bret Saddler, inside mechanical superintendent, left, and Mike Lang, Valves and Pumps (Shop 31D) first line supervisor, right, pose for a photo before Lang receives an award recognizing his 40 years of federal service in the U.S. TRFB supports the nations strategic deterrence mission by repairing, incrementally overhauling, and modernizing Pacific Fleet strategic ballistic missile submarines during refits.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Parachute Refurbishment Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Dave Hillebrandt checks strapping on an Ares-I parachute. Ares I is an in-line, two-stage rocket that will transport the Orion crew exploration vehicle to low-Earth orbit. The Ares I first stage will be a five-segment solid rocket booster based on the four-segment design used for the shuttle. As with the shuttle, this booster will fall away when spent, lowered by parachute into the Atlantic Ocean where it can be retrieved for re-use.

220706-N-EI127-1023PACIFIC OCEAN (July 6 2022) - Electricians Mate 2nd Class Stephanie Case records all safety tags issued aboard amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), Jul. 6, 2022. Personal cords and charging devices are inspected to ensure safety for the crew and within guidance of the shipboard electrical safety program. Makin Island is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet.

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