Technology panorama — Independent expertise — Advisory & integration

Forind
Avio

Technology panorama — Independent expertise — Advisory & integration

Forind Avio is a recognised player in its technology field. Kronos Engineering, as an independent special-processes expert, brings a neutral perspective on these solutions — audit, benchmarking, multi-technology integration. With no commercial bias toward any brand, we steer you to the technology that genuinely fits your use case.

Forind Avio technologies — overview

Operational alternative

Split Sleeve Cold Expansion tooling (FTI)

Mastered technology

ForceMate — expanded bushing installation

Mastered technology

field deployment of cold expansion

Complementary expertise

fastening and hole reinforcement systems (ForceTec)

Typical use cases

▸ FTI tooling supply for a shop in Italy or Southern Europe
▸ Second source of cold expansion tooling to secure a programme
▸ ForceMate expanded bushing installation on fittings and landing gear
▸ Qualification of a cold expansion process to BACC 5060 or OEM specification

Standards & compliance

BACC 5060spécifications FTI

The Kronos difference

Kronos Engineering does not distribute Forind Avio equipment. Our expertise lies in special processes and their qualification — this neutrality is our guarantee of technical objectivity: we recommend what is genuinely best for your part, your standard, your production volume.

Context and positioning

Forind Avio Elettronica (Forind Avio) is an Italian company based in Vignate, near Milan, founded in the second half of the 1960s. Its business is organised around an aerospace and defence division — maintenance and repair tooling, temporary fasteners, cutting tools, peelable protective coatings — and an electronic and mechanical components division, including EMI/RFI shielding. In hole cold expansion, Forind presents itself as a representative of FTI (Fatigue Technology): it offers cold expansion technologies, ForceMate bushings and rivetless ForceTec nutplates, with a service and support offer dedicated to FTI products.

Kronos Engineering, based in Bordeaux, is also an official FTI partner. A buyer looking for FTI tooling in Italy or Southern Europe therefore has a second point of contact for the same original tooling: mandrels, split sleeves, gauges, pullers and Split Sleeve Cold Expansion kits, supplied across Europe and internationally with full traceability. Beyond supply, we perform cold expansion and ForceMate bushing installation on your parts, in workshop or on site across 50+ countries, qualify the process to BACC 5060 or OEM specification, train your operators and draw on our structures engineering office for fatigue stress notes and repair files. Every quotation request is answered within 12 working hours.

Typical operations

Original FTI tooling supply

Mandrels, split sleeves, inspection gauges, pullers and per-diameter kits — European and international supply, with full traceability and compliance to FTI and OEM specifications.

Cold expansion deployment

Operation on your parts in workshop or on site: process sheets, expansion control, gauging, documentation — in production, in repair or for an SRM-prescribed repair.

ForceMate bushing installation

High-interference expanded bushings on fittings, frames and landing gear — installation, dimensional inspection and traceability file.

FTI cold-working operator training

Theory (residual stresses, expansion principle, standards) and hands-on practice (tooling selection, operation, gauging, traceability) — in Bordeaux or at your site, with an operator qualification certificate.

Structures engineering office

Fatigue stress notes, repair files (Major Repair Data) and MRB files, then execution of the qualified process on the part — a single point of contact from calculation to operation.

Why Kronos on Forind Avio

Official FTI partner. Our FTI partnership gives you direct access to original Split Sleeve Cold Expansion tooling and up-to-date specifications — a complementary supply source in Europe to secure your programmes.

Supply, process and training. Beyond the tooling, we qualify the process on your parts (BACC 5060, OEM specifications), document the file, train your operators and deploy on your site across 50+ countries.

Fast answer, complete file. Every quotation request is answered within 12 working hours. When the repair calls for it, our structures engineering office produces the fatigue stress notes and the repair file, then executes the qualified process itself.

Frequently asked questions

Can Kronos supply FTI tooling for a site in Italy?+

Yes. As an official FTI partner, Kronos supplies mandrels, split sleeves, gauges, pullers and complete Split Sleeve Cold Expansion kits across Europe and internationally, with traceability and compliance to FTI and OEM specifications. Quotation requests answered within 12 working hours.

What is the difference between Forind and Kronos Engineering for FTI technologies?+

Forind Avio, based near Milan, presents itself as an FTI representative and offers its technologies within a broader aerospace and electronics range. Kronos Engineering, based in Bordeaux, is an official FTI partner and a special-processes specialist: we combine tooling supply with field deployment, process qualification, training and a structures engineering office. You can consult both; we answer every quotation request within 12 working hours.

Does Kronos perform cold expansion or ForceMate bushing installation on site?+

Yes. We operate on your parts in workshop or on site, across 50+ countries: split-sleeve cold expansion, ForceMate bushing installation, expansion control and traceability file, in production as well as in repair.

Do you provide operator training on FTI tooling?+

Yes: theory (residual stresses, expansion principle, standards) and hands-on practice (mandrel/sleeve selection, operation, inspection gauges, traceability), at your site or in Bordeaux, with an operator qualification certificate.

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