Author: Diego Perini (CERN)
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Production Readiness reviews
Two production readiness reviews where conducted at CERN: one for the pressure vessels and one for the MgB2 cable production. The pressure vessel review covered the scope and interfaces, quality assurance, manufacturing and inspection plan, documentation procedures, production schedule and associated resources. In general, everything is well defined and only some improvements to be made…
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First Full Length Prototype of the 11T Dipole Magnet
The construction of the 5.5-m long 11T dipole prototype was completed in May this year after several years of intense work dedicated to the development and optimisation of the special tooling, and of the related manufacturing and inspection procedures. Most of the construction activities took place in the Large Magnet Facility in building 180 at…