Shield

A metallic shield for shielding an edge of a component, the metallic shield comprising:

• an electroplated shield comprising opposing walls, each wall having an inside surface for abutment with the component and an outside surface, wherein the outside surfaces of the opposing walls meet at and define a shield edge;
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• wherein the electroplated shield covers all surfaces of a wire except an internal abutment surface of the wire that is configured for direct abutment with the edge of the component.

An aerofoil component having a pressure surface, a suction surface, and an edge surface, the edge surface extending between the pressure and suction surfaces, wherein the aerofoil component further comprises a unitary metallic shield comprising:

• an electroformed shield having opposing walls, each opposing wall having (1) an inside surface in abutment with one of the pressure or suction surfaces and (2) an outside surface, the outside surfaces of the opposing walls of the unitary metallic shield directly contacting each other and defining a shield edge;
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• wherein surfaces abutting the opposing walls and longitudinal ends of a wire are covered by the electroformed shield, the wire comprising an internal abutment surface which is configured to abut the edge surface of the aerofoil component.