Additively Manufactured Tooling for Coating Components Using Electrically Driven Aqueous Processes

A tool for securing a component for a treatment process, the tool comprising:

• a bracket comprising a socket with a channel;
• an adapter comprising a body that includes a cantilevered plate, the adapter configured to receive the component for the treatment process;
• and
• a shaft configured to be received within the channel for coupling the adapter to the bracket.

A method for coating an aerospace component using an electrically driven aqueous process, the method comprising:

• obtaining an additively manufactured tool for retaining the aerospace component during the electrically driven aqueous process, the tool including:
• an adapter with a cantilevered plate,
• a bracket with a socket having a channel, and
• a shaft coupled to the adapter and receivable within the socket to couple the adapter to the bracket;
• securing the aerospace component to the adapter such that the cantilevered plate is in contact with the aerospace component;
• coupling the adapter to the bracket via the shaft;
• and
• associating the bracket with a cathode bar.