Developing the most advanced wing panel assembly line for very high production rates required an innovative and integrated solution, relying on the latest technologies in the industry.Looking back at over five decades of commercial aircraft assembly, a clear and singular vision of a fully integrated solution was defined for the new panel production line. The execution was to be focused on co-developing the automation, tooling, material handling and facilities while limiting the number of parties involved. Using the latest technologies in all these areas also required a development plan, which included pre-qualification at all stages of the system development.Planning this large scale project included goals not only for the final solution but for the development and implementation stages as well.The results: The final solution was a coherent, streamlined and efficient assembly line capable of very high aircraft production rates (Figure 1).
Panel Assembly Line (PAL) for High Production Rates
Sae Int. J. Aerosp
SAE 2015 AeroTech Congress & Exhibition ; 2015
Sae International Journal of Aerospace ; 8 , 1 ; 104-116
2015-09-15
13 pages
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
Panel Assembly Line (PAL) for High Production Rates
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