Boeing needed a process to replace hand drilling for floor panel holes and galley and lavatory mounting locator holes in the floor grid of the completed 737 fuselage. Electroimpact developed a process, and the 737 AFDE machine, that is a substantial improvement over existing technology. It provides full CNC control, quick reconfiguration of hole patterns, fast drilling of up to 3000 holes in one 8-hour shift, drills both titanium and aluminum and works inside the fuselage.
Automated Floor Drilling Equipment for the Next Generation 737
Sae Technical Papers
Aerofast Conference & Exposition ; 1997
1997-09-30
Conference paper
English
Automated Floor Drilling Equipment for the Next Generation 737
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