INNOVATIVE ASSEMBLY TECHNOLOGY AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS FOR LARGE COMPONENTS IN AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY
Journal Title: Proceedings in Manufacturing Systems - Year 2014, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
The global competition challenges aircraft manufactures in high wage countries. The assembly of large components is distinguished by fixed position assembly. Due to a high variant and changing tasks an automation is not economically compared to small and average components. Worker perform a lot of process steps manually and several production resources are necessary. Nowadays, fixed appliances are used in the positioning of fuselages to assemble an aircraft section with the help of component jigs in assigned areas, which picture and support the geometry of components. To comply the required tolerances the appliances have to feature high rigidity and accuracy in shape, which is achieved only by heavy and expensive appliances. Aircraft manufacturer require a huge amount of different resources and personnel, so there are high costs. The aircraft manufacturers deal with a varying number of items, growing product variants and an increase of requirements for their products. To meet the varying demand and increasing product variants more flexible product systems are required. Due to these high costs the demand for automated reconfigurable assembly systems, which offer a high flexibility and lower manufacturing costs, has grown. The research project “IProGro” deals with this challenge and develops innovative production systems for large parts. On one hand the flexibility is reached by a reconfigurable fixture for the parts on the other hand it is achieved by assistance systems, which guide staff during assembly processes.
Authors and Affiliations
R. Müller, M. Vette, O. Mailahn, A. Ginschel, J. Ball
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