The positioning and drilling end effector developed by Fraunhofer IFAM in Stade during the automated positioning of a cleat on the CFRP integral frame. Photo Credit: Fraunhofer IFAM Automation is one ...
Automation is one of the most important strategies for increasing efficiency in production. The positioning and drilling end effector newly developed for a portal system to automate the pre-assembly ...
Assembly of the Boeing 787 using AIT's automated assembly system. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been as widely maligned for its engineering problems as much as it was once heralded as the best example ...
As part of the EU-funded Clean Sky 2/Clean Aviation project “Large Passenger Aircraft” (“LPA”), the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Stade, Germany, together with international project partners, has joined ...
Completion of the 8-meter-long thermoplastic composite (TPC) fuselage section comprised continuous ultrasonic welding of the MFFD’s right-hand (RH) longitudinal fuselage joint (left) and resistance ...