SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING

A system for assembly manufacturing may include at least one tacking cell (20) configured to perform at least one tack fastening operation on a workpiece, at least one fastening cell (22) configured to perform at least one final fastening operation on the workpiece and a material-handling system (26...

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Main Authors Batt, Edward J, Micale, Antonio C, Reid, Eric M, Desjardien, Matthew R
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 22.08.2018
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COMBINED OPERATIONS
COSMONAUTICS
DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
FORGE FURNACES
FORGING
GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT
HAMMERING
HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
MACHINE TOOLS
MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
OTHER WORKING OF METAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PRESSING METAL
PUNCHING METAL
RIVETING
TRANSPORTING
UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
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Summary:A system for assembly manufacturing may include at least one tacking cell (20) configured to perform at least one tack fastening operation on a workpiece, at least one fastening cell (22) configured to perform at least one final fastening operation on the workpiece and a material-handling system (26) linking the tacking cell (20) and the fastening cell (22), wherein the material-handling system (26) positions the workpiece within the tacking cell (20) and wherein the material-handling system (26) transfers the workpiece from the tacking cell (20) to the fastening cell (22) .
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20150159499