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 ...

Antonov has removed the first An-148 fuselage from its assembly jig at the company’s experimental factory in Kiev after completing the project on schedule. Assembly started last October and proceeded ...

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 ...

Complex manual steps in aircraft production – such as the assembly of newly developed, weight-reducing thermoplastic integral frames that stiffen the fuselage in the transverse direction – are to be ...