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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817114903321

Autore

Bullen George N.

Titolo

Automated/mechanized drilling and countersinking of airframes / / by George N. Bullen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : , : Society of Automotive Engineers, , ©2013

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2013]

ISBN

0-7680-7995-0

0-7680-8844-5

1-68015-451-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 245 pages)

Collana

Society of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications

Disciplina

629.134/2

Soggetti

Rivets and riveting, Aircraft - Automation

Airframes - Design and construction - Automation

Drilling and boring machinery - Automation

Manufacturing processes - Automation

Fasteners

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Historical perspective : why airframes have holes -- Airframe manufacturing cost drivers -- Incentives and disincentives to automate -- Types of drill/countersink automation -- Considerations before replacing hand drilling with mechanization or automation -- How to choose the right automation -- Steps to installation -- Test procedures -- Transition to production -- Training -- Maintenance -- Social impact of automation -- Future state of airframes and automation summary -- Appendix A Automated machine suppliers for D/C of airframes.

Sommario/riassunto

Modern aircraft manufacturing involves drilling and countersinking hundreds of thousands to millions of holes. Doing this work by hand accounts for 65% of the cost of airframe assembly, 85% of the quality issues, and 80% of the lost time due to injuries.

The focus of this book is on automating the process of drilling and countersinking holes during airframe manufacturing. Since this is the



area of greatest return on investment for airframe producers, the book provides a stepped approach for evaluating possible areas for applying automation and a detailed description of the process for choosing, acquiring, and transitioning the right machinery for success. It also provides a vision for a 10- to 15-year future state of airframe manufacture.