Automated/mechanized drilling and countersinking of airframes

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 det...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Bullen, George N.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Warrendale PA USA) : Society of Automotive Engineers, ©2013.
SeriesSociety of Automotive Engineers. Electronic publications
Subjects
Rivets and riveting, Aircraft > Automation.
Airframes > Design and construction > Automation.
Drilling and boring machinery > Automation.
Manufacturing processes > Automation.
Fasteners.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781680154511
1680154516
9780768079951
0768079950
9780768076462
Physical Description1 online resource (xv, 245 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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