Automation solutions for aircraft construction: Pioneering mobile holding fixture for flexible clamping, alignment, and transport of components reduces the workload of production processes ...

Pierce Manufacturing's Phase I of the High Flow production line modernizes chassis assembly, boosting capacity, quality and safety through integrated technologies and process improvement. Phase I of ...

As part of the “UniFix” joint project — funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) — experts in Automation and Production Technology at the Fraunhofer ...

New custom fire apparatus production model strengthens workflow efficiency, quality and operator safety while supporting Pierce’s multi-year manufacturing modernization strategy. The High Flow Line ...

Figure 1. Transfer of current manually performed drilling processes at CFRP vertical tail planes (VTPs) to mobile cobots. Photo Credit, all images: Fraunhofer IFAM At its 4,500-square-meter research ...

New, weight-saving materials and manufacturing processes not only increase efficiency and reduce costs, but in particular represent milestones on the way to climate-friendly flying: in a typical ...