British Aerospace Cut Cost of Producing Airbus Wing Skins

BY linking machine tools on the shop floor directly with a cell computer, British Aerospace at Chester is saving over £100,000 every year in the cost of producing wing skins for the A300, 310, and 320 Airbus. The direct numerical control (DNC) system was installed late 1986 by BAeCAM, Preston, and is being extended to other areas this year.