... and differences among jigs and fixtures. Process variation is caused by a number of process dependent error sources such as operator errors, assembly sequences, and forces (Saadat et al., 2007). Assembly Aerospace industry Finite element analysis Principal component analysis Hua Wang...

... in production in the aerospace industry. There are many examples of this type of aerospace reconfigurable tooling (Bullen, 1997) in use within Bombardier, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and many others. All of these tools have a number of attributes in common. That is that they all rely on accurate pre‐programmed...

... approach. Qiang Liu can be contacted at: lnliuqiang@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Pipework systems Optimization techniques Aerospace industry Design The pipe‐assembly problems are commonly encountered in numerous fields such as aircraft design, factory...

... at: zhangkf@nwpu.edu.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Assembly Aerospace industry Production planning Products (such as aircraft, ship) are complex and are comprised of thousands of parts from many sources, designed at different times by different people and companies. The same...

... Publishing Limited 2007 Assembly Automation Finite element analysis Aerospace industry Assembly is the activity in which all the upstream processes of design, engineering, manufacturing, and logistics are brought together to create a product. A great deal of knowledge about the processes...

... industrial robots can be used to assemble aero‐structure subassemblies. The paper also demonstrates that the system can work within the tolerances required within the aerospace industry. Originality/value The paper introduces techniques for compensating for the inherent distortion that occurs in airframe...

.... Applications in automotive and a new cross vision sensor were described, the latter being applicable to hole location such as for drilling and riveting. Findings Robotics inside the factory is extending into new areas of assembly and fastening and is now finding applications in the aerospace industry...

... Robotics Aerospace industry Entertainment The first Automatica event was an undoubted success. This highly focused exhibition attracted 566 exhibitors from 22 countries. Held in Munich over 4 days, it was visited by around 17,000 people from 60 countries, according to the organisers VDMA Robotik...