TY - GEN
T1 - Advanced Solutions for Flexible Tools for Air-Craft Assembly
T2 - 32nd International conference on The Digital Transformation in the Graphic Engineering, INGEGRAF 2023
AU - Ojeda, Ibai
AU - Laraudogoitia, Ignacio
AU - Renderos, Mario
AU - Iriondo, Edurne
AU - Alonso, Unai
AU - Girot, Franck
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This contribution discusses the lack of modernization and automation in the tools used for assembling structures in the aeronautical industry, which is a disadvantage for the Basque industry's competitiveness. The paper suggests that significant innovation in these tools will result in savings in their development and subsequent maintenance during the production phase. To achieve this goal, the paper proposes the development of flexible and reconfigurable “fixtures” or columns, which can be used to manufacture large aerostructural components. The pa-per outlines specific requirements and needs for the structural design, such as flexibility, reusability, and rigidity. The paper also discusses the integration of the structure with robotics for automation and suggests that the new tool design should be prepared to integrate robotic applications for automated drilling and riveting. The ultimate goal is to differentiate Basque companies from others in the aeronautical industry and position the Spanish aeronautical sector in the international market by taking advantage of this innovative approach.
AB - This contribution discusses the lack of modernization and automation in the tools used for assembling structures in the aeronautical industry, which is a disadvantage for the Basque industry's competitiveness. The paper suggests that significant innovation in these tools will result in savings in their development and subsequent maintenance during the production phase. To achieve this goal, the paper proposes the development of flexible and reconfigurable “fixtures” or columns, which can be used to manufacture large aerostructural components. The pa-per outlines specific requirements and needs for the structural design, such as flexibility, reusability, and rigidity. The paper also discusses the integration of the structure with robotics for automation and suggests that the new tool design should be prepared to integrate robotic applications for automated drilling and riveting. The ultimate goal is to differentiate Basque companies from others in the aeronautical industry and position the Spanish aeronautical sector in the international market by taking advantage of this innovative approach.
KW - Aeronautical Industry
KW - Assembly
KW - Competitiveness
KW - Flexible tooling
KW - Robotics integra-tion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85192191871&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-51623-8_70
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-51623-8_70
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85192191871
SN - 9783031516221
T3 - Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
SP - 711
EP - 721
BT - Advances in Design Engineering IV - Proceedings of the XXXII INGEGRAF International Conference
A2 - Manchado del Val, Cristina
A2 - Suffo Pino, Miguel
A2 - Moreno Sánchez, Daniel
A2 - Moreno Nieto, Daniel
A2 - Miralbes Buil, Ramón
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 21 June 2023 through 23 June 2023
ER -
