Complex manual steps in aircraft production – such as the assembly of newly developed, weight-reducing thermoplastic integral frames that stiffen the fuselage in the transverse direction – are to be ...
Automation is one of the most important strategies for increasing efficiency in production. The positioning and drilling end effector newly developed for a portal system to automate the pre-assembly ...
The positioning and drilling end effector developed by Fraunhofer IFAM in Stade during the automated positioning of a cleat on the CFRP integral frame. Photo Credit: Fraunhofer IFAM Automation is one ...
Topology has long been considered as an abstract mathematical discipline with little connection to material science. Here we demonstrate that control over spatial and temporal positioning of ...