Refurbishment of 767 ASAT Drill-Rivet-Lockbolt Machines Electroimpact Incorporated

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Eckstein, Eckstein, author.

Contributor:

Wilkes, Richard

Zieve, Peter B.

Conference Name:

SAE 2010 Aerospace Manufacturing and Automated Fastening Conference & Exhibition (2010-09-28 : Wichita, Kansas, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2010

Summary:

Boeing has relied upon the 767 ASAT (ASAT1) since 1983 to fasten the chords, stiffeners and rib posts to the web of the four 767 wing spars. The machine was originally commissioned with a Terra five axis CNC control. The Terra company went out of business and the controls were replaced with a custom DOS application in 1990. These are now hard to support so Boeing solicited proposals. Electroimpact proposed to retrofit with a Fanuc 31I CNC, and in addition, to replace all associated sensors, cables and feedback systems. This work is now complete on two of the four machines. Both left front and right front are in production with the new CNC control

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Publisher Number:

2010-01-1844

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