Automated Floor Drilling Equipment for the Next Generation 737 Boeing Company

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Bankston, William F., author.

Conference Name:

Aerofast Conference & Exposition (1997-09-30 : Wichita, Kansas, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1997

Summary:

Boeing needed a process to replace hand drilling for floor panel holes and galley and lavatory mounting locator holes in the floor grid of the completed 737 fuselage. Electroimpact developed a process, and the 737 AFDE machine, that is a substantial improvement over existing technology. It provides full CNC control, quick reconfiguration of hole patterns, fast drilling of up to 3000 holes in one 8-hour shift, drills both titanium and aluminum and works inside the fuselage

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Publisher Number:

972809

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