A Step-Change In Assembly?

The automated process for the transportation, assembly and build of large aircraft engines also highlights the potential for the transfer of technology between many other industries. 

Advanced flowline control technology similar to that adopted in automotive plants can be implemented in the other sectors by scheduling the indexing systems and Total Average Cycle Times (TACT) to produce smaller or larger production cycles to suit a wide range of assembly requirements.

Moving equipment using automated skillet-based flowline systems, supplemented by AGVs if required for larger components, could for many manufacturers represent a step-change in assembly and make static production a thing of the past.