Airbus has disclosed a video presenting its vision with regard to the plan-building facility in 2025. It combines a high level of automation, end-to-end engineering across the entire value chain, vertical integration and networked manufacturing systems, usage of cobots …
The result is a joint vision of experts from several departments:”Research & Technology”, “Innovation Cell”, “Engineering”, “Manufacturing Engineering and Manufacturing“. The project was coordinated by .
The video is impressive and a lot of technologies don’t exist yet! Startups, researchers, SMEs, manufacturers, assemblers, equipment suppliers, automation engineers, software manufacturers, regulators have some work to do to address the challenges to build tomorrow’ factories.
The video
Watch the 5min video:
(see slides at the end of the article)
The necessary requirements to match a Factory of the Future vision (step by step)
End to end engineering across the entire value chain
PS: Watch the video or look at the slideshow before reading the following
- Digitally planned and simulated factory
- Flow principle with feeder lines (see )
- Further component lines
- Mixed line floor grid
- Mixed line side shell
- Mixed line lower shell
- Mixed line upper shell
- Flow principle with feeder lines (see )
- Aircraft definition based on online catalog
- Production control
- paperless production
- Logistics
- Lean hangar logistics
- Major component standard equipping
- and
- Integrated and
- bracket-free system installation with integrated and for cabin signals
- Automated ground based logistics
- Large components delivery in standard containers
- Flexible handling device
- identification
- Smart tool for all assemblies
- Ergonomic position on adaptive
- Equipment protection with
- Laser controlled positioning
- based joining technology
- Accurate surface treatment on joins
- Digital printing of customised electrics
- for any non-ergonomic areas controlled by
- Integrated quality checks and documentation
- Progress tracking for customer
- Automated fuselage assembly
- Digital Paint Shop
- Inkjetwithout masking
- and
- Printed aerodynamic
- Integrated quality check
- Final assembly line
- Same technical principles for large components and in final assembly line
- Delivery
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Source:
Direct Industry e-Magazine, The engineering technological innovation magazine, Issue #3, September 2014:
Recommendations for implementing the strategic initiative INDUSTRIE 4.0 (PDF)
