The vast and ever-expanding aviation industry offers phenomenal avenues for growth and innovation. This dynamic and exciting industry has revolutionized travel and is singularly responsible for bridging the gap imposed by distances and time, thus bringing people, businesses, and concepts at our doorsteps.
In the technologically demanding industry such as aviation, precision, speed, accuracy, load-bearing capability, etc. are the buzz words. Thus, aerospace industries are increasingly doing business with aerospace equipment manufacturers who have the expertise, equipment and the ability to design, produce and assemble rapidly, precisely and in sufficient quantity.
Assembly fixtures are specially designed tools used for holding components in place during fastening, bolting, and welding of aircraft. To ensure that the manufacturing process is efficient and can meet the exacting standards of aerospace projects, fixtures are constructed to be exceptionally accurate, rigid, and easy to use.
There is a wide variety of materials that can be used for constructing aircraft assembly fixtures. Magnesium, resins, plastics, and composites are just to name a few. The decision regarding which material to be used depends upon which part of the aircraft is to be constructed and what it would support. Stiffness and strength of the material thereby become the prime considerations.
Broader sections of the aircraft rely on fixtures constructed from stainless steel and cast iron. Sections demanding greater flexibility or intricacy are fabricated using lighter material. Thereafter, these fixtures are constructed with a great degree of accuracy.
Fixtures allow aerospace equipment manufacturers to construct aircraft components with precision, accuracy, speed and increased load-bearing capability.
Aerospace assembly presents a unique and daunting challenge. That of assembling large structures having extremely close tolerances and a large quantum of fastening and drilling jobs. Assembly of an aircraft can amount to as much as 40-45% of total manufacturing cost on account of its labor-intensive nature as well as the need for stringent quality control all along the manufacturing process. Around 5-10% of this cost is caused by the usage of fixed tooling. This scenario presents a challenge to aircraft manufacturers who endeavor constantly to evolve methods that may guarantee precision and speed of manufacturing while being cost-effective.
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