The Role of Logistic Technologies in Aviation and Aerospace Manufacturing
The enormous expansion in the global population that travels by air has produced a massive demand for commercial aircraft and aerospace production. This backlog has permitted the production of planes in a timely, efficient, and lucrative manner in order to fulfill market demand (Anandan, 2017). As a result, the use of logistic technologies such as logistic robotics has contributed to the success of aviation and aerospace manufacturing. Robots have aided in the examination of quality subsystems necessary for aerospace and aircraft assembly, saving the manufacturing business the additional expenditure of returning faulty subsystems. Robots speed up the critical testing procedures and inspect parts of flaws; this enables the company to save on the cost of employing several workers who would end up doing the same job.
The Advantages of Robots in Aircraft and Aerospace Manufacturing
The use of robots in aircraft and aerospace manufacturing companies has facilitated quick movement and accurate inspection of subsystems that are assembled to make aircraft (Anandan, 2017). Previously, aerospace workers were involved in repetitive tasks during aircraft assembly such as welding and sealing of grooves, which may sometimes cause injury delaying the manufacturing process. However, the use of robots that do quick and more accurate work has revolutionized the assembly point by replacing workers in aircraft and aerospace assembly. Aerospace OEMs are employing supply chain management LEAN principles such as just in time deliveries of assembly systems to their assembly lines. In order to effectively utilize LEAN principles, robots are also employed quickly and accurately fixed the subsystems to manufacture several aircraft and airplanes, thus meeting the growing market demands. Robots will inspect the quality of optical control of the applied sealing compound and braided CFRP parts of planes (Anandan, 2017). The presence of robots in aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company has forced the company to procure subsystems instead of piece parts of aircraft and airplanes, leading to a reduction in the number of supplies which results in the efficient improvement of the supply chain of the company.
References
Anandan, T. M. (2017, Febraury 20). Robotics in Aircraft Manufacturing. Retrieved from https://www.robotics.org: https://www.robotics.org/content-detail.cfm/Industrial-Robotics-Industry-Insights/Aerospace-Manufacturing-on-Board-with-Robots/content_id/5960
