Boeing has started transitioning away from the FAUB robots in favor of Flex Track system.

This summer it began reverting to an older, smaller-scale, flexible automation tool called a “flex track” that will only drill the holes, leaving machinists to manually add the fasteners. The work will still be performed in the upright position. Boeing said it expects the transition out of the FAUB technology to be complete by the end of the year.

Dr. Murray thanked companies like The Boeing Company, Electroimpact, Crane Aerospace & Electronics, OceanGate, and Fluke Manufacturing for supporting our students with interdisciplinary, industry-related capstone projects

Middle River Aerostructure Systems was looking for an AFP machine that would operate nonstop, with almost no downtime, to produce the more than 240 components each month. “even though they didn’t have one at the time, Electroimpact was the only company willing to work with us on building one,” Smith says.

The Fanuc CNC and Fanuc Control System enable Electroimpact AFP machines to be reliable and FAST.

Electroimpact is driving the industry forward by implementing in-process inspection and EI4.0 data analytics on its next generation AFP equipment.