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Flexible High Speed Riveting Machine
Technical Paper
2003-01-2948
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Airbus UK was interested in a high-speed riveting machine cell that could automatically rivet over 30 different wing panels for a wide range of aircraft to fit in a limited floor space. Electroimpact was approached and proposed a Flexible, High Speed, Riveting Machine (HSRM).
The resulting flexible riveting cell is 170 feet long and contains two flexible fixtures located end to end. Two fixtures allow manual work on one fixture while the machine is riveting on the second fixture. Each fixture can be quickly reconfigured to accommodate a broad range of Airbus panels. The system went into production on January 12, 2003 and has been extremely effective, riveting the first wing panel, a lower panel 1 for the A330-300 in only 5 days. This was one of the largest panels the cell was sized to accommodate. Anticipated process improvements will reduce the riveting time to just three days per panel.
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Truess, J., Assadi, M., Hartmann, J., King, E. et al., "Flexible High Speed Riveting Machine," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-2948, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-2948.Also In
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- “Automated Wing Panel Assembly for the A340-600” Hartmann et al SAE Aero Fast 2000
- “Method Of Accurate Countersinking and Rivet Shaving” Smith Rudberg SAE Aero Fast 2001