APPLICATION OF FMS IN AIRCRAFT

MANUFACTURING
TEAM MEMBER ：
 DEFINITION ：

FMS  A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is a manufacturing

system in which there is some amount of flexibility that allows
the system to react in case of changes, whether predicted or
Flexible unpredicted.
Manufacture  This flexibility is generally considered to fall into two

System categories(routing flexibility and machine flexibility), which

both contain numerous subcategories .

Part 1.

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CONTROL COMPUTER MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM
Centralized
computing is
computing done at a
central location,
using terminals that are
attached to a central
computer. The
computer itself may
control all
the peripherals directly
.
Constitute ：
WORK MACHINES
Material handling Numerical
system involves short- control (also computer
distance movement numerical control, and
within the confines of commonly called CNC)
a building or between is the automated
a building and a control of machining too
transportation vehicle ls (drills, boring tools,
lathes) and 3D
printers by means of
a computer.
ADVANTAGES:

Reduced manufacturing cost Reduced parts inventories

Lower cost per unit produced Adaptability to CAD/CAM

operations
Greater labor productivity
Shorter lead times
Greater machine efficiency
Improved efficiency
Improved quality
Increase production rate
Increased system reliability

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 TYPICAL APPLICATION

FMS
Flexible
Manufacture
System

Part 2.

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COMPANY PROFILE OF STARRAG:

Starrag is a global technology leader in

manufacturing high-precision machine
tools.
Principle customers are internationally
active companies in the Aerospace,
Energy, Transportation and Industrial
sectors.
Starrag has first designed, developed and
fully integrated a FMS for the automated
complete machining of inconel and
titanium airfoil variable guide vanes from
forging to ready for assembly.  FMS 1989

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HISTORY OF STRRAG:

Producing copy milling

machines for turbine, aircraft
and mold manufacturing
FMS LAYOUT :

The FMS system is based around seven Starrag LX 021 machining centers, which complete
all blade turning and milling, as well as blade threading/parting off. 

Aside from the seven LX 021 machines with a four-pallet buffer station, there are, for
instance, two Cellro washing machines, two Flexmill grinding/polishing machines with
ABB six-axis robots and two Hexagon-Leitz co-ordinate measuring machines with three-
pallet buffer.  

A tower storage magazine holds workpieces, their fixtures and robot grippers, as well as
1,500 blades to permit such extensive unmanned running times. In addition, there are two
buffer stations for fixtures and two robot gripper stations.  

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LX 021 turbine blade machining center Axis Configuration
PRODUCTION BENEFITES:

Individual machining of each 160 mm long

blade completed in under 50 mins compared
to hours;
Saving the associated operator presence of at
least one person per machine for each shift;
24/7 operation;
Guaranteed finished machined and ready-to-
assemble output of every completed blade;
100 % inspection conformance and QC
certificates for each blade;

Huge blade and knife

marks on the blade
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MANUFACTURING PROCESS:
 COOPERATION WITH CHINA

FMS
Flexible
Manufacture
System

Part 3.
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COOPERATION WITH CHINA - CASE 1.
Machining Solution:
Starrag
Company:
Chengdu Aerospace Plane Aviation Machinery
Equipment
Work Duration :
between January 2018 and summer 2019
Layout:
Six Ecospeed F 2060 and a total of 20 pallets, two
set-up stations, a transfer car and 17 storage
locations.

Highlights: At the CIMT in Beijing, the Starrag

The Sonic Eye measuring head Group showed the Sprint Z3 parallel
The ultrasonically measured data kinematic machining head.
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COOPERATION WITH CHINA - CASE 2.
Machining Solution: Problems:
System 3R Poor consistency of the
Company: fixture
AVIC Changsha Landing “Cutter Vibration"
Gear Branch phenomenon

Work Duration :
Trial operation started in Solutions:
May 2013 Using high-precision base
plate
Production:
Airbus A320 landing gear
anti-torsion arm Results:
Save time by more than
50%

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 AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL PARTS

FMS
Flexible
Manufacture
System

Part 4.
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APPLICATION OF FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING IN AIRCRAFT
STRUCTURAL PARTS
In an FMS operation, the information involved in the system is component-centric. The processing process of parts
involves information such as tools, fixtures, processing equipment and transportation equipment

Component
▪ The numerical control
program of the parts is the
only data that controls the
machining equipment to form
the design shape of the parts.
Tool
▪According to the needs of the tool into the tool library,
according to the requirements of parts process
procedures. In addition to the information of the tool
itself (such as diameter, blade length, etc.), the
corresponding table between the tool, NC program, tool
position in the tool library and the installation and
adjustment data of the tool should also be given

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APPLICATION OF FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING IN AIRCRAFT
STRUCTURAL PARTS
In an FMS operation, the information involved in the system is component-centric. The processing process of parts
involves information such as tools, fixtures, processing equipment and transportation equipment

Clamp Processing equipment

▪Clamps’ information in Processing equipment in accordance with the requirements of

addition to its own solid
information (such as structure,
size, purpose, etc.), but also
express the parts of its jacket,
the corresponding process.
the process procedures for parts processing, in addition to its
information description to express its own characteristics of
the data (such as stroke, type of control machine, etc.), but
also to provide equipment adjustment data (such as program
original point Settings, tool compensation data, etc.)

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APPLICATION OF FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING IN AIRCRAFT
STRUCTURAL PARTS
In an FMS operation, the information involved in the system is component-centric. The processing process of parts
involves information such as tools, fixtures, processing equipment and transportation equipment

Under the production condition of FM S, the process preparation of aircraft structural parts is completed by the
CAD /CAPP /CAM integrated system. The transfer of part model data replaces the transfer of die line sample data.
The machining error of parts is controlled by the model data. After the integrated system of CAD/CAPP/CAM is
adopted in the process preparation of FM S, the process procedures and numerical control programs are generated by
computer aided, which greatly improves the efficiency, shortens the process preparation time, and thus shortens the
auxiliary time of parts manufacturing. At the same time, due to the reduction of many artificial links in the process of
process preparation, the error rate is also reduced

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

http://info.machine.hc360.com/2017/06/161125675696.shtml

http://www.cannews.com.cn/2016/0929/159044.shtml

https://www.aero-mag.com/chengdu-aerospace-digitally-networked-flexible-manufacturing-system-fms-cell-controllers-

starrag-group-industry-4-0/

https://www.mtdcnc.com/news/starrag-uk-limited/starrag-s-world-leading-flexible-manufacturing-system-for-airfoil-blade-

machining

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starrag

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible_manufacturing_system

https://user.guancha.cn/main/content?id=12435&page=0
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