Forget Labor—Industry Cannot Get Enough Automation In Manufacturing
Airbus says all existing and new single-aisle preassembly lines eventually will be equipped eventually with Flextracks—robotic systems that have either flexible or stiff rails that can be easily disassembled and reassembled around narrowbodies—allowing lightweight, modular drilling robots to move independently along the fuselage.
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