Highly automated manufacturing process for large aircraft structures in dry CFRP design

The DLR project PROTEC NSR dealt with the automation of manufacturing processes for large aircraft structural components. This video shows the final stage (as for February 2019) of the project where a demonstrator part was built using the developed technologies and tools for standard industrial robots. The process includes steps for pick & place, rolling material application, fixation, quality assurance, stringer integration and vacuum bagging controlled and monitored within on manufacturing execution system.
Contactperson: Dr. Marcin Malecha, [e-mail]
Details: event.dlr.de/en/jec2019/autom...

[@brentsrx7]

Great job guys!

[@pietromingarelli1094]

Beautiful, thank you.

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Wow! Simply amazing, and powerful ...

[@Mike-fo4iq]

Cool technology

[@TheCliverguy]

Where’s the final product?

[@slevinshafel9395]

I like it. Now i need tank with that form wich can handle cryogenic temps and 300bars.

[@l.b.3416]

So wheres the fancy part?

[@FirstContactRAM]

Can this support natural fiber carbon composites ? Verses Carbon fiber

[@manfredrichthofen9429]

The process is the same

[@nunobartolo2908]

isnt' pressed or machined titanium cheaper and as light? this looks too complex? composites are not worth it for scaled production look at spacex gave it up in starship

[@peterclark711]

Is this the automated fibre placement that Peter beck is talking about for the Neutron?

[@nickmartin3647]

Carbon fiber composite are cheaper considering the size and production volume. However return on investment on those robots are impossible for this task which Human can make quick work of.

[@homeworld1031tx]

This is a great tech demo but seems like massive over kill. Was this used for the actual series production process of A380 bulkheads?

[@nirjharbhatnaagar1982]

There is a cute slight uprise at the end of every sentence of the accent of this women..! ~greetings Lady~ ~namaste~

[@murphykd]

nice can you build Aircraft

[@williamhuang5329]

Hanzhen harmonic drive gear , robot arm gear, over 30 years experience

[@svpetarSR]

This is funny! So much money and so low productivity effect!

[@siddharthchavan910]

Because the technology is still in its heyday!!

[@svpetarSR]

@@siddharthchavan910 I would rather say that their technology is at a dead end.

[@siddharthchavan910]

You say like that cause you don’t know the potential of technology, the robotics that they are using now is in phase of experimentation. In a way they are experiencing and feeding the machines with information that will make it more efficient in further phases. 5G, AI, IOT and machine learning is in its raw form today.

[@svpetarSR]

@@siddharthchavan910 Don't make me laugh!

[@svpetarSR]

@@prof.dr.nynnja5187 NO WAY!

[@CantPickTheNameIwant]

Looks more like an expensive show not a real manufacturing process

[@dlrinstituteofstructuresan6594]

Thank you for your interest in our research project! The video does not actually show a process that produces flying parts but the results of a research project in which a real (manual) process was automated to a very high degree on the DLR research facilities. Therefore, as mentioned in the description, the state shown is only a demonstration at the end of the project where one single sample of the RPB was built. Don’t hesitate to contact us if there are any questions.

[@CantPickTheNameIwant]

@@dlrinstituteofstructuresan6594 Alright, much appreciated for clarification