Virtual Verification of an Aircraft Final Assembly Line Industrialization: An Industrial Case

Abstract:

This communication describes the experience gained when implementing a Digital Manufacturing methodology to validate the industrial design of the AIRBUS A400M Final Assembly Line using commercial Product Lifecycle Management tools. The implementation project generated a remarkable innovation in the industrialization methods and tools used in AIRBUS Military, contributing to the A400M program success. The document presents: the background and reasons motivating the project, the context, the main barriers identified and the definition of a Final Assembly Line (FAL). An innovative concept of industrial Digital Mock-Up (iDMU) was coined, representing the interoperable grouping of product, processes and manufacturing resources data.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 502)
• Pages: 139-144
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.502.139
• Online since: February 2012
• Authors: J.L. Menéndez, F. Mas, J. Serván, J. Ríos
• Keywords: Assembly Line, Digital Factory (DF), Digital Manufacturing, Industrial Digital Mock Up (IDMU)

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