Automated Sequential Ultrasonic Welding on a full-scale Thermoplastic Composite Fuselage demonstrator

Multi-spot sequential ultrasonic welding is a promising joining technique for thermoplastic composites in an overlap configuration. In the framework of the EU Clean Sky 2 Multi-functional fuselage demonstrator (MFFD) and the lower shell SmarT multifUNctioNal and INteGrated TP fuselage (STUNNING) projects, a robot-based sequential ultrasonic spot...

Module and System Design in Flexible Automated Assembly

There is an ongoing trend of increasing variety of products and a decreasing time-to-market of new products. These trends require flexibility in the production and extensive control of the production processes. This is especially true for the assembly: the joining of parts to form a product. These needs of control and flexibility are especially...