Exmac Automation has completed
an engine handling project for the
Rolls-Royce facility in Derby.

Besides prefacing a method of
automated assembly within the aerospace
industry, the automated process for the
transportation, assembly and build of
large aircraft engines also highlights the
potential for the transfer of technology
between many other industries.

Experience of conveying and
handling systems for complex assembly
plants such as those at Intier, Aston
Martin, JCB, Jaguar and Land Rover
can help other industries understand
how automotive systems operate and
show customers that similar assembly
systems can be made to work for them.

Advanced flowline control technology
similar to that adopted in automotive
plants can be implemented in the
other sectors by scheduling the
indexing systems and Total Average
Cycle Times (TACT) to produce
smaller or larger production cycles to
suit a range of assembly requirements.

Moving equipment using
automated skillet-based flowline
systems, supplemented by AGVs if
required for larger components, could
for some manufacturers, represent a
step-change in assembly and make
static production a thing of the past.

The Exmac team helps with the
design of such systems, working
alongside key personnel from the
customer’s manufac