Aircraft manufacturing monitoring

In the aviation industry, the integrity and reliability of bolted joints are of utmost importance. Ensuring that every bolted joint connection is secure can make the crucial difference in terms of safety. Quality monitoring in fastener assembly is essential to maintaining the high standards of the industry. Kistler offers quality assurance solutions on three levels: testing the actual components (bolts and nuts), calibrating and testing fastening tools like torque wrenches, and finally, checking the actual bolted joints. This multi-stage process helps ensure that every bolted joint meets stringent safety and performance standards, guaranteeing the overall reliability of the aircraft.

Electromechanical joining systems from Kistler are designed to monitor, control, and optimize joining and pressing operations across various industries, including aviation. These systems ensure quality assurance and process reliability in series production, helping to shorten cycle times, reduce scrap, and boost productivity. – All these factors are highly relevant when manufacturing an aircraft or aircraft components.

We offer solutions for production monitoring in aircraft manufacturing that are tailored to your requirements. The integrated force-displacement monitoring operates in real time and includes complete documentation. Whether you need a single sensor combined with a process monitoring device, a pre-tested joining system, or a custom semi-automated station, we are right at your side.

Composite materials are both lightweight and very strong. These impressive advantages account for their widespread use in aviation. 

Automated manufacturing processes for composite parts are being continuously developed and optimized to meet these growing requirements. Resin transfer molding (RTM) and wet molding are just two examples of processes that harbor vast potential for highly automated production.

With a range of sensors and systems specifically tailored to these methods, Kistler delivers individual solutions to optimize and automate aircraft manufacturing processes, including the related quality assurance activities.

In aircraft manufacturing, reliable machining monitoring is crucial for maintaining high productivity, reducing scrap rates, and extending tool lifetimes. Real-time insights into machining processes enable immediate responses to abnormalities, ensuring consistent and reproducible manufacturing outcomes. Continuous process monitoring with reliable sensors not only supports decision-making for process improvements but also enhances process documentation that contributes to effective training and increases competencies. This approach helps mitigate the risk of losing valuable know-how due to workforce fluctuations and ensures that high-quality standards are met consistently, regardless of individual operator experience.