Jigs and Assembly Fixtures
Nova-Tech has extensive experience in supplying high-quality precision assembly jigs and fixtures to the aerospace industry. As a turnkey provider, Nova-Tech is adept at working with its customers in defining the assembly process and in providing a complete family of coordinated tools, from sub-assemblies to major assemblies.
Embraer Legacy 450/500 Forward Fuselage Assembly Tooling
- Turnkey supply: design, build, installation, acceptance
- Complete family of tools for forward fuselage assembly (52 tool designs)
- Tools included: assembly jigs, drill templates, lifting devices, handling carts, and work platforms
- Utilized Brazilian suppliers for tool manufacture and installation
Embraer Legacy 450/500 Center Fuselage Wing Stub Assembly Tooling
- Turnkey supply: design, build, installation, acceptance
- Complete family of tools for center fuselage wing stub assembly (33 tool designs)
- Tools included: assembly jigs, drill templates, lifting devices, handling carts, and work platforms
- Integrated crane system with main assembly jigs
- Utilized Brazilian suppliers for tool manufacture and installation
HondaJet Final Mate Tooling
- Turnkey supply: design, build, installation, acceptance
- Family of tools to support alignment and assembly of wing and vertical stabilizer to fuselage
- Tools include: precision NLG index, fuselage scissor lifts and support cradles, vertical stabilizer alignment jig, wing transport & lift dolly, platforms, dollies, lifting devices
Spirit G650 Wing Assembly Tooling
- Turnkey supply: design, build, installation, acceptance
- Tools include: spar assembly jigs, wingbox assembly jigs, wing assembly laydown tool, and automated wing join system
- Wingbox assembly tool with integrated scissor lift work platforms
Workstands and Ancillary Equipment
Nova-Tech provides a wide variety of custom work platforms and ancillary equipment that enhance ergonomic access to the workpiece for a multitude of operations. Nova-Tech access solutions can be fixed or mobile and include either powered or manually actuated deck elevation, sliders, flip doors, etc. among the many possible features.
HondaJet Final Mate Workstand
- Provides access for horizontal and vertical stabilizer installation
- Flip doors to close out gap with aircraft
Spirit AeroSystems G650 Scissor Lift Workstands
- Commercially available powered scissor lift integrated with custom work platform
- Provides access to all levels of main wingbox assembly jig
Boeing 787 Door Uploader
- Traveling elevator and deck for loading interior components into the aircraft at doors 1 & 4
- Integrates with moving line spine
- Deck adjusts height to match height of aircraft as it moves down the line
- Repositioned using powered tugs
Boeing 787 Workstands
- Elevating workstand to provide access to nose of aircraft
Boeing 787 Door Uploader
- X-axis platform drive system
- Decks with vertical motion
Lifting Devices
Nova-Tech offers a wide range of overhead lifting solutions that range in complexity from simple spreader beams to complex assemblies with powered motion axes (i.e. rotation and tilt) and on-board vacuum supply.
Spirit AeroSystems Wingbox Assembly Lift Device
- Handles LH and RH wingbox assemblies
- Rotation via cranes from vertical to horizontal orientation
- On-board vacuum supply
Spirit AeroSystems Wing Skin Lift Device
- Handles upper and lower wing skin assemblies
- Powered rotation and tilt
- On-board vacuum supply