Alignment Systems

Nova-Tech’s legacy of aircraft alignment system design, manufacture, and controls expertise is demonstrated in some of the finest aircraft flying today. Nova-Tech alignment solutions offer precision positioning, load sensing, metrology integration and analysis, and user friendly, PLC based, open architecture controls.

Nova-Tech alignment system solutions often interface with automated drilling and fastening or other processing equipment. Nova-Tech’s project management team excels in this multi-team environment and is also capable of integrating third-party drilling and fastening solutions.

Embraer Legacy 450/500 Fuselage Junction Assembly System (FJAS)

  • Awarded 2011
  • Turnkey supply: design, build, installation, acceptance
  • Alignment of three fuselage sections (multiple configurations)
  • Multi-axis positioner system with six (6) degrees of motion control
  • Laser tracker integration and analysis

Boeing 737 Wing to Body Join System

  • Unit #4 awarded 2011
  • Units #5 and #6 awarded 2013
  • Unit #7 awarded 2014
  • Turnkey supply: design, build, installation, acceptance
  • Alignment of wing halves to fuselage assembly
  • Multi-axis positioner system with six (6) degrees of motion control
  • Laser tracker integration and analysis

Spirit AeroSystems G650 Automated Wing Join

  • Turnkey supply – design, build, installation, acceptance
  • Alignment of LH and RH wing halves for assembly operations
  • Multi-axis positioner system with six (6) degrees of motion control
  • Laser tracker integration and analysis

Boeing 777 Final Body Join

  • Turnkey supply: design, build, installation, acceptance
  • Final alignment of fuselage sections (wings are already attached)
  • Multiple, portable and fixed, multi-axis positioner system with six (6) degrees of motion control
  • Integration with fuselage section transporters – “crawlers”
  • Laser system integration and analysis

Specialty Application Systems

Clients frequently call on Nova-Tech to answer the need for customized solutions that require a combination its expertise in tooling, material handling, motion control, and automation.

Boeing 747-8 Bulkhead Assembly Fixture

  • Turnkey supply: design, build, installation, acceptance
  • Aligns bulkhead and landing gear beams for assembly operations
  • Five (5) automated multi-axis positioners
  • PLC based control system

Spirit AeroSystems B787 C-axis Rotation System

  • Turnkey supply: design, build, installation, acceptance
  • Holds and rotates +100,000 lb. mandrel assembly for loading/unloading of baggin material, caul plates, etc.
  • 40,000 lb offset load
  • Servo motor driven rotary and linear axes
  • PLC based control system and HMI
  • Interfaces with Nova-Tech supplied work platforms

Spirit AeroSystems B787 Stringer Forming System

  • Turnkey supply: design, build, installation, acceptance
  • Automated system for forming stringer charges into hat shape
  • Multiple cross section configurations
  • Servo motor driven and pneumatic motion controls
  • PLC based control system and HMI
  • Interfaces with third party conveyor system