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