A wide range of ready-to-install components and subassemblies enable manufacturers and integrators to quickly build custom automated assembly machines.
At some point during a philosophy 101 class, college students learn about Aristotle’s belief that the best way to understand something is to break it down to the smallest components. For an increasing number of manufacturers and integrators, however, the best way to assemble a product is to use a machine built with modular automation components that quickly and easily fit together.
Several years ago, Zodiac Business Aircraft Interiors (formerly C & D Zodiac) began using extruded structural framing from Bosch Rexroth Corp. to streamline seat production at a plant in California. The company’s customers include every major airline and commercial aircraft manufacturer, including Embraer SA and Bombardier Aerospace. More than 1,000 passenger seats are produced at the plant every month.