The facility in Jacksonville will perform pre-equipping, mechanical assembly, structural assembly, systems installation and testing, and flight testing of A-29 aircraft, Embraer said.
These were followed, more recently, by technologies of prosperity like the steam engine, the assembly line, and complex systems of communication, power and finance.
The contract assembly segment, which produced 7% of first-quarter revenues, assembles IT systems such as workstations and servers primarily for OEMs. SNX offers cost-effective assembly services that minimize inventory risk for the customer.
She said the committee had recognised that "robust and transparent systems are already in place to govern assembly members' relationship with external organisations".
Specifically, it copies advanced manufacturing systems such as those used in automobile assembly plants, which effects just-in-time finding and retrieving of components this way.
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The review includes not just the 787's ground-breaking lithium-ion battery system, but how that system works with the aircraft's electronic systems, their certification, manufacture and assembly, he said.
Using motion tracking and VR headsets, the folks building Orion can optimize assembly processes, so that those installing the various systems on the capsule don't get in each other's way.
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These measurement systems provide real-time analysis that can identify errors and defects on an assembly line.
The expansion incorporates a fully-automated assembly line for air handling units and four production lines for ductless air-conditioning and heating systems.
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Creating and harnessing feedback systems to perform useful activities is perhaps the most powerful way of organizing work since the introduction of the assembly line.
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