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Follow on Google News | ORMEC Awarded Two Contracts for C-17 Globemaster III Tooling Assembly UpgradesTwo contracts awarded to ORMEC for motion control system upgrades are part of the overall aircraft assembly processes in The Boeing Company’s Long Beach, CA facility.
By: Tina McKean Both assembly tooling upgrades are part of an aircraft production cycle that does not permit extended downtime for maintenance, repairs or upgrades. Project requirements dictate a very aggressive production schedule for the retrofit, installation and start-up of the ORMEC systems. ORMEC’s extensive experience with aircraft assembly tooling upgrades includes upgrading the recent Major Join and Wing Join Tool systems at the Boeing Long Beach facility and on the Under Wing Maintenance Tool system at Robins Air Force Base in Houston County, Georgia. “A core competency of the ORMEC engineering and start up team is our proven ability to cost-effectively retrofit Aircraft Assembly Tools. On these new projects, our common objective is to upgrade the current systems with reliable, long-lifecycle, state-of-the- More than 12 SMLC controllers along with 52 ORMEC servo motors and 52 SDM series servo drives will be used for communication, motion control and monitoring of the Tail and Wing Docking tools. The systems will be controlled through updated operator interface consoles with touch screens for ease-of-use and remote pendants for flexibility. With high performance computing capability and a true real-time operating system, SMLC controllers offer the benefits of both multi-axis motion control and PLC functionality within a single package. For airframe components to be properly joined, the use of high-precision and highly reliable servo systems and software is essential. About ORMEC ORMEC’ Our highly reliable motion control solutions integrate motion controllers, logic control, servo drives, servo motors, linear motors, actuators, HMIs, and I/O into cost-effective factory automation solutions. ORMEC provides application expertise and systems solutions for all types of motion control challenges and offers a team of Systems and Applications Engineers with over 80 years of motion control experience. The company continues to be a leader in the development of motion control solutions and technology, including being the first to introduce an industrial motion control system using a high-speed FireWire network. For further information, visit the ORMEC website at http:// www.ormec.com. Details regarding aerospace solutions are at http:// www.ormec.com/ # # # Our motion control systems integrate motion controllers, logic control, servo drives, servo motors, linear motors, actuators, HMIs and I/O into cost-effective factory automation solutions. End
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