Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Flexible Manufacturing Systems encompass the integration of CNC machining centres, automated material-handling equipment, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) into reconfigurable production cells capable of processing diverse aerospace components — including structural airframe parts and aeroengine subassemblies — with minimal manual intervention, utilising DNC networking, CAM-driven toolpath management, and real-time adaptive control to maintain tight geometric tolerances across variable batch sizes.

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