Assembly Capabilities
Offering advanced manufacturing capabilities in world-class facilities, Vought key assembly processes include:
- CNC Skin Trim and Drill Router (Pogo)
- CNC Stringer Drill and Clip Insertion Cell
- Gulfstream V Laser Wing Mating
- Determinate Assembly
- CNC Automated Fastening Machine
We support continuous process improvement in product manufacturing. Our Centers of Excellence provide automated fastening and determinant assembly of large structures. These capabilities are sized to optimize performance in producing specific aerostructures.
Lean Applications
Vought embraces the government and industry-sponsored initiatives to transform America's aircraft industry into a flexible, market-responsive international resource.
We have been a part of a number of funded initiatives to change the way we design and build aircraft in the United States. One outgrowth of these efforts is the application of lean principles in aircraft manufacturing.
As a leader in lean implementation on and above the shop floor, Vought has made documented improvements in:
- reducing span times
- minimizing resource requirements
- decreasing work in progress/inventory
- improving cycle and flow times
- enhancing product quality
- increasing equipment realization
- eliminating queues and hand-offs
Continuous improvement is part of our corporate culture and heritage. Employees who perform value-adding tasks improve their processes through company-sponsored lean events — empowering them to effect changes that improve products and performance.
