The Boeing Company

Harry E. Townsend

Paul E. Nelson

Bobby C., Jr. Philpott

Laurance N. Haszelhurst

Kostandinos D. Papanikolaou

James N. Buttrick

Ronald W. Outous

Charles H. Glaisyer

Mark C. Boberg

Terrence J. Rowe

Darrell D. Jones

David P. Banks

John R. Porter

Mark C Boberg

Paul Elfes Nelson

Darrell Darwin Jones

James N Buttrick, Jr

David Paul Banks

James Niemann Buttrick

Ronald W Outous

Charles H Glaisyer

Terrence J Rowe

Harry E Townsend

Laurance N Hazlehurst

Kostadinos D Papanikolaou

Bobby C Philpott, Jr

John Richard Porter

Hugh R Schlosstein

Mark P Proulx

David P Banks

James N Buttrick

Paul E Nelson

Laurance N Haszelhurst

John R Porter

Jr Philpott Bobby C

Kostandinos D Papanikolaou

Peter D McCowin

John Dempsey Morris

Garrett C Hanson

Silas Lawton Studley

Erik Lund

Bruce S Howard

Mark S Bunker

Derek J Flolid

Matthew R Desjardien

Stephen Glade Holley

C Warren Turner

Michael Karas

Benjamin Bowen Lee

Derek Willis

Gayle L Turner, Legal Representative

Blake Rafferty

Galen R Wright

John D O'Connell

Eric J Walker

Peter D Mc Cowin

Gaye Turner, Legal Representative

Bobby C Philpott

John D O'CONNELL

Laurence N Hazelhurst

An apparatus for forming a material layer onto a form tool may include at least one nosepiece configured to laterally sweep a ply carrier onto a form tool contour. The apparatus may include a pair of tension arms configured to support opposing lateral sides of a ply carrier having a material layer mounted to a lower surface thereof. The apparatus may include one or more actuators configured to position the tension arms during forming of the ply carrier to the form tool contour. The one or more actuators may be configured to sense and control lateral tension in the ply carrier during forming of the ply carrier to the form tool contour.

Apparatus and method for automated layup of composite structures

Methods, systems and apparatuses for dimensionally registering composite laminates are disclosed, wherein readable elements acting as alignment and identification features are incorporated integrally in laminates.

Method and apparatus for accurate registration of composite laminates

A composite part is formed by a composite tape application machine that lays up a plurality of tapes on a substrate. The lateral position of the tapes may be adjusted as the tapes are being laid up.

Method and apparatus for producing composite structures

A production system for manufacturing a workpiece comprises an index system including a plurality of index devices removably mounted on the workpiece at known longitudinally spaced locations therealong, and a longitudinally extending index member releasably engaged with at least two of the index devices such that a position and orientation of the index member are fixed relative to the workpiece by the index devices, the index member having position-indicating features distributed therealong. The production system further comprises a machine module mounted for longitudinal movement along the index member and operable to perform an operation, the machine module being operable to detect the position-indicating features on the index member and thereby determine a position of the machine module relative to the workpiece.

Production system and an associated index device for use as a reference feature

A system and method for machining an elongate workpiece in a plurality of work cells are provided. The work cells are positioned along a substantially linear process flow path so that the work operations can be performed on different lengthwise portions of the workpiece simultaneously. A transport system advances the workpiece from an infeed system along the process flow path, thereby moving the lengthwise portions of the workpiece successively through the work cells. The transport system includes a plurality of pallets that can be engaged to the workpiece so that the workpiece is supported by the pallets throughout at least part of the machining system.

System and method for machining elongate members

Indexing device for manufacturing system for aircraft structures and other large structures

Manufacturing system for aircraft structures and other large structures

A method and tool (12) for use in an automatic machining center for removing drilling coolant from a blind hole (14) and for injecting tapping fluid into the hole (14), the tool having a nozzle (24) for removing the coolant from the hole and for injecting tapping fluid into the hole.

Blind hole drilling coolant remover and tapping fluid injector and method

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