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Michael Bruno
Garrett Reim
July 09, 2026
Airbus says all existing and new single-aisle preassembly lines eventually will be equipped eventually with Flextracks—robotic systems that have either flexible or stiff rails that can be easily disassembled and reassembled around narrowbodies—allowing lightweight, modular drilling robots to move independently along the fuselage. Credit: Airbus
At Pratt & Whitney’s Eagle Services Asia unit in Singapore, robotics that assemble high-pressure compressor rotors deliver 100% first-pass yield, reducing assembly time by 50%. The result has been an 80% increase in output at the facility over the past two years, company managers said while…
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