Aircraft
Airbus Inaugurates Automated Fuselage Line in Hamburg
The European airframer’s automated line in Germany employs 20 robots and a digital data acquisition system among other innovations.

Airbus has inaugurated an automated fuselage structure assembly line for the A320 family of aircraft in Hamburg, the company announced Tuesday. The new facility features 20 robots, a new logistics concept, automated positioning by laser measurement, and a digital data acquisition system.