Company News Brief 2/2007
Very welcome to a new issue of Saab Aerostructures Company News Brief, our bimonthly newsletter.
It is worth repeating that the world is constantly changing, and Saab has to change with it. For me and my colleagues at Saab Aerostructures it is reflected in many areas. We have always been a company that embraces change and we are proud to say we are successful in adapting quickly. For some time we have worked with making some major modifications to our production system, and the aim is of course to increase our competitiveness as a player on the international aerostructures market. Read more about our pulsed production in this issue.
Pontus Kallén
As a proof of this we recently delivered our first redesigned aileron to Airbus single Aisle family, this major milestone which was appreciated by our customer is also described in this newsletter.
The needs of the customer are always our main focus, may it be in pulsed production or in “single unit production” as it is in our production of the European UCAV- project Neuron. Either way we always work with standardising the mode of operation, eliminating waste and create constant flow, read more about our state of the art solutions for Neuron in Saab Aerostructures Company News Brief.
Saab Aerostructures will be at Paris Air Show with a small management team. You will find more information regarding this in or special “Le Bourget” issue next month.
The stage is set for the future- see you all there!
Pontus Kallén, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Saab Aerostructures
If you have any comments or remarks that you want to address or share with us, please do not hesitate to contact us at: infoaerostructures@saab.se
The Way Ahead
The Way Ahead is the name given to Saab Aerostructures’ work with increasing its competitiveness as a major player on the international aerostructures market. The main part of the commitment focus on the implementation of a new production system.
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Redesigned aileron in full production
Saab has developed a redesigned aileron for the Airbus Single Aisle family which in appearance is identical to the older one, but where the costs have been cut significantly. Recently, the first redesigned aileron was delivered to Airbus UK.
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Adjustable fixtures for Neuron structures
For single unit production it is not economically viable to invest in dedicated assembly tooling and robots. Therefore, Saab Aerostructures has developed state of the art solutions for single unit production which for example will be used for parts and assemblies of the Neuron structure.
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