Inside a compact production cell at Collins Aerospace’s wheel-and-brake facility in Troy, Ohio, two advanced machines now replace the five legacy machines once needed to produce aircraft wheels.
Together, they can cut production time from 45 days to just seven – a push the team calls “Wheels in a Week.”
Greg Smith, director of operations, says: “One, it’s obviously catchy. It rolls off the tongue, and the second, it is a challenge. And, everyone likes a challenge. [Read more…] about How a WW2-era factory is cutting production time by 80 percent