Atlas Copco automates the aerospace industry

Like so many other industries, the aerospace industry is turning toward automated technologies to complete daily repetitive tasks. And it comes as no surprise. Automated solutions have the potential to optimize your production. Furthermore, automation allows for the greatest amount of control on assembly lines.

When a major player in the aerospace industry was looking to add UR cobots to their assembly, they reached out to Atlas Copco for all their tooling needs. While our customer initially chose to integrate the UR cobots of our competitor, our experts proved to them why sticking with Atlas Copco is the best choice for your assembly needs. Read on to discover how our experts were able to help our customer.

Our customer initially partnered with a competitor for their UR Cobots, purchasing a few systems to gradually transition to a more automated assembly process. They understood the benefits of automation, such as increased uptime, improved quality, and enhanced efficiency. Since the value of automated assembly lies in its reliability and repeatability, they were eager to get started.

While they worked with this other supplier, they continued to work with our experts to integrate MicroTorque – Atlas Copco’s micro torque driver – into their assembly. And, for those of you who don’t already know, MicroTorque is Atlas Copco’s range of automatic screwdrivers for low-torque applications. If your assembly has high demands on quality and production efficiency, then our micro torque driver may be the solution you need, as it ensures a controlled tightening procedure.

This is what makes it the perfect addition for automated screwdriving with collaborative robots! Our large array of MicroTorque tools are controlled through the MTF6000 controller, and programmed through the intuitive ToolsTalk MT, making your assembly automation robust and easy to integrate.

A few months after our customer chose to integrate our competitor's UR cobots into their production, our experts made a visit to their facility to show them the innovative features our robots and automated solutions have to offer. They demonstrated the benefits of using Atlas Copco’s automated solutions, including all our resources and previous successes.

After the demo, our customer explained that the supplier they worked with disappeared after they purchased the cobots, leaving them to set them up without any guidance. In the time it took their supplier to drop the cobots off and our experts to visit their facility, they were still unable to set the cobots up on their own. So, our experts got straight to work, getting their cobots up and running in no time.

Thanks to the quick work of our experts, our customer was able to start reaping the benefits of automated assembly, like they had wanted to months prior. After the visit from Atlas Copco, our customer decided to move forward with us for all their automation and Industry 4.0 needs.

Our experts are always ready to help our customers. We understand that not everyone is an expert, so when you need help setting up automated stations or simply need help with your tightening tools, we can help elevate your smart factory and get you on track to start benefiting from many innovative solutions.

With our expertise and innovative micro torque driver, we were able to transform our customer’s assembly. Not only do we want to be your tooling supplier, we want to be your trusted ally. Our experts are ready and willing to support you through your automation journey and beyond. After offering our support to this customer, if they choose to fully automate in the future, Atlas Copco will be the first company they turn to for more assembly tools and solutions.

If automated assembly is in your future, contact the experts at Atlas Copco for all your automatic screwdriver needs. We have the technology and resources to help you jump on the automation bandwagon, so contact us today and schedule an in-person or remote demo!