At Boeing’s 777X wing factory, robots get big jobs

As the first 110-footlong wing skin panel for Boeing’s new 777X jet moved slowly across a mammoth new Everett factory building one morning earlier this month, a small crew walked alongside, watching for any possibility of an expensive collision.

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‘Layering’ Up for the First Flight of NASA SLS

Technicians from Janicki Industries in Hamilton, Washington, position the layers of the diaphragm for the Orion stage adapter. The adapter will join the Orion spacecraft to the interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS) of the Space Launch System, NASA’s new rocket for the journey to Mars…

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Janicki machines lower domes of Starliner Spacecraft for Boeing and NASA

Another major hardware component for Boeing’s second Starliner spacecraft recently arrived at the company’s assembly facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The upper dome – basically one half of the Starliner pressure vessel – arrived at the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility, closely following the arrival of the lower dome and docking...

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Janicki Industries achieves 35% reduction in required machining by combining 3D measurement arm and laser tracker technology

When you work on projects like NASA’s Space Launch System and deep-space radio telescopes, the opportunity for accolades and large revenues can be great. However, due to the massive scale and demanding tolerances of such projects, the opportunity to have your lunch eaten by wasteful processes is also eminent. Janicki Industries is one company that...

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Conversation – Wind Systems Magazine

Please tell us about Janicki Industries and provide some background history on the company. Janicki Industries is a privately owned engineering and manufacturing company that specializes in large precision tooling, parts, and prototypes utilizing composites and metals. We have 425,000 square feet of fabrication floor space sitting on 116 acres. There are currently 710 employees,...

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