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China's first domestically produced 5-axis CNC milling machine for aircraft wing spars have now entered into stable mass production.

面对难题,西安兴航航空科技股份有限公司选择自主创新之路。经过持续技术攻关,公司成功研发出国产首台套机翼长桁五轴专用铣切设备,该设备集成了五轴专用铣切设备本体、自主知识产权的液压柔性装夹系统及配套工艺。
西安兴航航空 is the first in China to develop domestically 5-axis milling machine for aircraft wing spars, integrates 5-axis milling machine body, independently developed hydraulic flexible clamping system & support process.
 

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Pretty interesting article here on the usage of AI and automated production line at CAC



Looks like CAC factory is highly automated here with several tens of CNCs that operate continuously. Using smart manufacturing, it is now operating with just 1/10th of the worker needed before for same speed. Using new "brain", 24 hour equipment utilization has surpassed 80%.
Shenyang uses this too right? Or just chengdu don't they share things tho
 

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Shenyang uses this too right? Or just chengdu don't they share things tho
all the modern Chinese aircraft plants will be extremely automated. On top of the industrial robots and 5-axis milling machines, they are likely to also use metals 3D Printing. Keep in mind that both the Chengdu plant expansion and new Shenyang plant came in the past 2 to 3 years, so are likely similarly automated. One could guess that SAC's new plant might even be more automated due to coming online this year, but that's just a speculation.
 

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搭载宗申 CA500 型航空发动机的“阿若拉”飞机在湖南株洲正式交付。
starting delivery of this 阿若拉 aircraft with sales and delivery both surpassed 100 in 2025. It has 75% of domestic market in its segment. It's accumulated delivery surpassed 400.

looks like this is the first one to use domestic engine (CA500)
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