The manufacture of aircraft, both commercial and military,
has provided us many opportunities to showcase the power of laser alignment
for increasing productivity during the aircraft assembly. Hamar Laser
has taken its proven, high-accuracy continuously rotating lasers and developed
highly automated laser systems for numerous aerospace alignment applications.
These systems have greatly reduced the time needed to perform such tasks
as joining aircraft sections together, installing interior hardware (seat
tracks, floors and storage bins using water line and buttock lines as
references), leveling large tools and alignment of large machine tools
(spar mills, floor mills etc).
In addition to designing lasers that will automatically "buck in"
references on an aircraft, we have developed wireless target technology
that rids the aircraft of cables, allowing multiple operators to perform
their tasks without the burden of wires cluttering the work area. These
targets have eliminated several large, heavy tools in different applications,
easing the setup task and yielding a better end product for our customers.
Our targets come with a built-in readout, or they can transmit to a remote,
handheld display or a computer for data collection.
Two basic types of alignment systems:
Straight-Line Laser Systems - designed for
hinge line and other bore-type tooling applications.
Continuously Rotating Laser Systems - designed
for machining center, tooling leveling and aircraft assembly applications.
Our continuously rotating laser systems come in 2 grades of accuracy:
the L-730 Precision Series and the L-740 Ultra-Precision Series. Each
series offers 4 different laser systems with single, dual and triple plane
versions. The L-730 Series is designed for those with accuracies needs
of 0.00012"/ft (0.01 mm/M) or higher and the L-740 Series is for
those with accuracy needs of 0.00002"/ft (0.0017 mm/M) or higher.
Depending on the application and system, prices range from $7,000 to $100,000.
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