Autonomous. Not needing any humans to guide it. The 777X Composite Wing Center, Boeing’s latest venture in advanced manufacturing, marks a significant step toward a future in which much of an ...

Boeing has begun installing heavy equipment and robotic machines inside its gigantic new 777X composite wing center in Everett, and the first engineers have moved into offices that overlook ...

With the 777x, Boeing is going to all the trouble to ... than they would be if they were made out of aluminum. “A composite wing is inherently lighter, therefore its weight overhead is lower ...

VIPs and workers gather for today’s grand opening of the 777X Composite Wing Center in Everett, Wash. The factory’s 120-foot-long autoclave is at right. (Credit: Boeing) Boeing is showing off ...

Inside Boeing's massive new factory to build the composite wings for the new 777X, machines and people are busy at work. In one part of what's called the "clearn room," a machine made by Mukilteo ...

T he Boeing 777X is the long-awaited update to the Boeing 777. This is exciting because, for one, the Boeing 777 is the most ...

Boeing 777X demand expected to pick up. Jet maker will produce next-generation composite wings in-house. Composite wing center is an important pressure element for future production and cost ...

Boeing says its 777X wing factory now under construction ... the company already uses in the 787-Dreamliner, and the Composite Wing Center will build the upper and lower wing halves along with ...

The manufacturing machines giving this dazzling performance, designed and built by Electroimpact, will be used to fabricate the giant composite wings of Boeing’s next jet, the 777X. Think of ...

new composite wings, a larger cabin and increased seating. General Electric became the planemaker’s engine maker in 2014, partnering with Boeing on large jets like the 777X. Boeing has suffered ...

Autonomous. Not needing any humans to guide it. The 777X Composite Wing Center in the Seattle-area city of Everett, Boeing's latest venture in advanced manufacturing, marks a significant step ...

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