Brief history of ProjectionWorks The idea for ProjectionWorks began to form in 2004.  DSC had just completed a large drilling project for a fighter jet and thought it would be a good idea to be able to automate the fastener installation for those holes without the use of a robot.  The concept for optical three-dimensional projection was born.  In 2007 the first system was ready for beta testing and it began being used on a part that our system had been drilling for a few years.   This test phase was used to prove out the underlying geometry for the 3D projection engine and the calibration routine.

 

There were a few software iterations over the first couple years that improved the accuracy of the projection position to better than 0.01 inches in a typical application and the calibration process was simplified to the point where it is practically a non-event.  During this time we learned that calibrations can last a very long time – two years and counting.

 

Work on the current version of the Authoring Tool and Configurator began in January 2008.  The intent was to be able to provide instruction to the assembly technicians from your 3D model data with very little supplemental data.  The speed at which you can create unbelievably detailed assembly instructions is astonishing.  We hope you will give us a try.

 

Currently, DSC machines and systems are contributing to the success of the F-22 Raptor, the Advanced Cruise Missile, the B-2 Spirit, the C-130 Hercules, the C-5 Galaxy, the F-35 Lightening and many others by drilling, milling, aligning, assisting in fastener installation, testing, and other tasks.

 

DSC is located in the NW Atlanta Metro area, in Kennesaw, Georgia.  Our facility houses both engineering and production areas.  The engineers and technicians at DSC are hard at work every day designing new ways to build airplanes faster, more accurately, at a lower cost, and with less rework than ever before.  If you have a challenging problem, give is a try.