SwRI’s laser coating removal robot wins R&D 100 Award

Southwest Research Institute and XYREC have recently developed at robot-guided laser for the stripping of paints and other coatings from full-body aircrafts. This laser coating removal (LCR) robot was recognized by R&D World magazine as one of the 100 most significant innovations of 2020. The LCR is the only robotic [...]

Digital aircraft printing

New technology extremely facilitates aircraft decorating Dutch robot manufacturer XYREC has developed a new robot-based printing technology for aircrafts. In February, the technology was successfully demonstrated in Hamburg by printing a large digital image on an Airbus A320 fuselage. Peter Boeijink, CEO of XYREC is certain: “The demonstration marks the [...]