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LISI MEDICAL
EXTENSION OF LISI MEDICAL Orthopaedics
The plant at Hérouville-Saint-Clair (Calvados) had to build two extensions
to cope with the ramp-up of the site’s flagship references - the Accolade II
and Exeter hip implants - as well as the arrival of new products. The first
extension, with a surface area of 1,100m² on 2 levels, will be used to implement
production lines of new products, storage space and a shipping area. The
second, with 1,500 m², will enable the establishment of the raw materials
store, robotic polishing units with closed-loop control for the Accolade II
and the future penetrant testing process line (
see also page 54
).
KEY DATA
GOAL
Extension
FUNCTION
Production, storage and shipping
LISI AEROSPACE
CLOSED DOOR MACHINING
AT PARTHENAY
The two autonomous production lines, capable of managing all
closed door machining operations, are now operational in
Parthenay (
see also page 24
). These two Fastems lines, which
each supply 6 OKK machining centers automatically,
constitute a flexible cell dedicated to the production of
OGVs and arms for Leap 1A-1B-1C engines. Driven by a
Supply Chain-defined Digital Production Master Plan
(PMP), this ultramodern cell manages alone the
8 machining operations required for the 11 parts
references produced there. It selects independently one
of the 120 tools in stock to position it in the machining centers,
each one equipped with 240 cutting tools.
48 hours’ autonomy
That system, which required an investment of more than
EUR 10 million, is able to produce 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The operating sequences, which can be 36 or, in some cases,
48 without any human intervention, can produce autonomously
at night or during the day. In order to obtain total flexibility, the
unit has been designed to produce in one piece flows, changing
references for each part! From 2019 on, 24 machining centers
and 5 lines will be needed to cover the overall contractual require-
ments for that product range.
KEY DATA
GOAL
Capacity &Productivity
FUNCTION
Automatic and autonomous
machining (closed doormachining)
COST
EUR 10million
35
CAPEX FOR THE FUTURE
CAPEX
€
10
M