The success story of the Boeing Corporation. Boeing Everett Factory: the largest factory in the world (USA)

About THE BOEING COMPANY

THE BOEING COMPANY, together with its subsidiaries, is one of the major players in the aerospace industry. For reporting purposes, the Company distinguishes the following segments in its activities: passenger aircraft, Defense, Space & Security and Boeing Capital. The company belongs to industrial sector.

Passenger aircraft segment

This segment includes the development, manufacture and sale of passenger jet aircraft and the provision of passenger aircraft maintenance services worldwide. The company is a leader in the production of passenger aircraft and offers a family of passenger jet liners that meet a wide range of domestic and international passenger and transport airline requirements, including the narrow body 737 and the wide body models 747, 767, 777 and 787. The company continues to work on the 787-9, 787-10 and variants of the 737 MAX. In November 2013, the Company launched the 777X, which features a composite wing, new engines and folding wing tips designed to achieve greater efficiency and significant fuel savings. In addition, the passenger aircraft segment offers spare parts, training, service documentation and technical advice to customers worldwide.

Defense, space and security

This segment mainly includes research, development, production, modification and support of products and related systems. The Company's main customer in this segment is the US Department of Defense, which in 2013 accounted for about 67% of the Company's total revenue in this segment (excluding sales of military products through the US government). Other significant sources of revenue are NASA, the world's military products, civilian markets and commercial satellites.

11 days - that's how long it takes to assemble one brand new and sparkling Boeing 737, the world's most popular passenger aircraft! In total, 38 aircraft per month are assembled at the Renton plant, and the 737 line itself has been produced since 1967! More than 7,600 aircraft have already been delivered to customers... And another 3,000 aircraft have been ordered and are awaiting assembly and delivery! At the same time, the atmosphere on the assembly line itself is more than imposingly relaxed. Visually, no one is in a hurry, because the most important thing is safety, this is where the price of a mistake is very high. Therefore, each employee of the assembly line works at a very comfortable pace without haste and fatigue.

Writes Alexander Cheban: In this report, I invite you to the factory where Boeing-737s are assembled, because all of you, almost certainly, have flown this plane at least once in your life! So, with this type I will begin a large series of reports from the Boeing factories in Seattle.

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But first, the layout of the plants around Seattle. The 737 is assembled in Renton, then the aircraft flies to Boeing Field Airport, where, after a series of test flights, it is handed over to the customer. Long-haul aircraft are assembled and handed over to the customer in Everett, there is also a center for visiting tourists, you can go to the factory as part of an excursion.

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The production complex in Renton includes production lines engaged in the assembly narrow-body aircraft Boeing 737 NG and modifications. Production in Renton was launched on the eve of the Second World War. The famous Boeing B-17 flying fortresses were created here.

After the war, in 1952, the first jet passenger aircraft Boeing 707 left the stocks of the plant. All subsequent series and modifications of Boeing narrow-body aircraft were developed here: -707, -727, -737 and -757. Today, 4 modifications remain in Renton's production program Boeing aircraft 737NG. This is where the build will start. latest version aircraft Boeing - 737, - modification 737 - MAX.

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In 2003, the consolidation of production in Renton was carried out. All design and support divisions received residence permits in the premises directly adjacent to production. This restructuring has improved the efficiency of management and interaction. At the same time, production areas were reduced by more than 40%. Production is organized as a moving assembly line, essentially the world's first conveyor assembly of passenger aircraft.

Pay attention to the next two photos, they hang at the entrance to the production. The first was made in the 80s, the second is a modern conveyor (!) scheme of work. The entire assembly line moves continuously at a speed of 5cm/min!

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The fuselages for the Boeing 737 are being built in Wichita, Kansas. Delivered by rail at a distance of 3218 km. Delivery to the factory in Renton takes about 8 days.

In one of the reports earlier, someone in the comments noted why the Boeing fuselage is uniformly green, while Airbus' green has different shades. Answer: Boeing 737's entire fuselage is assembled at one plant, Airbus's different parts are produced at different enterprises. However, at big Boeings also on different ones, but more on that in one of the following reports.

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The rhythmic production of aircraft was made possible by the implementation of a virtual model of each assembled aircraft. Long before the laying of the aircraft, the virtual model ensures the perfect assembly of all components and components (kitchens from Japan, armchairs from Italy), in accordance with the most diverse requirements of customers. The principles of “Lean Manufacturing” are fully implemented here. On the other hand, this made it possible to reduce the entire cycle from order to delivery from 2 and a half years to 11 months. Every month, up to 38 Boeing-737 aircraft leave the gates of the plant, and a total of 415 aircraft were delivered to customers in 2012.

Now one aircraft is being assembled for 11 days, plans are to reach the mark of 10 days! And not by increasing the number of employees or space, but by optimizing the assembly process:

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New 737-800 for FlyDubai. It was for this airline on December 16, 2011 that Boeing delivered the 7000th 737th!

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Almost everything is handmade!

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We pass to the second line.
IN overall height pavilion with assembly line 737 is 33m, width 230m, dyne 340m.

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In this position, the vertical and horizontal stabilizers are mounted:

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The territory is huge - therefore, employees use bicycles to move around:

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In the center of the hall, installation of galleries, hydraulics, chassis,

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In the next position, a salon and armchairs, toilets, luggage compartments:

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And finally, the last position before rolling out is the installation of CFM engines:

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Then the plane is rolled out and transported for painting to the next workshop, but it makes its first flight being completely unpainted! This aircraft for the Chinese returned to the assembly shop for further refinement of the components after test flights:

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And near the lake, beauty!

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After rolling out, the planes are towed for 5 days to the Renton airfield, which is just a couple of hundred meters from the assembly shop. This is where refueling takes place; performance of pre-flight tests, including engine testing procedures. The aircraft is on its 1st flight to the Seattle Supply Center at Boeing Field; aircraft painting is carried out in Seattle or Renton; painting takes 3 days; 1/3 of all planes are painted in Renton.

Then flight tests are carried out, which involve Boeing pilots and pilots of the customer and it takes about 7 days.

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I didn’t manage to get to the paint shop either on a Boeing or an Airbus, I really wanted to, but I had to put on a lot of things, and there wasn’t enough time, as usual ... Usually, about 190 liters of paint are required to paint 737. After drying, the weight of the paint is one aircraft is approximately 113 kilograms, depending on the paint application scheme.

In the next report, I will talk about what I saw at the Boeing Field airfield.
For example, a brand new 737-900 for the Ukrainian UIA, which has just returned after its first flight from the factory in Renton to Boeing Field:

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70% of all sold by Boeing civil aircraft belongs to the 737 family. It was here that the transfer of the first of forty Boeings ordered by UTair took place as part of the fleet renewal and replenishment program.

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Thank you for the excursion!

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More than 1,700 Boeing 737s are in the air every second in the world's sky! Monitor "live", you can view each type of aircraft from those that are in the air. At the time of my visit it was: 787 - 14: A380 - 80.

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Boeing is one of the largest corporations in the world, which is engaged in the creation of new aviation technology. She also produces military equipment and equipment for the space industry. This company is located in the USA, namely in the city of Chicago.

The company consists of two huge divisions that work on the creation of various equipment. The first division of the Boeing company is designated as Commercial Airplanes and is working on the creation of equipment for civil use, and the second division of Integrated Defense is aimed at developing space technologies and equipment for military use. There is also a department that develops innovative technologies, which allows the company to keep up with the times.

As for the production itself, it is scattered across several US cities. The most powerful centers are located in California and in the city of Everett.

The history of the creation and development of the Boeing Corporation

The entire history of the company's formation can be conditionally divided into certain time stages, since this company has suffered both ups and downs in its activities.

The first stage can be considered the creation and first steps of the company, it lasted until the 30s of the last century. The first achievement of the designers was the creation of two seaplanes of the B&W type, which were able to take off in the early summer of 1916. These machines were created by the joint efforts of two designers, namely W. Boeing and engineer D. Conrad. And a month after the first flight of the machines, these designers organized their own company called the Pacific Aero Company. But this name lasted only until May 1917, after which it was replaced by the Boeing Airplane. The great advantage of the chief designer, W. Boeing, was that he had a great store of knowledge, since he graduated from Yale University, and also worked for some time in the forestry industry. All this helped him a lot in creating the first aircraft from wood.

The next stage of development took from 1930 to 1940s. The US government was aimed at actively developing and increasing the country's combat power in connection with the Second World War. Due to this, the Boeing company worked with great productivity, mainly bombers were manufactured in large quantities. During this period, almost only women worked at the factories, since men took an active part in hostilities. The production of aircraft went at an accelerated pace, every month in 1944 the company produced more than 350 such aircraft. As for the production itself, the factories were camouflaged with greenery, which made it possible to protect them from enemy air strikes.

During these years, almost all aviation enterprises of the country were merged into one entity, which made it possible to create much faster and better combat vehicles. Boeing's most famous aircraft were the B-17 Flying and B-29, which were assembled simultaneously at several factories.

From 1950 to the 1970s, the company had a fairly active development, it was developed a large number of aircraft of various classes. In the early 50s, the first jet-powered bomber was created, this was a breakthrough in the aircraft industry. This machine had the designation Boeing B-47, and a more advanced device was also developed with the designation B-52. It is the B-52 Stratofortress aircraft that is a symbol of the Cold War, since at that time an arms race between countries was actively carried out.

In the mid-60s, the Boeing company created the first jet aircraft for transporting passengers, it was the Boeing 367-80. He first took to the air in July 1964. It was this model that paved the way for almost all passenger airliners of the 700 series.

During this time, it was developed and manufactured passenger airliner Boeing 737. It is the most massive among all jet aircraft designed to carry passengers. Until 2013, more than 7.6 thousand of these machines were built. Until 1969, another Boeing 747 passenger liner was ready. It was already an apparatus with two decks, it had a wide fuselage. All this has done this car the largest and heaviest in the world, it could carry the largest number of passengers. Such indicators lasted for him for 37 years from the moment of construction. This record was broken only in 2005 by an aircraft of the A380 type.

Boeing aircraft

Boeing (Boeing)– USA, Chicago

In the decade leading up to 1990, a whole series of passenger ships 700 series. The most famous and high-quality machines of this time were the Boeing 767 aircraft. They differed in that they had two jet engines, which were characterized by high efficiency indicators. It was an intermediate model between the huge 747 and the small Boeing 757. The latter was created to replace the old 727th model. He first took to the air in the winter of 1982 and was mass-produced until 2004.

In the early 90s and until 2010, Boeing was most actively and efficiently developing new technologies to improve its creations. So, the Boeing 777 type airliner was created in 1994, which is designed for long-distance flights from big amount passengers on board. He set a record for flight range - 21 thousand kilometers. 1997 saw significant expansion for the company as Boeing took over another American aircraft giant called McDonnell Douglas.

Boeing helicopters

Boeing (Boeing) USA, Chicago.
Sikorsky Aircraft- USA.

During the period from 2004 to 2009, a whole line of qualitatively new and economical aircraft with two jet engines was created. These devices have a wide fuselage, which allows you to place significantly more passengers, they are designated as "Boeing 787 Dreamliner". This machine is the most economical among all previous devices of this corporation.

The Boeing company produced many other aircraft that also deserve high marks in terms of flight and economical performance. We should not forget about products that are manufactured for the military and space industries.

The main activities of the Boeing company

On this moment the corporation is engaged in the design and manufacture of aviation equipment for civil needs and the transportation of passengers, in addition, military and space aviation technology. This company is the main competitor of the world-famous Airbus, which is also engaged in civil aircraft industry. In addition, the Boeing company is developing helicopters for various purposes and participates in state space programs.

The production of equipment is carried out simultaneously in 67 countries of our planet. And they sell their products to 145 countries. As for partners and suppliers, Boeing cooperates with more than 5.2 thousand companies from all over the world. At the beginning of 2001, a separate division was organized to control work in the branches of the corporation. This department is developing a strategic plan further development companies, which will allow you to bypass competitors and achieve maximum profit.

Along with Airbus, Boeing Corporation is one of the world's giants in the aircraft industry, civil and military aviation. The history of the Boeing company is already about 100 years of successful activity, thanks to which world-famous models have appeared.

For a while, the company generally led the world in the production of passenger liners. Then, with the creation of the Airbus corporation, the world-famous rivalry between Boeing and Airbus began. Read more about it here. Nevertheless, Boeing (USA) continues to actively develop and offer airlines new models of aircraft.

The founder of the company was William Boeing. Back in 1916 he, along with engineer George Conrad Westervelt, developed seaplane “B&W”. First for the Boeing itself aircraft building was just a hobby, but then it captured him so much that it led to the creation own company involved in their production.

William Boeing with engineer George Conrad Westervelt.

May 9, 1917 is considered the official date when the company began its activities.

In the subsequent war years, the company gained momentum by building countless bombers. Those who worked at the firm's factories were women. After all, almost all the men were sent to the front. In 1944, production was further expanded.

middle of the road

During cold war the company was also mainly focused on the creation of bombers. However, at the same time, no one forgot about the development and creation of passenger liners.

As a result, July 15, 1954 rose into the air Boeing 367-80. It was thanks to him that the 700 series aircraft were developed, which became one of the most popular in the history of passenger aviation.

Boeing 367-800.

10 years later the series aircraft were presented, which turned out to be so commercially successful that for a long time they were in the lead among other passenger liners.

By 1966-1969, the company had another novelty — . It was the world's first wide-body long-range aircraft with two decks. For a long time, it was considered the largest passenger aircraft in the world until the advent of the Airbus A380.

In the 80s family was born. This economical, jet aircraft, with two engines. It was intended to serve routes of short and medium range. Then he took to the air and the first Boeing 757, which replaced the outdated 727th.

present tense

In the 90s, another very popular series of aircraft was introduced.- Boeing 777. These are wide-body passenger aircraft for long distance routes.

Three years later, McDonnell Douglas joined the corporation.. And in 2000, the company expanded again, acquiring three large companies in order to develop the direction related to space programs.

Boeing 787-Dreamliner.

In the period 2004 - 2009 corporation has been developing Boeing 787 Dreamliner. These are wide-body, twin-engine jets that the company says are also fuel-efficient. Many were used in their creation. Newest technologies. For example, its wings and fuselage are made of carbon fiber.

She does not only designing new passenger liners, but also developing military aircraft. She also leads space programs.

The factories of the corporation are located in more than 67 countries of the world. And the company's products are presented in 145 countries of the world. She also has her own firefighting service.

Boeing opens plant in Russia November 23rd, 2017

Why am I doing all this...

Resident of the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) "Titanium Valley" in Sverdlovsk region- Ural Boeing Manufacturing (UBM, a joint venture between VSMPO-Avisma and Boeing) - will arrange the release aircraft accessories.

On November 23, UBM, a resident of the Titanium Valley, began importing machine tools from Japan to the special economic zone. The first batch of cargo will be delivered by road within a few days. Fives (USA). This will be one of the most modern plants in Russia, the launch of which is scheduled for the second half of next year," the administration of the Sverdlovsk region reports.

UBM will handle the rough and finish machining of titanium forgings. We are talking about parts of the fuselage, wing, pylons and landing gear for all models of Boeing aircraft: 737, 777 and 787 Dreamliner and 777X. Investments in the project will amount to 5.5 billion rubles, 230 jobs will be created here.

A customs post was opened in the Titanium Valley SEZ, and a free customs zone regime operates in the zone. UBM and Zibus will be the first residents to receive exemptions for equipment imports. US Ambassador to Russia John Huntsman said during a working trip to Yekaterinburg that the Ural Boeing Manufacturing project is "the most successful example of mutually beneficial Russian-American relations."

The head of Boeing in Russia and the CIS, Sergey Kravchenko, noted that the development of this enterprise "demonstrates the strengthening of the strategic partnership between the two countries and emphasizes the importance of mutually beneficial cooperation between Boeing and VSMPO-Avisma Corporation, as well as federal and regional authorities."

UBM has been operating in Verkhnyaya Salda, Sverdlovsk Region, since 2009. In 2012, Governor Evgeny Kuyvashev, during a meeting with Kravchenko, proposed considering the possibilities of the Titanium Valley SEZ for the development of joint projects between Boeing and VSMPO-Avisma.

The SEZ "Titanium Valley" is one of the ten industrial type SEZs in Russia. The priority projects of the "Titanium Valley" are the production of titanium products, parts and equipment for metallurgy, oil and gas engineering, space and aviation industries, the production of medical products and building materials. The SEZ has 13 residents.

And what do you think, is one of the reasons for such a “movement” of Boeing is that they are under the constant threat of sanctions already from our side? As far as I know, over the past 3 years, many foreign manufacturers have localized their production in Russia, including those who have already fallen under sanctions.