Patent ID: 7761181

Claim:
A manufacturing system, comprising: a factory system including a first mount configured to receive, support, and precisely locate a removable line replaceable unit (LRU) including one or more components at a first factory LRU station within the factory system, the received LRU components being capable of adjustment to configure proper operation of the received LRU within the factory system; and a field system corresponding to the factory system, the field system having a second mount configured to receive, support, and precisely locate an LRU removed from the factory system at a first field LRU station corresponding to the first factory LRU station, the removed and received LRU being configured for proper operation within the field system without adjustment of the one or more LRU components; wherein the field system received LRU includes an LRU environmental enclosure surrounding an LRU interior region, the LRU environmental enclosure having a first port and a second port, with the field system further comprising: a first air lock (AL) disposed adjacent to the first field LRU station, the first AL having an environmental enclosure surrounding a first AL interior region, the first AL enclosure having a first port and a second port, the first AL second port being configured to releasably connect to the field system received LRU first port to form a first air-tight conduit; and a second AL disposed adjacent to the first field LRU station, the second AL having an environmental enclosure surrounding a second AL interior region, the second AL enclosure having a first port and a second port, the second AL first port being configured to releasably connect to the field system received LRU second port to form a second air-tight conduit.