V System Composites Overview

1. V System Composites
Overview
Chester, PA Anaheim, CA Anaheim, CA
Dayton, OH
A DR Technologies Company V System Composites Proprietary Nov 2008

2. Overview
Ø V System Composites Business Summary
Ø Engineering Capabilities
Ø Composites Manufacturing Facilities
Ø Process Technologies & Applications
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3. Business Summary
Mission Statement: “Be a Top Tier Provider of Military and Civil Composite
Engineering & Production Solutions that Consistently Align with VSC Core
Competencies and Meet Customers Requirements”
Facility Locations: Chester PA (Engineering); Anaheim CA (Fabrication); Dayton OH (Fabrication);
San Diego CA (Engineering)
System Applications:
Missiles Helicopters Engines UAVs Aircraft
Customers: Boeing, Raytheon, Goodrich Lockheed Martin, Army AATD, Army SMDC, Northrop
Grumman, Moog, Air Force AFRL, Army Picatinny Arsenal
Key Strengths:
• Prepreg Autoclave, VARTM, RTM Composite Manufacturing Process Experts
• Agility and Responsiveness to Customer Schedule and Cost Needs
• Production Supplier with Expertise in Product Development
Key Quality Certifications:
• AS9100 and ISO 9001:2000 Certified by Lloyd’s Register, FAA conformity, NADCAP Audit 01/09
• Boeing Gold/Gold Supplier, Raytheon Preferred Supplier, Williams Intl Supplier
• Approved NGC supplier, NG Supplier #880-781 (New contracts for Global Hawk Production)
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4. Corporate Structure
Ø DRT Corporation founded in 1994
Ø Classified as a Small Business company for
DoD programs
Ø VSC is a wholly owned subsidiaries of DRT
Ø Locations:
§ DR Technologies HQ – San Diego, CA
§ VSC – Anaheim, CA
§ VSC – Philadelphia, PA office
§ VSC – Dayton, OH
Core Competencies Primary Industries Served
Missile Defense
Ground Vehicle
Tube Wrapping
Design/Analysis
DoD Electronic
Autoclave cure
Development
Compression
High Volume
Hand Layup-
DoD Aircraft
Civil Aircraft
Enclosures
Composite
Prototypes
Production
Composite
Structures
Structures
Assembly
Products
Products
VARTM
Molding
Product
Tooling
Product
RTM
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VSC (Dayton) X X X X X X X X
VSC (Philadelphia) X X X X X X X
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5. Business
Areas & Customers
THAAD
Missile Defense Interceptor
Structures Missile
§ Missile Defense Agency
§ Raytheon Missile Systems
§ U.S. Army Space and Missile
Defense Command
§ U.S. Air Force Research Lab
§ Lockheed Martin
New Business Initiatives
§ Large Out-of-Autoclave Tooling
Military & Civil § Integrated Composite Armor
§ Composite Tubular Products Electronic
Aerostructures
Enclosures
§ Boeing
§ General Electric § Northrop Grumman Corp.
§ Lockheed Martin Civil Aircraft Components § Saft Corporation
§ Raytheon § United Seal and Rubber
§ Goodrich Corp. § Harris Corp.
§ Moog Inc. § Smiths Corp.
§ Proprietary Customers § House of Batteries
Electronic Enclosure
Military Aircraft Components
Covers
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6. Military Aerostructures
Products & Customers
Products
Missile Airframe Structures
CH47 Forward Pylon Structures
Helicopter Rotor Housings
External Tanks
Integrated Wing Spars
Engine Mounts
Deployable Wings
Control Mechanisms
Customers
Boeing
Lockheed Martin
Raytheon
Moog
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7. Civil Aerostructures
Products & Customers
Products
Engine Inlet Case
Wind Tunnel Fanblades
Helicopter Manifold
Engine Guide Vanes
Engine Ducts
Customers
GE
Boeing
NASA
Goodrich Aerospace
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8. We offer Total Composite Solutions
to the Aerospace Industry
CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS Materials & Process
Design Envelope & Engineering
Acceptance Criteria
Or
Build-to-Print Design & Analysis
(Static and Dynamic)
Design Software: Analysis Software:
•IDEAS •MSC/NASTRAN;
•ProEngineer ANSYS;PATRAN
•3-D Solid Modeler •LPT/micromechanics programs
•SolidWorks •Joint analysis codes
•CATIA •ABAQUS
Part Fabrication / Production:
•RTM
NDE, Test & Evaluation •VARTM
•Compression Molding Tooling (in-house capability)
•Tool design
•Close-die prepreg Molding
•Prototype tooling
•Hand lamination/autoclave cure •Wash-out tooling
•Hybrid infusion technologies •Composite Lay-up Molds (including
master model machining)
Hardware Integration Research and Development
•Company funded R&D
•SBIRs and STTRs
•Shared R&D
•Contracted funded R&D
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9. Engineering Capabilities
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10. Engineering Capabilities
Ø Design Capability
§ Conceptual, Preliminary Thru Final Product Design
§ CATIA V5 & SolidWorks
Ø Analysis Capability
§ Structural, Thermal, Acoustic Electrical & Impact
§ ABAQUS Explicit & Implicit Codes
§ UD-CCM Tools for Lamina/Laminate Properties
Ø Process Modeling
§ LIMS for Resin Infusion Simulation
§ 3D Textiles Micromechanics Models in Development
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11. Engineering - Military Structures
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12. Engineering - Commercial Structures
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13. Composites Manufacturing
Facilities
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14. Anaheim, CA Production Facilities
Ø Quality Systems:
Layup Cell
§ AS9100 and ISO 9001:2000 Certified by Lloyd’s
Register, FAA conformity
§ Nadcap engagement date set – 1/09
§ Mfg., cure and assy – 15K sq. ft.
§ Production facility – >20K sq. ft.
Ø Equipment:
§ Layup Infusion/Cure Cell
• Clean rooms (class 400K and 100K)
• Barcode scanning and tracking systems
• Pattern cutter/ply labeler with 18 ft. bed
• 4-head LPT Laser Projection systems for precise ply
location
• Material freezers over 1,700 cubic feet
§ RTM/VARTM resin mixing & dispensing systems
§ Curing: Integration/Trim Cell
• Heated Presses up to 50-ton
• Large oven - 8ft x 8ft x 30ft deep oven (600 F)
• Dual zone Oil Heaters
• In-house Autoclaves up to 12 ft dia x 30 ft long
(625 F/125 psi)
§ Assembly and Finishing:
• Large Paint Booth 10’ x 26’ Inspection/Shipping and Receiving Cell
• Prototype & production tooling details
• Grind booth, trimming equipment
• 5-Axis CNC Router (3 ft X 6 ft X 14 ft)
§ Inspection
• CMM, Laser Tracker
• A-scan NDT
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15. Anaheim, CA Autoclave Facility
12 ft. diameter x 30 ft. long (625°F/125 psi)
VSC Understands the “Development to Production” Cycle
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16. VSC Equipment List
VSC Equipment List
Equipment Manufacturer Description
Layup, Infusion and Cure
Clean rooms NA Class 100,000 and Class 400,000
Laser Projection System LPT Laser Projection Systems, LPT5 (20 ft range) - Four heads
Ply Pattern Cutter Kuris-Westima 4 ft x 12 ft bed
Autoclave Fisher 2.5 ft dia x 6.5 ft long (450°F/125 psi)
Autoclave American 11.5 ft dia x 30 ft long (400°F/125 psi)
Large Oven Oven System Inc OSI 8ft x 8ft x 30ft deep oven (500°F)
Ply Cutting Tables Various 6 ft x 18 ft
Bar-code scanning system Intelliclock Punch in system linked to the MRB system
Sample Oven Despatch 2ft x 2ft x 2 ft deep oven (585ºF)
Heated Hydraulic Press Wabash 25 Ton and 20 Ton, Temp Capability 400ºF
High Volume Oil Heater Sterlco/Sterling 480V 550ºF Operating Temp
Resin mixing/dispensing Lagrange Products 2.0 gal & 5 gal Heated Pressure Pot (400°F; 100 PSI; Vac)
Process Controllers Watlow Watlow 93 Controllers
RTM Pumps Graco & Radius 1.0 gal. Heated Graco RTM Pump / 400°F / 300 PSI
Gel Coater Pump Dual 55 gal. 2 part Gel Coater pump w/ 10 ft. reach arm
Meter Mix Pump Varie Varie 300 High Volume Meter Mix Pump / 30 gal/minute
Resin Heat Exchanger Shimaden Resin Heat Exchanger / 110v / Shimaden PLC
Assembly, Machining and Trim
NC Mill Bridge Port 1' x 5' Spindle Mill, 220V
CNC Router Motion Master 5-Axis, 14ft (X) X 6 ft (Y) X 3 ft (Z)
Sheet-metal Shear National 52quot; Width Hydraulic, 480V
Table saw Delta 2' x 3' Variable Angle
Drill press Do-All 16 Speed
Load frame CM 2 Ton and 7.5 Ton, 6' x 14'
Cutoff Saw Dewalt 12'' Diameter Blade
Sewing Machine Singer 144w3d4 for preform stitching
220V Welding Equipment Hojst
Test and Inspection
PC controlled laser-based portable coordinate measurement
Laser Tracker SMX machine
Hand Held A-Scan Storz Alpha II
Assembly & Inspection Table Starrett Granite inspection table - 3 ft x 5 ft
Inspection Equipment Various Gage blocks, calipers, micrometers, etc.
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17. Process Technologies
& Applications
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18. Prepreg Lamination Process
Composite Wind
Tunnel Blades
UAV Production Components
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19. Military Prepreg Structures
Ballistic Protection Shield Application
Turret with Armored Roof
Armored
Roof
Component
Integrated Composite Armor Solution with 40% Weight Reduction
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20. Commercial Prepreg Structures
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21. RTM & Compression
Molding Process
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22. Complex Braided RTM Structures
Commercial Engine Containment Fan Case Production
Braided Containment Case
Commercial Biz Jet, Very
Light Jet Platforms
Part Mated to Engine
Automation And Debulking Methods Developed To Improve
Quality & Performance While Reducing Cost
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23. VARTM Process
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24. Integrally Stiffened VARTM Structures
CH-47 Chinook Forward Pylon Application
Ø Met 50% cost savings goals, Upper Deck
improved life-cycle
CH-47 Chinook
Ø Reduced parts-count from
>3,000 to ~250 total parts
Ø Fabricated Using Patented
AFI HyPerVARTMtm Process
Fwd Fairing
Aft Fairing
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25. Integrally Stiffened VARTM Structures
Advanced Transport Aircraft Wing Application
Ø Achieved 25% weight reduction
Ø 35% cost reduction with integrated
resin infused structure & bonded
assembly
Ø Reduced parts-count by 75%
Ø Fabricated Using Patented AFI
HyPerVARTMtm Process
Ø Future scale-up and flight test
demonstration planned
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26. Tooling Applications
Prepreg & VARTM Processing
Conventional Prepreg Tooling
Hybrid Invar/composite tools
Large VARTM Tooling
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27. Conclusions
Ø We develop advanced composite structure products
Ø We have expertise in engineering design and analysis, prototyping,
and lean composites production
Ø We have a full range of manufacturing capabilities including prepreg
with oven or autoclave cure, RTM, and VARTM, including extensive
experience with Cytec 977, 5250, Hexcel 8552, and ACG MTM
systems.
Ø We are AS9100 and ISO 9001 Certified, NADCAP Early 2009
Ø We are agile and responsive to our customer schedule, cost and
requirements with current composite production capacity
Ø Current NG Approved Supplier (#880-781) with certification to ACS
Process Specification
Ø Currently a Boeing Gold – Gold supplier
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28. Contact Info
Michael J. Louderback Scott T. Holmes
President & GM VP Engineering & East Coast Operations
V System Composites, Inc. V System Composites, Inc.
1015 E. Discovery Lane 1350 Edgmont Avenue, Suite 2520
Anaheim, CA 92801 Chester, PA 19013
Tel: 714-678-2740 Tel: 610-619-8560
Fax: 714-678-2745 Fax: 610-619-8456
Mob: 714-514-5222 Mob: 484-574-3753
mlouderb@vsc-inc.com sholmes@vsc-inc.com
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