FORT WORTH,
Texas, July 20, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- The Manufacturing Leadership Council
recognized Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) with four awards in three
manufacturing categories.
Now in its 12th year, the Manufacturing Leadership Awards
honor manufacturing companies and individual manufacturing leaders
that are shaping the future of global manufacturing.
"Our employees work tirelessly to field improved processes
in manufacturing technology, all in an effort to reduce costs and
improve quality, while using state of the art tools," said
Joe Rappisi, vice president for
Production Operations at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. "It is an
honor to receive these awards in manufacturing and
technology."
Lockheed Martin's Automated Drilling and Fastening Systems
Integration using Reverse Engineering initiative was recognized in
the Innovative Process Leadership category and, as the highest
scoring entry in the category, earned the High Achiever
Award.
With over one million fasteners on the C-130 airframe, the
initiative uses structured light scanning as the key enabler for
rapidly generating and developing three dimensional models of the
"as-built" airframe components to be used in programming and
simulation of the new automated systems. The structured light
scanning allowed the team to gather detailed definition of the
large assemblies that were being automated leading to time
efficiencies across all systems.
In the Engineering and Production Technology Leadership
category, Lockheed Martin was recognized for its Laser Ablation of
F-35 Structure for Nutplates. Adhesive bonding laser ablation is
the new manufacturing technology to replace the legacy bonded
nutplate surface preparation process and enables the mechanics
building the F-35 to complete installation in less time with
increased quality.
Next Generation Advanced Metrology and Measurement Systems
development encompasses two different technologies related to
advanced metrology and measurement systems, and was recognized in
the Innovative Process Leadership category. The structured light
scanning and projection system developed to aid in the measurement
and sanding of F-35 inlet coatings features the ability to use
scans before and after the application of coatings to calculate
profile thickness measurements. The terahertz coating thickness
measurement system is used to interrogate thickness of an entire
coating stack-up providing in-tolerance and out-of-tolerance
measurements for each layer in the stack up. These manufacturing
initiatives are part of the F-35 Blueprint for Affordability
Production program, which is shared commitment between
government and industry to drive down F-35 unit recurring flyaway
cost to $85M (TY$) for the air
vehicle by 2019.
The Manufacturing Leadership Council is an invitation-only
executive network designed to define and shape a better future for
manufacturers worldwide.
For additional information, visit our website:
www.lockheedmartin.com/us/what-we-do/emerging/advanced-manufacturing.html
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered
in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed
Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs
approximately 125,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged
in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and
services.
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