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Multi-sensor systems ate ideal for complex, multi-featured parts that may require non-contact, contactand 3D prob- ing measuring routines. With increasing tion isolation will become more as systems exceed 1,000X. reason to doubr thar we will nor see acct rey and repeatability iguresin the near fu- ture chat rival machines of the highest cli buc there is no ber, and a a fraction of the cost. Modern measurement machines map the inherent errors in ce operating envelope and store the correction data in a lookup file, These corrections are applied ac machine start-up and require no operator intervention. In addition, periodic re-calibrations can be accomplished quickly and efficiently DESIGN EXAMPLES Some systems utilize allscrew drive systems. ‘They can he noisy, expensive maintenance prone and difficule to install properly. They ate also slow compared to ‘competing. technologies. vanced systems today have either servomo- tor of linear motor drive systems. 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Therefore, i buffers in a project are running too low, roject managers and exccutiv <— a MS EG have the early warning signals to take J actions According to Uchima, “We pipelined an sequenced the reflectors. Within the year, we doubled throughput and were able to deliver both of our programs in the same time that i 1sed to take to deliver one program. We had 3% improvement in delivary of ouranten ZAIN ASS ALL SPRINGS ARE NOT EQUAL’ PCO e v Assembly Cost PAS UTE UN) eee ur ores g ae) occ eee eee Bre Secale ogre Branco GAD MODELS eoiaekoousen smalley: Pere ree eer) ure Leen) Poca) Py cueee ste ec Cesena sia aie Coen) asian} Orr ena nas as a result, We broke where something eise became the program constraint, We dec ld take this process from beyond the antennas cut ‘othe whole organization, The antennas group now hac more time so they teok on the additional duties of man: ‘aging the payload projets, without adding ny more people. On the government side of the business, the antenna and payload projects were notoniy holding costs but also turning money quarter after quarter back custom ovement ve showed a 64% improvement on the satelite and a 26% improvement on the cone after that,” Uchima reports. On June 7, 2009, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, of which Space & Intel igence Systems is @ part atthe El Segundo Satelite Development Center, received an ‘achievement award. 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US. manufacrarers were specially interested in learning, whae this agrezment would mean to dhem ane how it would affect chee relationship with each of the companies ‘When it was brought 0 dhe ater tion of Dr. Masihiko Mori chief execu tive officer of Mori Seiki and De. Ridigee Kapivza, chairman of the exccutive board of Gildemeiste, that U.S. manuficcurers were perplexed by the collaborative agreement of ‘ool manufacture se two major machi cs, they agreed to meet with our staf atthe EMO Show in Milan, Italy. The meesing was co help clarify any misunderstandings ‘As Dr Masahiko Mori (center looks on, Dr. RiigerKapita, let) explain to Tom Grasson (right) ‘that the goal of DMG and Mori Si ‘areas which ineude, but are not ROSPACS sto build a strategie partnership and closely collaborate on ited to, production, research and development, and purchasing and/or confusion regarding the agreement. Acthe onset of the meeting, Dr. Kaptan was quick to point out that sometimes one plus one equals more than two. He then went on toexplain that worldwide, custome cts using both Mori and DMG machines in their facilities accounted for only 19% to 2% of total sales for both companies. “Infact, in Turkey, Gildemeister and Mori Seiki have slightly mote chan 300 clients. Yer, only 12 c both a Mori and DMG in lity.” De Kapieza notes. “eis ther fone or the other Reinforc Mori pointed out thac the same scenario holds teue for South Korea. In fact, many po- ‘ential cuscomers in countries such as Tai- and Turkey have commented to Dr. Mori that Mori Seiki is always competing with DMG and the 1so companies should be working together for the common good With similar comments being heard at Gildemeister, the foundation was set place for Dr, Mori and Dr: Kapitza to ji forces and work out a collaborative agree- ment. 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Moreover, Moti Seiki would become the I single shareholder in Gildemeister In addition, ic was agreed upon that a steering committee would be setup to manage the partnership. Under the terms of the agreement, the two machine cool sn_under one brand (DMG/Mori Seiki) in four markets: Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Turkey. As forthe United Seates, both Dr. Mori and Dr. Kapitea agree chat a strategy Js not yet in place. Currently, the plan is to take ic one step at a time and look ar strengthening the synergies between the two ‘companies, market by market, where Mori Seiki and Gildemeis- ter have complimentary activities. By consolid ‘ies in selected regions, such as in the countries mentioned above, the new partners see an opportunity to invest jointly in emerging markets. Eventually che focus will urn tothe United Scaces and a strategy will be developed to benefit the U.S. customer. However, for now the focus ofthe collaboration agreement will be on glabal business opportunities outside the Unived States ‘When you take into consideration thae both German and Japa nese machine (ool sales have declined by more than. 60% in 2009, the forward thinking of Dr. Mori and Dr. Kapitaa could be the « prescription for both companies as chey cope with che effects ‘ofa global recession. As Dr. Kapitea points out, at the moment it builders will func PN dS TT react Deburring ffstets@u) oe NUNC eT oe Beet Wee Ms Pt Nak eens Both Dr. Mori and Dr. Kaptza have a proven history of running profitable companies and understand that remaining in the forefront requires innovation. makes no sense for DMG to merge with another German company: Nor does it make sense for Mori Seiki to merge with another Japa nese company: Whar docs make sense so blend German cngincer- ing with Japanese technology and gain from the benefits of both worlds. Today; DMG buys components from Mori Seiki, such as spindles and ballsrews, and without hesitation, Dz Kapitea admits chat they work perfect, without flav. However, collaboration agreements intended to go much futher than work- ing together on the incerchangeabily of machine components. ‘Neither De: Mori nor Di. Kapita isa strangee to the machine tol industry. Over the years, both men have been very success They have a proven history of running proftable companies and understand th the foreffone requires In addivion, both of the industry leaders are very confide in theit plans for the Fucure So, awe lookahead, the collaboration between Mori Seiki and DMG will encompass much more than sles and service. They will also build a scrtegic partnership and closely collaborate on areas that include, but ate not limited to, production, research and de- velopment, and purchasing. This, acording «© Dr. Kapiea, will bring about the highest level of efciency ever achieved by cither company. Reinforcing this comment, Dr. Moz points out that the fasion of technologies and strong sales and service neawotks brings together greater productivity benefits for te customers as well. ‘On a final nose, Dr. Mori aces the United States asa very i= portant market, Especially in dhe aerospace, energy, and medical seccots, he believes thar in the long term this collaborative agree- ment will benef U. designs and technologies that Germany and Japan have to offer Both Dr. Mori and De. Kapitza realize chat when the strategy for the United States is finalized, i¢ must deliver added the customer as well as bot bbe ruly successful, Knowing that Mori Seiki has been much stronger in the U.S. ‘market chan DMG, Dr. Kapitea has agreed to have Moti Seiki pro- vide the leadership and focus on developing the joint US. stateyy: No doubt, Dr. Mori and Dr. Kapitea are about t0 ser a new standard in the machine tool industry, and in the months aby wwe ean be assured that we will be hearing a great deal more about DMG/MoriSeiki. ‘manufacturers with the best combination of vale for machine tool companies in order £0 i, Mori Seiki Americas Hoffman Estates, I DMG America Itasca, IL amgamerica.comR is for Revolutionary. Introducing the 5-axis R200 Turning/Milling Center. 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According to David Pruct, the compa ny CNC programmer for 15 years, close £0 90% of DMW’s work is for nearby acro- space and defense giane Boein “We doa lite bit of everything,” Pruete says. “Asa job shop, we rake alot of work thar other people will nor bother raking. ‘We excel with aerospace parts that no one se wants to make, duc either to theireom- plexry: low volume, or both.” DMW prides itself on its ability co handle complex jobs made from steel and other harder materials, in addition aluminum. “Some of the parts we cut are overly complicated,” Pruett says. “At first glance, i may noc seer like a very complex com ponent, but when you realy look at the drawing, ic isa part chat you are going co have to work smart to make money. They are often filled with intricate, dificuleco- ‘machine, and tight-tolerance features.” The complexity of the parts produced at DMW led Pr high-speed toolpath software available. He settled on VoluMill and accepted the €or panys offer to try it fre for wo weeks. “During thac time, I programmed four (or five parts,” Pruett recalls “At fist, sed VoluMill paths on our oldest 50-taper mae chine, which is nearing the end ofits use- ful life, We experimented with some high- speed, machining-style roughing using solid carbide endmills, versus hogging with larger indexable insert tools. The toolpath itself was noxiceably easier on the machine. ‘We are able co run much higher surface footage and much higher feedrates ett to research the hates le to use one tool and reduce the ole time IN THE BEGINNING Before VoluMill, DMW was roughing a 3! x 4" x 1.25" 15-5 stainless steel blank inco a classified plone part with a 1.25" diameter, chtee-lure ine desable insere cutter on the 50-taper machine ae 400sfm and 22ipm wich & 0.4" decp cut. With Volu- Mill, speed was increased tw 800siin and feed im- proved to 1S3ipm. all with Ys diamecer endmill “Our 40-taper chines could not_even come close to handling a cuter chat large.” Pruett says, "Ie is very hard on the machinery. Once we were able to sce hhow fast and easily he material was being. removed using VoluMill, toolpaths and high-speed machining on the 50-taper, we decided to give it ago on the 40-taper We were pleasantly surprised to find out thar the parts machined just 28 well on the 40taper as they did on the 50-taper. “The ability to run this job on the small- cr, lower-powered machine, with smaller, less-expensive cutting tools, is significant advantage for us.” Pruect says, “We benefit fiom the cost savings on inserts a chine wear and teat, and, most important, fiom the dependability of the proces.” According to Pruett, when roughing these parts with indexable tools, sometimes the operator had to stop and change insert, and an operator had to watch the machine 100% of the time. (Other timesavings came when applying VoluMill wolpaths to an important part forthe defense industry: machined feom 5° x 80.75" 6061 aluminum, Prior ro VoluMill, DMN was u separate tools, a I" indexable insert and a 45" ballnose endmill co machine the part, Cycle time was 3 minutes 53 seconds, Using 0.25" step-downs for each pass, With VoluMill, DMW uses one 14" three-lute carbide endmill, at 7,6401pm and 275ipm, triple the previous rate. The new cycle time is 1 minute 58 seconds. DMW machines about 120 of these pars per year and saves approximately two hours of machining time per part using VoluMfil, Even on smaller parts made of harder imaerials like titanium, DMW has seen Jmprovements in productivity using Vok Mill oolpahs. Prete cited another difficult compo- nent made fiom 3° x 3.5" x 1.75" heae treated GALAV dtanium. “In the pase we hing it ou and sending ic out to bbe heat weated,” Prue states, "Twanted to eliminate the mid-process heat treating, so | eced the high-speed toolpath om the bard- ned material. Ir was a 4-minute roughing time and we gor iedown co a 15 minutes. After the changes, the eyee time is now 25 ‘minutes per part. Where applied, VoluMill ‘oolpaths reduced the roughing cycle time by 62.5%. “In the short time tha Ihave had Volu- Mill, [have saved anywhere from just afew minutes to around an hour programming some parts with VoluMil,” Pruett says ‘THE BENEFITS Arguably, che greatest benefit VoluMills ef ficiency has provided for DMW is the fex- ibility to move work from its SO-aper mill 10 40-taper mills “One of our 50-taper machines is about 10 die,” Pruett says. "Since we have certain jobs that require 50-taper machines, we will have to replace the S0-aper. We have some space limitations in our shop so a 50-tper horizontal is out of the question. [Fwe ean prove to ourselves chat we can. machine parts elfcicnly on the 40-taper machines, that will allow us to replace the 50-taper ‘machine with a 40-taper horizontal. This will not only be beneficial on our current jobs, bur will open up a whole new world ‘0. by allowing usto be more compeitive ‘on other types of work.” “For us, the poine of buying VoluMill vwas t0 see if we could machine parts faster and more efficiently on a smaller machine.” Inthemeantime, Pruett continuestofind :more opportunites forthe toolpath engine. “When we first gor VoluMil, there were only about four oF five jobs that I though vwe would wane that style of toolpath for.” Pruett states. “Once I sarced working with it, discovered that T could use it for alot ‘more than I originally hough.” AL Celeritive Technologies Cave Creek, AZ celeritive.com Diamond Machine Works Seattle, WA 16.683.3960DMG ~ TECHNOLOGIES FOR TOMORROW. <------ As amarket leader in S-axis manufactuting technology, DMG offers a unique product range ofhigh-tech metal cutting machine tools for workpiece manufacturing In the aerospace industry. 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Stabilization isa key theme in the indus- coy Alnports airlines, and aircraft manute- turers are looking for market stabilization Maanufaccues are in search of new aireralt ‘orders with fewer cancellations and defer- rails, Airlines are in search oF lower unit cots and increased load factors, while airpors anticipate higher passenger trafic, increased flight fiequeney, and new routes By the end ofthe third quarcer of 2009, Airbus delivered 358 aireraft, with more than 200 aircraft deferralsand cancell and booked a total of 149 orders for the year. Through Q3 2009, Boeing delivered 359 aircraft with 215 deferrals and had 181 ‘orders placed for the year. Going forward, icis expected tha aircraft manufactures will ‘exert more pressure on aircraft operators to ‘enforce delivery contracts. Currently there isa sfficiene amount of raft in the global ative flet 1 absorb any aircraft cancellations and deferral. [eis likely cher will continue wo be excess capac: iy in 2010, adding additional pressure for increased load factors and aircraft tion, The continuation of retirement and parking of older aircraft should offer any new aircraft deliveries. ‘The airline industry rust continue re= ducing cost and replacing older, lssefi- cient aircraft with next generation aierafe thar provide greater efficiency and reduced ‘operating cost. Fuel cost inthe fourth quar- ter of 2009 is greater than that inthe fourth ‘quarter of 2008 with fuel costs continuing to increase. Therefore, ic is more attractive for the airline industry to replace older ait- craft, which in turn enables manufactures ns and. ‘Currently, there are more than 2,100 global aircraft in storage with values for used aircraft declining, Financing. used aieraft is more dificult as the value for some used aircraft has severely eroded during the pase 20 months. Additionall, many financial institutions are seeking to preserve cash e- rves by focusing on new aircraft. In most instances, parting out oles, high-time ait- crafis of greater value to operators and lease companies than the cost of restoring these aircraft fll service. Therefore, parting out the airrat is the better solution than i ng the huge cos of ovethaul, as it also pro- vides a greater retutn on investment. The current 2010 forecast isa continu Photo by Mark Evans tion oflower global eavel demand, followed by rising fel prices and greater pressures for wage and benefit improvements from labor unions. Air travel is expected to be greater in 2010 than 2009, but less than those of 2008, Passenger traffic is not expected to re- turn to 2007 levels until 2013. The indus- Lay is expected co see a passenger CAGR of around 5% in 2010. Airports are expected (0 continue seen trend in additional fights and new routes especially for regional and low-cost carriers. ‘oral global available sear miles (ASM) for 2009 are Forecasted for 3,793,787.206,180 with che global airraft eee growing from 22,226 to 24.775 by 2014, ‘Aiseraft delivery in 2010 is expected «© exceed aircraft delivery numbers in 2009 due to fewer airerafe deferrals and cancellations, aswell asan improving adine economy. Ait- craft are on sale and at che lowest deal levels in the decade, This dea level isan advantage for the airline industry, and especially for those who ean afford new aiteraft purchases Defense aerospace in 2010 will be led by platfoems and technologies for counter insurgeney and coumtertertor operations. 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Led by the US. armed frees, there will be fewer, bbut more capable Increased buying in Asian and Middle East- «ern counties in 2010 will nt oflbetcontine ued ITAR difficulties and miliary spending cuts in Europe, with roral exports down from 2009 levels. Despite an emphasis on fixed price contracts co encourage the use cof mature commercial technologies, defense scrospace industy employment and profits should remain sable, The fastest growing segment in 2010 will continue to be UAVs of all rypes. Though dominated — by fewer major man- ufherurers such as ral Atom ics and Northrop Grumman, the essential comm nicationsand sen- sors packages af- ford a wider mix of market paric= pants. More ex- tie utilization of UAVS for home- land secur flights is restrained by safery issues that will nt be resolved by the industry and PAA in 2010, Manned ISR aircraft avionics and sen- sors are being upgraded to meer demands for ground and coral councer-insurgency mis- sions. In addition, the U.S. Navy is building replacement aircrafi for the P-3 that will fo cus on open ocean surveillance and strike. Sutlite-related produess are expected «0 ‘otal around $35 billion in 2010, le by shifs away from large, immature and expensive sys ‘ems toward operaionaly-rsponsive, salle and cheaper communications, and sensor spacecraf tac can be assembled and launched quickly, using mature commercial technology as foundation. Miliary forces around the world will continue tobe dependent on co ‘mercially owned transponders fr about 70% oftheir bandwidth needs in 2010. Shortages of medevac, ground attack, and twansporeaiteraf were keenly felt in 2009, pecially by llc foreesin Afghanistan, Boe isaleady benefiting from increased orders for the heavy Chinook helicopter from the US. sion aiefames, law enforcement, and research Looking ahead, the F-22 will continue with partnrs and ‘customers in at east eight counties. Photo by Leo Cachat the ULK., and Turkey. The Osprey til-rotor built by Bell-Bocing made is frst operational deployment with the U.S. Marines in 2009 and production will eontinue in 2010 along, wid Air Force and Special Operations Come ‘mand deployments. The controversy ove the next USS. Air Force tanker will continue in 2010, as Northrop Grumman and teammate EADS compete with Boeing forthe estimated $35 bilion deal. Boeing’ C-17 Transport air- «tafe will continue production in 2010 afer aaditional congressional mandates. The C-17 js abo expected wo artact adiional foreign mltary buyers The F-22 and F-35 fighters manufaerured by Lockheed Marin continues with partners and customers in ac least eight countries. The US. intends 10 sive both fight- relevance to the operations, The first operational F-35 squadron is due in 2012. Another operational sucess chat will expand in 2010 is Hawker Beech- crafts teaming with Raytheon, Harts, and Lockheed Martin co mee Ait Force require- ments for small intelligence support and light attack armed reconnaisance aircraft based on current commercial models Other market segments chat will con tinue to have very heavy contract activ= ity and margins in 2010 indude missile ‘manufacturing led by Raytheon, «raining airerafe, spare parts, logistic and. mainte- rnanee services, as well 3s alternative fuel and fuel cll development. The 2010 focus fon counter-insurgeney and counter-terror missions combined with an extremely high ‘operations tempo will sre airframes e ines, avionics, and sensors. In 2010, and the years tat follow, chere will be increased ‘maintenance contracts, avionics upgrades, and airframe replacements. A Frost & Sullivan Mountainview, CA rost.com