2013 Industry Feedback

Paul HauwillerGeneral Dynamics IT

Paul.hauwiller@gdit.com805-587-6281

During the Annual Project Portfolio Review Industry Representatives Have the Opportunity to Voice Their Views on Several Issues Related to the Manufacturing Technology Program.

The following charts are a summary of these interactions over the last several years and the current 2013 input from industry.

2009 Strategic Inquiry Impact

• 2009 Industry Provided the subpanel with a list of Next Gen Technology Needs (subset in Blue). ManTech projects were able to be developed to respond to a select set of needs as outlined below (Green).– Low cost, high performance composites which meet MIL-STD-2031

• 2013 - Fire Safe Resins

– OOA cure composites• 2009 - Out of Autoclave Advanced Fiber Placement

– Adaptive machining• 2012 – Adaptive Machining of Composites• 2013 – Composites Machining Modeling

– Integration of Mfg Capability/Variability for Design, Qualification and Certification• 2013 - Reliable Structure Advanced Fiber Placement

2010 Strategic Inquiry Impact

• 2010 Industry Survey on Pervasive Needs. 2009 (subset in Purple). ManTech projects were able to be developed to respond to a select set of needs as outlined below (Green).

– Efficient Processes for Structurally Embedded Arrays• 2012 - S-Band AWACS Bi-Static Integrated Radar

– Domestic Source for SiC fiber• 2013 – Value Stream Analysis of a Domestic Source

Industry Caucus Impact (2010-2012)

• 2010– More Precompetitive development projects not tied to a program

• Adaptive Machining• S&T ManTech Projects

• 2011– Projects addressing exhaust wash structures planned for future systems

• Manufacturing Technology for Extended Life Structures

• 2012– Number one issue for using composites for engines is hot wet and oxidation

• Manufacturing Technology for Extended Life Structures

– Sometimes can’t even find reports they wrote• Creating a final report index for industry to better find final reports

– Would like to understand the criteria the services use to select their projects• DMC 2012 presentations by each Service addressed their priorities and criteria

– MT better job to disseminate information, summary and who to talk to• Each Service has a MT Website; preparing a current project list for internet posting

Industry representatives provided input on areas ManTech was not currently addressing but should consider addressing (subset in Blue). ManTech projects were able to be developed to respond to a select set of needs as outlined below (Green).

2013 Caucus Participants• Sector Representatives are selected on a rotating basis to assist in

the peer review of all ManTech projects related to polymers and composites. These sectors are:

• Fixed Wing• Rotary Wing• Land Systems• Naval Systems• Soldier Systems• Missile Systems• Large Supplier• Small Supplier• Materials Supplier

2013 Caucus Participants• Lockheed Martin• Honeywell• Lancer• Bell Helicopter• ATK• Huntington Ingalls• Northrop Grumman• Seemann Composites• Excelsis

Industry Perspective on the Portfolio of Projects

Sector Represented

DOD SECTOR

Fixed Wing

Rotary Wing

Ships/Subs

Engines

Sub-Tier (large)

Sub-Tier (small)

ExcellentGoodFairPoor

Overall DoD IB

Industry was asked how well the portfolio of projects were meeting their manufacturing technology needs using the scale in the lower right. This question was asked to individual sector representatives and as an overall group.

The results are reasonable since individual Service needs must be balanced with

overall industrial base and sector needs.

Industry Perspective on Information Dissemination

Final Reports should provide more details on

how and why something is done.

Recommend that a third party (one

technically competent, but

unfamiliar with the project) review all

technical reports to ensure details are

included

Publish interim reports or host

interim meetings to spin up industry

engagement prior to the completion

of the project

Industry Representatives were asked: How effective is ManTech at providing sufficient information to enable technology advancements to be adopted by a company which did not perform the work.

Fair

Industry Representative were asked: How ManTech could broaden technology deployment via final reporting to accelerate industrial base change.

Shaping Factors for the Defense Aerospace Composites Industry

1. Reduced Funding2. Acquisition vs. Life Cycle Decision Making3. Higher Composite Part Production Volume for sub-tier

suppliers4. Small Quantities of Ships and Satellites5. Materials Availability6. Minimal Material Buys7. Inconsistent Material8. Lack of Composite Performance Confidence for New

Applications9. Qualification Costs10.Quicker, Faster, Cheaper @ Reduced Quantities

Areas ManTech Should Address• Risk reduction for Integrated Vibration Dampening Structures• Modeling & Simulation

– Material Characterization for Processability– Predictive Composite Springback (+/- .002)– Bondline prediction

• Materials– Scale Up of Fire Resistant Composite Structures (2000F, 15 min)– New Thermoplastic/Thermoset Material– Low Cost Pi-Preform– Materials Data Availability

• Tooling– Reconfigurable Flexible Tooling

• New Processes– Polymeric Additive Manufacturing – Better Properties, larger sizes– Polyimide Fiber Placement– Innovation in Reliable Vacuum Bagging

• Thermoplastic Weld/Repair• Inspection

– Complex bonded structures– Large area bond inspection/integrity

• Knowledge management

Industry was asked to provide a final 30 Second message

• ManTech is sponsoring a good depth and variety of projects

• Request improved availability of deliverables from design specific technology maturation projects

• Request meaningful ManTech intellectual property segregated from company intellectual property

• Need a common qualification methodology• Recommend a decreased response time to start a

MT project