Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

AFRL leads the discovery, development and delivery of warfighting technologies for our air, space and cyberspace forces. We’re pushing the boundaries and creating a new tomorrow through unparalleled research.

Lead

We’re not content to compete—AFRL leads the way. Where others follow, we forge our own path. When others say it’s impossible, our team finds a way.

Discover

Excitement for what’s possible drives us forward. There are many challenges—global and domestic—ahead, but we thrive when tasked with finding a solution that seems undiscoverable.

Develop

Finding the answer is just the beginning. We grow and expand new ideas until they’re scalable, cost-effective and safe for our world.

Deliver

Our world needs complete solutions. In order to give our warfighters an unmatched advantage, we keep our promises and surpass expectations.

JR Automation provides intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions. We transform how the world’s leading manufacturers make and distribute products.

With years of proven experience in aerospace manufacturing and validation, our custom solutions can support any component, interior or exterior. In the defense field, our trusted expertise puts our custom machines on the front lines.

Working with some of the largest names in the aerospace industry, our equipment has been used to produce turbine engine components, aerostructure assemblies, overhead compartments, and much more, while our defense expertise ranges from radar and weapon systems to ammunition and beyond.

• Airframe and Structural Sub-component Assembly
• Fuel Systems
• Fuel Injectors
• Wheels and Brakes
• Interiors and Seating
• Aero-Sealant
• Exhaust Systems
• Hot and Cold Section Engine Components
• Aerostructures including Fuselage and Wing Sub-assemblies

 
Learn more at https://www.jrautomation.com/industries/aerospace-and-defense.

Plataine is an award-winning leading provider of Intelligent Automation solutions for advanced manufacturing of various industries. Through our suite of Total Production Optimization (TPO) solutions, we enable our customers to:

• Increase throughput
• Improve quality
• Reduce re-work and waste
• Gain insight into every aspect of the manufacturing process

Plataine’s patented, context-sensitive, Industrial IoT-enabled technology integrates with your existing infrastructure, enabling quick deployment, and rapid ROI.

Plataine’s solutions are used by manufacturers who produce parts and finished goods out of composites material, fabric, wood and foam for several industries among which are the Aerospace, Wind Energy, Personal Armor, Industrial Fabrics, Automotive, Transportation, Furniture and Sports & Leisure industries. Our customers include top-tier manufacturers at all levels of the supply chain including Airbus, Boeing, GE, Renault F1® Team, IAI, Triumph, General Atomics, TPI Composites, PCC, Steelcase and MT Aerospace. . We partner with industry leaders such as Google Cloud, Siemens PLM, McKinsey & Company, TE Wire & Cable, the AMRC with Boeing, and CTC GmbH (an Airbus Company) , on their ‘Factory of the Future’, and Industrial Internet programs.

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.

SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company capable of returning a spacecraft from low Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in 2010. The company made history again in 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial spacecraft to deliver cargo to and from the International Space Station.

SpaceX successfully achieved the historic first reflight of an orbital class rocket in 2017, and the company now regularly launches flight-proven rockets. In 2018, SpaceX began launching Falcon Heavy, the world’s most powerful operational rocket by a factor of two.

Learn more at spacex.com.

Raytheon: One global team creating trusted, innovative solutions to make the world a safer place.

Raytheon Company is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. Founded in 1922, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I^™ products and services, sensing, effects and mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Learn more at raytheon.com.

ATI’s mission is to coordinate and execute innovative, collaborative research initiatives for our nation’s government.

ATI is a private, nonprofit corporation with 150-200 employees headquartered in Summerville, SC. We manage the business operations of federally-funded R&D consortia with a contract value of more than $16 billion.

The National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM), located at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, is home to the partnership between NASA, the State of Louisiana, Louisiana State University, the University of New Orleans (UNO) and the UNO Research and Technology Foundation.

NCAM, originally formed in 1999, is a state of the art research and production center focused on applying advanced manufacturing technologies to lightweight composite and metallic materials in support of the NASA space program and adjacent industries.

NCAM also has a strong educational role, sponsoring a coalition of Louisiana research universities, workforce development programs and STEM outreach initiatives.

Maher & Associates provides personalized services, customized to meet the needs of the client. We utilize our expertise in materials and manufacturing to provide our clients key insights, analysis, and evaluations to assist in making better, critical, strategic, and tactical decisions. Our innovative solutions will help drive down the time it takes to develop and deliver new products to the marketplace. Our services include technical assessments of existing operation and providing recommendations to improve performance and efficiency, as well as assessing how new material and manufacturing technologies can impact your operation. Maher & Associates gets results by assisting clients in developing and implementing strategies to create new business opportunities based on material and manufacturing technology. We also provide investors and those involved with mergers and acquisitions, clear and unbiased assessments and insight about the technology of their target companies.

The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) strives to continually innovate, improve, and advance manufacturing technologies and methodologies. Our experienced team specializes in identifying the needs, the players, the technologies, and processes to attain optimal solutions for our customers. We were founded in 2003 by a group of individuals committed to drive innovation throughout the defense manufacturing industry. For more than a decade, we’ve done just that.

Today, our team remains committed to revitalizing our nation’s manufacturing industry. By partnering with us and implementing our solutions, our commercial and defense customers cut costs, increase productivity, improve quality, decrease lead times, and reduce waste.

Simply put, we help our customers become more competitive.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 98,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

As a global security, innovation, and aerospace company, the majority of Lockheed Martin’s business is with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. federal government agencies. In addition, Sikorsky (a Lockheed Martin Company) provides military and rotary-wing aircraft to all five branches of the U.S. armed forces along with military services and commercial operators in 40 nations. The remaining portion of Lockheed Martin’s business is comprised of international government and commercial sales of products, services and platforms.