Company Overview
AIAA TCM
February 15, 2011
Company Overview, 01.11
Company Overview, 01.11, Page 1
Gulfstream Expanding Savannah Facilities
• New $500M, 7 year facilities expansion announced November 15,
2010 to position Gulfstream to take advantage of the next economic
growth cycle
– Creating 1,000 new jobs
– New facilities in the
northwest quadrant of
the Savannah airport
– Renovations to current
Savannah facilities
– Expansion of the Research
and Development Center
(RDC) Campus
Company Overview, 01.11, Page 2
Gulfstream Product Line
3,000 nm (5,556 km) at M0.75
3,400 nm (6,297 km) at M0.75
3,400 nm (6,297 km) at M0.80
G350: 3,800 nm (7,038 km) at M0.80
G450: 4,350 nm (8,056 km) at M0.80
G500: 5,800 nm (10,742 km) at M0.80
G550: 6,750 nm (12,501 km) at M0.80
7,000 nm (12,964 km) at M0.85
G150, G200 range with 4 passengers / G350 – G650 range with 8 passengers
G150 shown with optional Enhanced Vision System (EVS)
Company Overview, 01.11, Page 3
Product Line Comparison
Existing Line and Announced Products
G150 G200 G250 G350 G450
G500
G550
G650
Gulfstream
L45XR
L85 CL300 CL605
G5000
GEX-XRS
G7000
Bombardier
L40XR
L60XR
CL850
F2000LX
G8000
F900LX
F7X
Dassault
F2000DX
Hawker
Beechcraft
Premier
H750
F900DX
H4000
H400XP H900XP
Mustang,
CJ1,CJ2 XLS+
Cit X
Cessna
CJ3,CJ4
Sovereign
Legacy 450
Legacy 600
Lineage 1000
Embraer
Phenom Phenom
100
300
Legacy 500 Legacy 650
Increasing
Aircraft2.5E+07
Capability
Price
4.0E+07 4.5E+07 5.0E+07
3.5E+07
3.0E+07and
1.5E+07 2.0E+07
0.0E+00 5.0E+06 1.0E+07
Aircraft in development
Company Overview, 01.11, Page 4
Advanced R&D Programs
• Gulfstream is a leader in advanced technology research
• Committed to significant investments in support of new and existing
aircraft development to excel in leading edge technologies
Advanced Technologies include
• Flight Deck
• Vision Systems
• Flight Controls
• Cabin Environment
• Completions
• Manufacturing
• Composites
• Supersonic
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Worldwide Presence
Presence on six continents with 44 facilities
Company Overview, 01.11, Page 6
AIN Product Support Survey 2010
Best in
Market*
Gulfstream (Large Cabin)
Cessna (Citation)
Gulfstream (Mid-cabin)
Bombardier (Learjet)
Dassault (Falcon)
Hawker Beechcraft (Hawker)
Bombardier (Challenger)
Boeing (BBJ)
Hawker Beechcraft
(Beechjet/Premier 1/H400XP)
Bombardier (Global)
5
6
7
8
Gulfstream Product Support receives top ranking - eighth year in a row
* Large cabin support of aircraft of all ages
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Summary
• Broad product line
• Best product support worldwide
• Leader in advanced technology
for enhanced safety
• Financially strong for continued
investments in all aspects of the
business
• Over 50 years of experience
Moving confidently
into the future
Company Overview, 01.11, Page 8
Barriers to Automation of Aircraft
Production
Steve Ritchie
Feb 15, 2011
Why Automate ?
•
More Repeatable Processes
•
Improved Quality
•
Environmental Benefits
– Paint & Sealant applications
•
Health & Safety Improvements
– Ergonomic, Repetitive Strain Syndrome
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Reduced Labor Content and Cost
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Limited and Shrinking Skilled Workforce
•
Competitors Worldwide are Investing
Challenges
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High Capital Cost - $M’s – typically only justifiable with new program
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Low Production Volumes
•
Intricacy of Product Design Limits Access
•
Accuracy and Repeatability of Robots
•
Fastener Types and Specs
•
Product Evolution vs Clean sheet
•
Certification and Inspection / Validation
•
Flexibility for Change
– Programming / Tooling vs Human
•
Labor Content is Small % of Cost
•
2D Engineering Data
Automation vs Design for Manufacture
Significant Progress on G650
•
Machined Components replacing Sheetmetal
– Better repeatability improves aircraft assembly time
•
Integrated Panel Assembly Cell (IPAC)
– Frame attachment to skins
– Fuselage joining straps
•
Robotic Trim and Drill on Empennage Assembly (Fokker)
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Automated Tape Layup
– Composite Horizontal Skins
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Automated Electrical Harness Testing
•
Mortise & Tenon Furniture – CNC Routing
Leveraging Engineering 3D Data in Manufacturing
Brotje IPAC Machine for G650 Fuselage Panels
Attaches Frames and Splice Straps
Install 32,000 fasteners
Drill 24,000 pilot holes
Drill 4,000 full size holes
Accuracy +/- 0.005’
Investment approx. $6.5M
Robotics
•
Actively Benchmarking use of Robotics in Aerospace over last
3 years by Advanced Manufacturing team
•
Discussions and site visits with Robotic Integrators
– Kuka Systems
– Electroimpact
– Brotje
•
Potential Applications being reviewed
– Drilling of sub-assemblies
– Fastener installation
– Paint application
– Fillet Sealing
Industry Observations on Robotic Applications
•
Significant Progress been made in Recent Years
– Acquisition Costs have reduced
– Accuracy and Repeatability have improved
• Standard 0.025”to 0.040” typical
– Integrated Programming within Delmia PLM products
• iGRIP module for Robotics
– Incorporation by Tooling / Equipment integrators
•
Implementations in several Aerospace companies
– Fokker
– Spirit
– Premium Aerotech
– Airbus
KUKA System for Vertical Assembly
Potential Single Sided
Fastener installation
ROM cost $1.8M
including tooling
Robot on Modular
Pallet to allow use in
other work cells
Summary
•
Gulfstream is actively implementing various forms of
automation based on overall business benefits
•
Product Design is a Critical Enabler to Leverage Opportunities
•
Off-the-shelf accuracy of Robots requires additional Alignment
system overlay to achieve Aerospace accuracies / tolerances
– Typically need .010” to .015” (IPAC 0.005”)
•
Load and Function Capability of Head is limited
– End effectors developed for specific applications
•
Application requires Highly Repeatable activities
– Hard to cost justify for low production volume
– Pallet mount systems for use in multiple cells
•
Gulfstream will continue to explore potential applications for
automation