Paul Warndorf Vice President - Technology

1. Smart MachinePlatform Initiative NDIA Manufacturing Division Meeting March 8-9, 2006 Paul Warndorf Vice President - Technology

2. Smart MachinePlatform Initiative $2 Million Award through Department of Defense for FY2006

3. SMPI Program • 3-4 year effort • $2 million for year one • Development efforts will be limited and need to show early success • Plan to link with other funding programs to cooperatively achieve end goals • Believe there is opportunity to provide a basis for future innovative developments

4. Program Management Funding Source • U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD Program Office • Benét Laboratories, Watervliet, NY Program Manager • TechSolve Inc., Cincinnati, OH

5. SMPI History First Part Correct 1996 AMT Technology Roadmap 2000 First Product Correct 2002 Smart Machine Tool Workshop 2003-2004 Smart Machine Tool Agenda

6. Coalition on Manufacturing Technology Infrastructure • AMT • IMTI • NCMS • NCDMM • NACFAM • NTMA • SME • TechSolve CMTI

7. Mission CMTI To identify, develop, and initiate programs to support the revitalization of the technical infrastructure for the nation’s small, medium, and large manufacturing industries

8. Modeling/Simulation Modeling/Simulation Decisions for Decisions for Total Manufacturing Self - Maintaining & Total Manufacturing Self - Maintaining & Self - Monitoring Systems Self - Monitoring Systems Transparent Transparent Exchange of Exchange of Intelligent, Intelligent, Information Self - Forming Information Self - Forming Adaptable Adaptable Enterprises Enterprises Equipment & Equipment & Processes Processes First Product Correct Assembly Assembly Product & Process Product & Process Product Product & Process Product & Process Part Part First Product Product Requirements Definitions Descriptions Requirements Definitions Descriptions Correct Product Product First Part Correct Capable Processes First Product Correct

9. Smart Machine Platform Initiative (SMPI)- General Concept -

10. AMT – Global TechnologyAdvisory Board • Caterpillar • Boeing • GM • P&W • Timken • Alcoa • U.S. Army • NCMS • NAMRI GTAB

11. GTAB Mission To provide guidance on technology needsand trends to the membership of AMT so they can develop and deploy leading and competitive products.

12. Process Capability

13. Optimization

14. Knowledge • Processing Data • Process • Tooling • Inspection • Fixture • Local Knowledge • Health • Accuracy • Dynamic Information • Tooling & Fixturing • Local Knowledge • Health • Accuracy • Dynamic Information • Tooling & Fixturing • Local Knowledge • Health • Accuracy • Dynamic Information • Tooling & Fixturing

15. Equipment Process Planning Example(Stability Lobes)

16. Smart Machine Platform Initiative (SMPI)- Achieving First Part Correct - SMPI Equipment-Based Localized Activities Global Focused Activities INPUT/OUTPUT Equipment • Process Planning • Global Knowledge • Models • Programming • Other Activities • Tool Management • Maintenance • Inspection & Certification • Fixturing • . . . . SMPI Operating System CNC • Health • Accuracy • Tolerance • Dynamic Information • Local Knowledge Base • Tooling & Fixturing

17. Year One Deliverables 1st Year • Architecture of Global and Local systems and initial SMPI Operating System • Installed Test-Bed at TechSolve and Benét Laboratory • Initiation of three (3) technology developments • Kick-Off meeting and one (1) status meeting • Identification of technologies that could be provided by small and medium enterprises to meet SMPI goals • Identification of manufacturing related University research in technologies appropriate for SMPI • Re-evaluation of the initial SMPI Plan • Assemble an Active Industrial Advisory Group

18. Smart Machine Tool Advisory Group(Government) • U.S. Army Benét Laboratories • U.S. Army Research Laboratory • Defense Logistics Agency • Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Y-12 • NIST

19. Smart Machine Tool Advisory Group(Industry) • GE Transportation Aircraft Engines • BAE • Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation • Caterpillar, Inc. • Lockheed Martin • Delphi • Remmele-Contract Manufacturing

20. Smart Machine Tool Advisory Group(Technology Providers) • Ex One Company • MAG Industrial Automation Systems • ? • ?

21. Smart Machine Tool Advisory Group(Commitment) • Attend general planning and review meetings • Participate in the selection of programs for funding • Review other funded programs for applicability to SMPI • Provide nonproprietary information if applicable

22. Smart Machine Tool Advisory Group(Meetings) • Three meetings have occurred • NCMS, Ann Arbor, MI • Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, CT • Defense Manufacturing Conference, Orlando, FL • Advisory Group cooperative charter in development • Next meeting – April 26, 2006

23. CAD/CAM • Optimization • Programming • Producibility ? Process Definition Modeling & Monitoring Materials Sensors Design Nanotech. Metrology SMPI Disruptive Technologies Maintenance Control ? ? SMPI Program Third Wave IQL

24. IQL Program(Machine Error Assessment)

25. IQL Program(Part Feature Assessment)

26. IQL Program(Process Error Budget)

27. Third Wave Program Modeling Simulation

28. Next Steps • Contract Award – Currently stated to be in the April timeframe • SMPI program first meeting – Currently planned to occur at TechSolve in Cincinnati, Ohio in the May timeframe

29. Next Step • Hold program kickoff meeting at TechSolve in the May timeframe • Update and continue identifying technologies and needs for SMPI (1st year deliverable)

30. Technology Development Ideas • Solicited from technology providers, industry representatives, academia, etc. • Anticipating the process will include the submittal of one page white papers • Smart Machine Tool Advisory Group will provide recommendations for funded efforts

31. Contact Information John Kohls (513) 948-2111 kohls@TechSolve.org Paul Warndorf (703) 827-5291 pwarndorf@AMTonline.org Smart Machine Platform Initiative Coalition on Manufacturing Technology Infrastructure