Focus Area: Advanced/Additive Manufacturing

Contact

Jordan Peter
jpeter@fairmounttech.com
316-242-1233

At Fairmount Technologies, we are committed to developing technologies that enable rapid tool-less manufacturing of extruded parts with a focus on the aerospace and defense sectors. We develop, produce and sell CNC machines based on those technologies, so that the organic and industrial bases can produce parts rapidly without needing special tooling.

XTRU

Problem Statement:

Maintainers lack the ability to perform quick-turn airframe structural repairs as it take months to years to produce spare parts.

  • Traditional structural spare part manufacturing processes require part-specific tooling to be designed, built and proved-out before spare parts can be produced.
  • This leaves warfighter assets rendered mission incapable for months to years awaiting spare parts, diminishing readiness.

Technology Solution Statement:

XTRU is a tooling-free manufacturing cell comprised of XtruForm (XF) for stretch forming, XtruMach (XM) for milling, and XtruJog (XJ) for joggling, for rapid production of structural spare parts for repair. XTRU implements traditional processes to produce spares without tooling, using CNC machine kinematics and digital thread. Avoidance of tooling enables rapid spares, repairs and increases readiness. XTRU's digital thread capability enables forward deployed sustainment and simplified logistics.

Benefits Statement:

  • Rapid repairs enabled – lead time for spares reduced to hours or days
  • Lead time: 1 day if manufacturing technical data package (TDP) is available, a few weeks for complex parts needing TDP development, custom soft jaws, thinning of extrusion, etc.
  • Short lead time for spares will reduce MICAP (Mission Impaired Capability Awaiting Parts)
  • Traditional manufacturing process in new tooling-free CNC machines – parts produced meet all specs
  • TDP developed once can be used anywhere to produce structural spare parts