Ladies and Gentlemen,
I work for the Manufacturing Technology Directorate, Concurrent Engineering
Office. I am a new subscriber to Design-L. I just wanted you to know from
whence I come and to invite discussion and technology transfer.
The goal of the Manufacturing Technology (MANTECH) program has been to
enhance productivity, increase quality, and reduce life cycle cost of weapon
systems. Projects are application-oriented, designed to demonstrate, validate,
and implement manufacturing processes for use by the defense industry and the
logistics centers of the armed forces.
MANTECH programs address high-payoff problem areas in all industry
sectors producing and repairing weapon systems and support equipment for
the Department of Defense. Problems addressed are generic in nature,
applicable to virtually all manufacturers in any industry sector and to
multiple weapon systems. Efforts address all levels of industry from large
prime contractors to material and parts vendors as small as 20 person shops.
This request for information spans a broad spectrum of disciplines,
including engineering design, design for manufacturing, manufacturing
engineering, technology for affordability, quality assurance, cost-risk
management, and logistics support.
Further, I'm offering a white paper for distribution....
Air Force MANTECH has developed initial high-level requirements
for a Producibility Methodology and associated Tool Set (PMATS). Some
of the program goals are:
* To provide for the capture, organization, and analysis of product
requirements in a computer-interpretable form.
* To identify and capture system level design components in a
computer-interpretable form in accordance with a pre-defined hierarchical
classification.
* To identify and capture the physical components of the design
in a computer-interpretable form in accordance with a pre-defined
hierarchical classification
* To link design components to associated manufacturing processes
so that manufacturing process information can influence product design.
The viability of this approach has already been demonstrated in the Six
Sigma work.
* To support producibility assessment based on predicted yield
and other risk factors. This includes the ability to quantitatively
measure producibility in terms of probable yield, the identification and
quantification of process variability drivers, and the identification of
risk and cost drivers in terms of process yield and variability.
* To provide design decision traceability, so that the rationale
for key design decisions can be reviewed after the fact.
For more information, a White Paper describing the concept
development and program strategy for PMATS is available. Please contact
Marvin Gale, (513) 255-8589, DSN 785-8589, or FAX (513) 476-4420.
Or send an e-mail message to pattltjg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or
galeml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Thanks for you time. If this is not an appropriate forum, please notify me.
Wally Patterson
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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:09:55 -0500
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I work for the Manufacturing Technology Directorate, Concurrent Engineering
Office. I am a new subscriber to Design-L. I just wanted you to know from
whence I come and to invite discussion and technology transfer.
The goal of the Manufacturing Technology (MANTECH) program has been to
enhance productivity, increase quality, and reduce life cycle cost of weapon
systems. Projects are application-oriented, designed to demonstrate, validate,
and implement manufacturing processes for use by the defense industry and the
logistics centers of the armed forces.
MANTECH programs address high-payoff problem areas in all industry
sectors producing and repairing weapon systems and support equipment for
the Department of Defense. Problems addressed are generic in nature,
applicable to virtually all manufacturers in any industry sector and to
multiple weapon systems. Efforts address all levels of industry from large
prime contractors to material and parts vendors as small as 20 person shops.
This request for information spans a broad spectrum of disciplines,
including engineering design, design for manufacturing, manufacturing
engineering, technology for affordability, quality assurance, cost-risk
management, and logistics support.
Further, I'm offering a white paper for distribution....
Air Force MANTECH has developed initial high-level requirements
for a Producibility Methodology and associated Tool Set (PMATS). Some
of the program goals are:
* To provide for the capture, organization, and analysis of product
requirements in a computer-interpretable form.
* To identify and capture system level design components in a
computer-interpretable form in accordance with a pre-defined hierarchical
classification.
* To identify and capture the physical components of the design
in a computer-interpretable form in accordance with a pre-defined
hierarchical classification
* To link design components to associated manufacturing processes
so that manufacturing process information can influence product design.
The viability of this approach has already been demonstrated in the Six
Sigma work.
* To support producibility assessment based on predicted yield
and other risk factors. This includes the ability to quantitatively
measure producibility in terms of probable yield, the identification and
quantification of process variability drivers, and the identification of
risk and cost drivers in terms of process yield and variability.
* To provide design decision traceability, so that the rationale
for key design decisions can be reviewed after the fact.
For more information, a White Paper describing the concept
development and program strategy for PMATS is available. Please contact
Marvin Gale, (513) 255-8589, DSN 785-8589, or FAX (513) 476-4420.
Or send an e-mail message to pattltjg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or
galeml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Thanks for you time. If this is not an appropriate forum, please notify me.
Wally Patterson
|/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\|
| ATTN: Wallace C. Patterson |
| WL/MTR Bldg 653 |
| 2977 P St Ste 6 |
| Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7739 |
| (513) 255-8589, DSN 785-8589 |
| (513) 476-4420 FAX |
| patterwc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
|/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\|
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:09:55 -0500
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