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Assembly
Kitco Defense provides structural aircraft assemblies for OEMs including Northrop Grumman and Boeing. A variety of services that the OEMs can no longer afford to provide or desire to support are offered including supply chain and program management.
Kitco Defense currently supports the Boeing A-10 WRP with both machining and assembly. Kitco Defense machines the trailing ribs for the center wing box, these are then assembled with other components and shipped to the Kitco Defense facility in Georgia for point of use kit delivery to Boeing. Kitco Defense also assembles the trailing edge flap track and the pitot tube for the A-10 program.
A-10C
Center Wing Flap Tracks
Trailing Edge Ribs
Intercostal Ribs
Pitot Tube
T-38/F-5
66% Spar
62% Spar
Vertical Stabilizer
F-16
Lever and link Assembly
Machining
Kitco Defense’s manufacturing facility provides machining, finishing and assembly services for customers. onsite engineering and quality assurance teams support products ranging from precision machine components to riveted assemblies. Machined components can be held to tolerances of 0.0001 inches, 8 RMS micro finishing and flatness measured in helium light bands. Qualified aerospace partners provide special processing such as heat treatments, plating processes and other spcialty coatings. Certification documents are included with product shipments in conformance with US military and FAA requirements.
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Software
CAD/CAM systems –Siemens NX 8.5; SolidWorks 2013; GibbsCAM Virtual Gibbs
JobBOSS by Exact Holding NA, Inc
Turning
Mori Seiki Lathe – model SL-2500Y Lathe with live tooling
Mori Seiki Lathe – model NL-2500SY with dual spindle, full y-axis with live tooling
Mori Seiki Mill/Turn Lathe – model NT4250SZ with dual spindle, lower turret, full milling head
Milling
Okuma NC Mill – model # MC-40-VA, 3 1/2 Axis
Mori Seiki Horizontal Mill – model NH4000DCG with high speed spindle
Manual Equipment
Supermax Manual Mill – model # YC-1 1/2 VS
Goodway Manual Lathe – model # GW-1640G
Sharp Manual Lathe – model # 1440V
AMW Surface Grinder – model # CC-150
Enerpac Hydraulic Press
W.F. Wells and Sons Stock and Part Saw
Metrology Equipment
Deltronic Optical Comparator MSA 665
Mitutoyo Coordinate Measuring Machines (2) – Model # BRT-A-504, Tool # A504, A50 Brown & Sharpe CMM – Model # 555 Global Image, Tool # E5380
OGP Smartscope – Model # Flash 500, Tool # SS001
Leco Hardness Tester R-60d0
6” Opt. Flat Visual Comparator
Fellows Gear Involute 12M
Other Equipment
Mass Finishing Controlled Velocity Finishing/
Polishing – model HZ160
Richwood Controlled Velocity Finishing – model CV-600
TOCCO Induction heater with Controller – model TOCCOtron 400 Series
Miller welders – models 251 (MIG), 250DX (TIG)
MacBlast blast cabinet – model TrinMac
Clemco blast cabinet – model Pulsar II
Kitco Defense prides itself in meeting or exceeding the customer's requirements.