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.