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Company Overview October 2012 ACTA Corporate Proprietary Information

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Company OverviewOctober 2012

ACTA Corporate Proprietary Information

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Location

• 16 miles from I-70• 40 miles from I-15• Railway 30 miles–

soon to be 5 miles• FedEx and UPS

deliver and pickup 2 times each day

• 16 miles from I-70• 40 miles from I-15• Railway 30 miles–

soon to be 5 miles• FedEx and UPS

deliver and pickup 2 times each day

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Company Overview

Composite Design & Fabrication since 1984Core Competencies: Design, Tooling, Build,

Assembly Integrated Parts & Assemblies for Aerospace & Defense

High-Volume ProductionRapid Prototyping – Engineering & First Article Build

In-House Capabilities = Cost-Effective, Quick-Moving, On-Time & Budget

AS9100C and NADCAP Accreditation (Composites)SBA Small Business100+ Skilled Employees

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ACT Customers

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Key ManagementDr. Roland Christensen, Founder, CEO, Chief Engineer

Founded ACT in 1984; also founded Freedom Innovations & Christensen Arms Previous: VP Engineering Fibertek, EDO Fiber Sciences, Hercules Inc.

Jason Christensen, President 15+ years aerospace composite design & manufacturing MBA, MSME & BS Manufacturing, BYU

Loren Anderson, Vice President Engineering 25+ years engineering and design High volume, repetitive, Lean applications

Marc Blakely VP Sales 20 years aerospace operations, sales, program management, composites

manufacturing BS, US Air Force Academy & MBA, University of Chicago

Andy Hill, VP Program Management Previously General Manager and Quality Manager for ACT Aerospace Program Manager for Mentor-Protégé program with NAVAIR and Bell Helicopter

Brent Wallace, CFO Bank Controller & CFO Public Accounting, Grant Thornton

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Sister Companies

Carbon Barreled Hunting Rifles$10 Million Revenue

BusinessCo-located with ACT

Aerospacewww.christensenarms.c

om

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Sister CompaniesFreedom Innovations

Prosthetic feet and kneesOver 100 sets/day shipped$30 Million + Revenue

BusinessFounded/grown by Roland

Christensen & Family80% sold in 2007Remaining 20% sold in

2012Still located on-site at ACTAwww.freedominnovations.com

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Engineering Capabilities

Composite Engineering DesignComplex Integrated Assemblies

C4ISR Pods, External Fuel Tanks, Aircraft, UAS, and Rotorcraft Structure

Design for Manufacturability Skilled in supporting high-volume manufacturing

runs to AS9100 standards

Rapid Prototyping In-house capabilities and experience allow for

quick/decisive response

Stress and Materials Analysis In-house Structures DER, Materials & Processes DER

Allows for complete engineering package substantiation

Can create and deliver external loads reports, structural substantiation reports

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Composite Production CapabilitiesLaminate Construction 25+ hand lay up technicians

All prepreg/vacuum bag trained 250º, 350º, 450º systems

Can produce +300 lbs/day autoclave cured laminate

Autoclave curing (120 psi 450º) All computer controlled (ASC)

4’ x 6’ 6’x6’ 7.5' x15’ 10’ x 55’ 12’ x 40’

Composite Compression molding 19”x24”x14” (35 ton) 24”x12”x8” (2) (15 ton)

Composite Bladder FormingResin Transfer Molding (SQRTM)

Filament winding 6 ft in diameter x 50ft4 axis

Laser Ply Placement 3D Laser Projection ~18’x18’

Large Oven curing (8) sizes up to 8'x8'x14‘New 9’ x 22’ ovenMax temperature of 500º

Paint Booth 10’ X 14’ X 6’

CNC Ply Cutting (3) 288”x52”

Freezers (-20ºF) All computer controlled and

monitored 54’x14’ 20’x8’

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Production Support Capabilities Quality Inspection

Level III – In house FARO Laser Tracker CMM Full line of Metrology Equipment

Non Destructive (2) Phased Array C-Scan (2) A-Scan Bond Testing TTU Immersion Tank (4’x40’x2’)

Testing MTS 55 kip

R/I Composite Material Fatigue Tension/Compression

Pressure Diamond DMA

Thermal Analysis Environmental Test Chamber

48”x48”x54” -40º to 375º

CNC MachiningCAM driven machining (1) 5 axis router – 10’x20’x4’ (1) 5 axis router – 12’x8’x4’ (5) 4 axis mills (2) CNC lathes

Complete Welding FabricationTIG, MIG, ARC, etc

Fully equipped machine stop

INFOR Visual ERP System

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Analysis, Materials, Quality/Testing Support

Structures and M&P DER on staffStructural and Vibration AnalysisTypically support R&D programs with full stress reportsPart 23 and 25 experience

Full Internal Test LabRobust Materials/Quality Testing CapabilityTesting conducted daily for:

Bell Helicopter Cirrus Design Honda Aircraft Company Agusta Westland Others

FAA Material Site Qualification achieved for Toray T700/2510 systemAllowables testing currently in process for another

system

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Door Assemblies

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Filament Winding

Filament Wound Fuel Tank

• For this program ACTA built/certified:• New Class 2000 clean room• New 4-axis winding machine• New oven

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Cirrus G3 Wing Main Spar

Parts Over 2000 delivered to

dateSpar: 40 feet part

length~70 lbs each(4-16) per weekAutoclave cure100% C-scan

(immersion)Description

Full FAA conformance to CFR 14 part 23

Toray Material Site Qualification

Documentation

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ACTA routinely produces various small assemblies• Composite structure• Full assembly (Nut cages / bonding) • Complete NDI / NDT to be completed• Fabricate all tooling in house

Various Assembies

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Primary StructureParts

130 different parts for V-22, UH-1Y, ARH, V-22

Autoclave cureHand lay upClass I parts

DescriptionStiffeners, intercostalsBallistic panelsBonded core panels Assembly

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Sandwich Structures

Structural Panel – Sandwich Construction

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External Pod Structures

External Stores PodFabricationMachiningToolingAssembly

DescriptionDesigned and

fabricated all tooling including stress analysis, composite lay up, drill/trim, and assembly fixtures.

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Large Assemblies – Wing Structure• Composite / core structure• Full assembly • Complete NDI / NDT • Fabricated all tooling in house

Wing Box Assemblies

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Aero Shell Structures

Aero Shell for Large Structure – Cored Panel with Curvature

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Compression Molding

• ACTA produces several thousand compression molded parts per year

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Engineering / CAD SystemsCAD/solid modeling

CATIA V5 (6 Seats)CATIA V4 (1 Seat)Solid Works Pro/E

FEA MSC NastranELFINICosmos/GeoStar

CAM CATIA V5Master CAM

Computer Aided Composite Design CATIA V5 CPM and CPE

Proprietary Laminate Analysis Programs

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Facilities / Capacity

130,000 + 50,000 (new) square feet of manufacturing space50,000 square feet

available for new projects

3 different facilities

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NDI Capabilities

• OmniScan• (2) OmniScan

Phased Array• C-Scan• A-Scan • S-Scan • Bonda Scope (Bond

testing)

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NDI Capabilities

• Through Transmission Unit (TTU)• Computer

automated• 2540 mm x 1067

mm scan area• Scan up to 305

mm/sec• Fully self

contained• Flat/Core panels

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SummaryHighly Experienced and Successful

CompanyRate Production of Complex Structures and

AssembliesComposite Design, Analysis, Tooling,

Production ExpertsVertically Integrated with Strong In-House

CapabilitiesCNC Machining, Tool Design, etc.

Result: Lower Costs and Decreased Cycle Times

AS 9100 / NADCAP AS 9100 (2006)NADCAP (2010)

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Contact Information

Applied Composite Technology Aerospace425 East 400 North

Gunnison, UT 84634

Marc Blakely – Vice [email protected]

303-520-6379