GKN Aerospace overview The most comprehensive global Tier 1 supplier
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GKN AEROSPACE OVERVIEW
GKN: A global engineering group
Every day at GKN…
We drive the
wheels of
hundreds of
millions of cars…
We help
thousands
of aircraft to fly…
And we deliver the
power to harvest
crops and move
earth.
In numbers
56,000 employees
Locations in more than 30 countries
£8bn sales
Sales by division
Driveline
(46%) Aerospace
(33%)
Land
Systems
(9%)
Powder Metallurgy
(12%)
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GKN AEROSPACE OVERVIEW
GKN Aerospace - The leading global Tier 1 aircraft supplier
Mexico
4 locations
China
2 locations
Landing Gear
Electrical and Wiring
Services
Aerostructures
Office locations
USA
26 locations
Netherlands
7 locations 2 2 1 3
2 2
1 1
India
2 locations 1 1
Romania
2 locations 2
Turkey
1 location 1
Belgium
1 location
Canada
1 location
1
Singapore
1 location
Thailand
1 location
United Kingdom
8 locations
1 4 3
Sweden
4 locations 2
Norway
1 location
1
Germany
1 location 1
Engine Systems
Transparencies
and Special Products
13 1 2 7 1 2
2
1
1
1
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GKN AEROSPACE OVERVIEW
Widest capabilities of any Tier 1
Fuselage, wing,
nacelle & pylon
Inflight opening
doors and
empennage
Static & rotating
structures
Titanium engine
inlet parts
Transparencies
Ice protection
systems
AEROSTRUCTURES ENGINE SYSTEMS SPECIAL PRODUCTS
Helicopter
landing gear
Composite
load carrying
landing gear
components
(drag brace)
Availability
services, MRO,
conversion and
completion for
mature and
legacy aircraft
WIRING INTER-
CONNECT SYSTEMS LANDING GEAR GLOBAL SERVICES
GLOBAL NO. 2 GLOBAL NO. 2 GLOBAL NO. 1 GLOBAL NO. 3 GLOBAL BRAND
Electrical Wiring
Interconnection
Systems (EWIS)
for aircraft and
aircraft engines
GLOBAL BRAND
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GKN AEROSPACE OVERVIEW
GKN Aerospace’s Growth Story
Sales of around £700m in 2006 – £2.5bn
at the end of 2015
Track record of delivering on acquisitions:
−Volvo Aero (2012)
−Fokker Technologies (2015)
…and organic growth: $3.5bn of new
business wins in 2015
Content on-board 100,000 flights a day
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GKN AEROSPACE OVERVIEW
GKN Aerospace - structure
CEO
Engine Systems
Mike McCann
Senior Vice President
Special Products Group
Gavin Wesson
CEO Aerostructures
Europe
John Pritchard
CEO Aerostructures
North America
Mike Grunza
CEO Fokker
Technologies
Hans Büthker
CEO
GKN Aerospace
Kevin Cummings
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GKN AEROSPACE OVERVIEW
Leading the development of strategic technologies
Thermoplastic composites
15% weight saving compared to other
composites on horizontal tailplane of
AW169
Advanced metallic structures
Welding, analysis & material expertise
means 10% weight saving on GTF engine
cases
Transparencies & coatings
CrystalVue II coating offers up to 7 years’
extra window life
Ice protection & detection
Patented technology offers 50% de-ice
power saving GKN Aerospace de-icing slats
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GKN AEROSPACE OVERVIEW
6 Sites focusing on major assemblies and components
GKN Aerostructures Europe John Pritchard
CEO
Machining, Systems, Major Sub-assemblies and components, Additive
Manufacture, research
Composite Spar manufacture and Fixed Trailing Edge Assembly
Composite components and assemblies, research
Filton
Western Approach
Munich
Mike
Platt
Mike
Platt
Dietmar
Czaia
Sub-Assembly and Fabrication Yeovil Eddie
Jones
Composite and metallic assemblies, winglets, nacelles, research, Cowes Garry
Hernes
Nacelle podding , Engine Integration Phoenix Garry
Hernes
Key Capabilities Site General Manager
GKN Aerospace Proprietary and Confidential
GKN Aerospace Filton
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GKN AEROSPACE OVERVIEW
GKN Aerospace Filton
Customers
Airbus
Dassault
Triumph
BAE Systems
Programmes: Large Civil: Airbus A320 family, A330, A380, A350XWB, Boeing 787
Military Transport: A400M
Business Jet: Dassault Falcon 5X
Military Fast Jet: Joint Strike Fighter
Investment:
> £40M capital investment since 2009
Approx £25M projected over next 3 yrs
Filton Engineering Centre established
− Over 200 design and engineering specialists
People:
Safety
Employee engagement
Education and Community support
Apprenticeship programmes
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GKN Aerospace - Filton Overview
>1,500 employees > £300M Sales
10 Value Streams
Wing Assembly Wing Systems Components
• Major structural assembly
• Metallic and Composite
• Automated and robotic assembly
• Full system capability – hydraulic,
pneumatic, fuel, anti-ice
• Electron beam welding, automated
robotic welding and assembly
• Large structural and complex parts –
max 6m x 2m
• Hard and soft metal capability
Business Support Capability
• Design - build capability
• Filton Engineering Centre
• Independent quality approvals
• Metrology and conformance engineering
• Additional capabilities through GKN network
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Components
Value Streams
Ribs
− 5-axis machining of wing ribs for all major Airbus Aircraft
− A320, A330, A380, A400M
Hard Metal
− Titanium machining 4/5 axis
− Small to medium sized parts
− Civil and Military customers
Prismatics
− Small aluminium 4-axis machining
Gear Rib
− A380 and A330 Gear rib machining
Shared Services
− Chemical and heat treatments
− Paint shop
− Penetrant Flaw Detect
− Investment for REACH compliance
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Wing Assembly
Value Streams
A380
− A380 Fixed Trailing Edge Assembly
A400M
− A400M Composite Fixed Trailing Edge Assembly
Single Aisle
− Single Aisle Shroud Box Assembly
− Single Aisle Electrics
Long Range Leading Edge
− Major sub-assemblies
− D-nose, Leading Edge
Long Range Wingbox and Trailing Edge
− A330 Outer Wingbox assembly
− A330 Trailing Edge assembly
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GKN AEROSPACE OVERVIEW
Wing Systems
Value Streams
Hydraulics
− Small bore pipe bending and assembly
− Press Shop
− Electron Beam Welding
Pneumatics
− Large bore ducts – up to 8” diameter
− Naca Ducts
− Track Cans
− Fuel
− Bleed Air
− Pneumatics
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GKN AEROSPACE OVERVIEW
Investment in New Technologies
Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence
Powder Bed
− Electron Beam Melting
− Laser Melting
Research and Operational Development Cells
Primary Objectives
− Industrialisation of EBM – certification and series manufacture
− Mature laser process and industrialise
Advanced Assembly & Automation
Advanced Joining, Forming & Fabrication
Linear Friction Welding
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GKN AEROSPACE OVERVIEW
Site Tour
Integrated Machining Facility
A380 Fixed Trailing Edge
Additive Manufacturing Centre
GKN Aerospace Proprietary and Confidential
GKN Aerospace Western Approach
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GKN Aerospace - Western Approach Overview
GKN’s Centre of Excellence for major
composite primary structure components
Approx £235M invested in new state-of-the-art
composite structures manufacturing and assembly facility
Over 30,000m2 of floor space
First Advanced Fibre Placement spar manufacture
– largest composite part in GKN
First Fixed Trailing Edge automated moving assembly
system
Fully integrated product teams working closely with
customer and supply chain
Programmes
A350 XWB Spar manufacture and Fixed Trailing Edge
Assembly
A400M Spar manufacture
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GKN AEROSPACE OVERVIEW
Outer Spar
Mid Spar Inner Spar
A350 Fixed Trailing Edge Design
3 Spars total over 27m in length with an accuracy of +/- 0.3mm
Total weight of spar carbon is 1230kg/aircraft
FTE assembly weighs 1800kg
The FTE is 7% of total wing weight and supports 10x its own weight
First “large Scale” assembly operation undertaken by GKN
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