Inbra aerospace info 11 2011
- 2. IN A NUTSHELL 100% Brazilian company; Founded in 1979; Total area : 160.000 m2; Production area : 23.000 m2; Direct employees : 570;
- 3. ORGANIZATION
- 4. DEFENSE MARKET Inbra has initially focused in the domestic defense market; Developments in the global market have started some years ago, in a very competitive environment; Experience gained in the last 20 years has allowed to improve in raw materials, processes and products.
- 6. Parts in composite materials; Carbon fiber Aramid fiber Glass fiber Sandwich parts Transparent parts for aeronautics; Armored cockpit doors. Armoring for helicopters and aircrafts.
- 7. GENERAL INFORMATION Existing production area: 3.500 m2; Production capacity: 15.000 manhours (currently available); 20.000 manhours (expected till dec 2012); Available area for additional immediate expansion: 4.500 m2; Allows us to go up to additional 30.000 manhours.
- 8. GENERAL INFORMATION Number of direct employees: 100, with forecast to increase to 170 througout 2014; Personnel breakdown: 5% quality; 5% development 5% process; 10% PPC 3% administration; 72% production.
- 9. GENERAL INFORMATION Engineering support For process: In-house. For products: Outsourced in S達o Jos辿 dos Campos (Akaer).
- 10. AERIAL VIEW
- 11. THE PLANT Our facilities include: Clean room with 400 m2; Freezer with 117 m3; Fully automated environment control (by software); Painting room with 50 m2; 2 automated control autoclaves; # 1: Diameter 1,7 m x 6,4 m;
- 13. CLEAN ROOM MANUFACTURING OF AEROSPACE COMPOSITES
- 15. AUTOCLAVES FOR CURING OF AEROSPACE COMPOUNDS
- 16. QUALITY ROOM
- 17. FREEZER FOR PREPREG STORAGE
- 18. HONEYCOMB DRILLING & DRY SANDING Solid residues pick up Area: 25 m2
- 19. PAINTING ROOM & OVEN
- 20. PAINTING ROOM Doors dimensions: Entrance and exit of the part: Inside width: 4.000 mm Inside heigth: 3.200 mm Cabin dimensions: External length: 9.560 mm External width: 5.000 mm Inside height: 3.300 mm External height: 4.000 mm
- 21. PRODUCT LINE Composite material parts with aerospace prepreg technology made in: Carbon fiber Aramid fiber Glass fiber Nomex honeycomb
- 22. EXAMPLES OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL PARTS FOR AEROSPACE COMPANIES
- 23. EXAMPLES OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL PARTS FOR AEROSPACE COMPANIES
- 24. EXAMPLES OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL PARTS FOR AEROSPACE COMPANIES
- 25. PRODUCT LINE Aircraft armoring: Embraer armored cockpit door Level III-A NIJ; Armoring against ammunition 0.50 AP M2, according to MIL-STD-662, for Embraer卒s Super Tucano. Helibras armored parts for Esquilo (AS 350) helicopters. Elbit卒s UAV composite parts (Hermes 450)
- 26. ARMORED COCKPIT DOOR EMB 170/190
- 27. ADHESIVE FILM ALUMINUM SHEET LAMINATED DECOR LAMINATED DECOR PRE-PREG WOVEN HONEY COMB BALLISTIC WOVEN MULTIPLE USE OF ARAMID FIBERS
- 29. ARMORING FOR 0.50 AP EMBRAER SUPER TUCANO
- 30. PRODUCT LINE Transparencies for special windows.
- 31. TRANSPARENCIES Canopy Observation window
- 34. QUALITY NBR ISO 9001 : 2008; NBR 15100 : 2004 / SAE AS 9100 B for aerospace segment; Effective May 2005; Certification agency: CTA (Aerospace Technical Center Brazil). NBR ISO 14001:2004 May 2012 AC 7118 B (PRI NADCAP) May 2012
- 35. CERTIFICATIONS
- 36. CERTIFICATIONS
- 37. CAPABILITIES Expansion of production capacity and infra- structure; Modernization of tooling and equipment; Expansion of raw material procurement; Workforce growth with adequate training; Diversification of product line into primary aicracft structures, composite and composite/metal assemblies; Tooling development and manufacturing.
- 38. NEW BUSINESSES Composite aerostructures Embraer new projects; KC 390 UAV parts manufacturing; Helicopters; Assemblies Armoring T1/Gripen consortium Wings Main Landing Gear Doors
- 39. EUROCOPTER/HELIBRAS EC 725 Composite parts and intermediate composite structures. Contract signed In October 2010.
- 41. NEW BUSINESSES Evolution from services provider to integrator; Through partnerships of technology transfer.
- 42. WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Development and implementation of armoring installers in Brazil; Armoring services for passenger cars in Mexico and Argentina; Solutions for helicopters armoring in Colombia.
- 43. Business Maturity Defense mkt Interaction Armoured cockpit Door development Glass forming; Special armouring; Composite mnfg. Complete Airframe; Integration; JV卒s Consortium Composite New plant Vehicle development NG Vehicle Aramid development processing Armouring Filters Aramid Vests, shields... moulding 1979 1993 2002 2010 Timeline
- 44. THE FUTURE Technology transfer to offer more complex products, which will require more mature industrial operations; Possibilities to access new and global markets; Establishment of a new and more dedicated industrial chain. Construction of new aerospace production site in S達o Bernardo do Campo.
- 45. CORPORATE STRATEGY Keep a low cost unit for composite parts manufacturing and sourcing in the market. Invest only in critical resources to become a qualified level 1 manufacturer; Expand assemblies and integration capacities, in order to offer complete structural segments and major sub-assemblies; Move into an independent organization.
- 46. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION Under development to support new contracts; For current businesses, InbraAerospace shares resources with other B.U卒s with special concern to keep processes under the requirements of Embraer and certification authorities.
- 47. MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES Manufacturing processes follow those requested by the aerospace segment, according to the design of outsourced parts requirements, like carbon fiber, glass fiber, NDT inspection, honeycomb processing, etc.