Confidential Copyright Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems Inc and Northwest Rapid Manufacturing LLC Growing an Industry, Layer-by-Layer Alex Dick - Vice President SLS Operations The story of Northwest UAV Propulsions Systems and Northwest Rapid Manufacturing May 18, 2010 April 29, 2010 13:00 - Insitu Inc. announced today that its ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) recently exceeded 300,000 combat flight hours, making it a leader in Group 2, the small tactical class of UAS.
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Confidential Copyright Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems Inc and Northwest Rapid Manufacturing LLC
Growing an Industry, Layer-by-LayerAlex Dick - Vice President SLS Operations
The story of Northwest UAV Propulsions Systemsand Northwest Rapid Manufacturing
May 18, 2010
April 29, 2010 13:00 - Insitu Inc. announced today that its ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) recently exceeded 300,000 combat flight hours, making it a leader in Group 2, the small
tactical class of UAS.
Confidential Copyright Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems Inc and Northwest Rapid Manufacturing LLC
Brief Points:
•Introduction
•NWUAV company history including capabilities
•The prototype market – NWUAV experience
•Forming NWRapid and taking control of the process chain
•Future growth opportunities and applications
Confidential Copyright Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems Inc and Northwest Rapid Manufacturing LLC
About Alex:
•Mechanical Engineering degree from Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
•5 years at EOS as an application engineer where he was the plastics technology expert providing training and technical support
•After meeting Chris Harris, President and Owner of Northwest UAV, Alex saw great potential in his vision
•Leading SLS effort for last year in Oregon to help develop applications for the UAV market and beyond
Confidential Copyright Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems Inc and Northwest Rapid Manufacturing LLC
About NWUAV and Chris:
•Company founded in 2002 by Chris Harris who has 25 years in aviation
•Previously Chris was VP of Maintenance and Engineering/Special Projects at Evergreen International Airlines
•Projects included Boeing’s LCF, Supertanker, and NASA SOFIA
•From 1st protos to producing over 4,500 turnkey propulsion systems, 1 person in a garage to 25+ people in about 2 years
Confidential Copyright Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems Inc and Northwest Rapid Manufacturing LLC
Recent NWUAV Acheivements:
•9 total MEMS patents acquired from HP (05/2009) and PicoJet. Also licensed patents for variable pitch propeller technology from Vari-Prop (08/2009)
•Recent AS9100 certification (07/2009)
•Fully implemented multi-company ERP System (03/2009), passed Boeing cost & pricing data audit (09/2009) and Quality Audit (02/2010)
Confidential Copyright Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems Inc and Northwest Rapid Manufacturing LLC
NWUAV’s Investment in Capabilites:
•About $2 million invested in capital equipment including altitude chamber, engine dyno and run room, flow bench, Mori Seiki mill, P390, P730, etc.
•HP Proliant Server System including Virtualization Platform with SonicWALL and offsite backup tape storage
•Software capabilities include Solidworks 2010, Altium Designer 6.0, Magics 14.0, Netfabb 4.5, and MasterCam
Confidential Copyright Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems Inc and Northwest Rapid Manufacturing LLC
NWUAV’s Potential:
•In 2009, 2x growth rate over 2008 with $1 million working capital line of credit to facilitate funding of inventory when necessary