Dec 18, 2015
Hexcel’s Quality Systems = World Class Quality Composite Materials for the Global
Aerospace Industry
A presentation by Stephen Davies
Hexcel Composites Global Quality Director
Aerospace ApplicationsAerospace Applications
Military
Commercial
Helicopters
Space
Hexcel is a world leader in the manufacture of advanced composites that meet the demands of the aerospace market
2005 $1.2B Total Sales, 64% to Aerospace
Aerospace QualificationsAerospace Qualifications
Agusta
Airbus
Aircelle
Alcatel
Alenia
Astrium
Dassault Aviation
BAe Systems
Bell Helicopter Textron
Boeing Commercial Airplane
Boeing Military Aircraft
Bombardier
EADS
Embraer
Eurocopter
Eurofighter JST
. . . . . and many more
Fairchild Dornier
GEAE
GKN
Goodrich
Gulfstream
IPTN
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman
Pratt + Whitney
Raytheon
Rolls-Royce
SAAB
Sikorsky
Stork N.V.
Vought
Hexcel’s Global Manufacturing Footprint
Joint VenturesAlor Setar, MalaysiaTianjin, China
HeadquartersStamford, Connecticut
CompositesBurlington, WashingtonCasa Grande, ArizonaDecatur, AlabamaLivermore, CaliforniaPottsville, PennsylvaniaSalt Lake City, Utah
StructuresKent, Washington
ReinforcementsAnderson, South CarolinaSeguin, TexasStatesville, North CarolinaWashington, Georgia
United StatesEuropePacific Rim
CompositesDuxford, United KingdomDagneux, FranceNeumarkt, AustriaNantes, FranceParla, SpainStade, GermanyWelkenraedt, Belgium
ReinforcementsDecines, FranceLes Avenieres, France
21 global composite manufacturing plants
Hexcel’s Market Segments
Commercial Aerospace
Boeing
Airbus
Engines/Nacelles
Regional/Business
Space & Defense
• Military Aircraft• Launch Vehicles• Satellites• Missiles
Industrial
• Ballistics• Wind Energy• Recreation • Transportation• Architectural
Electronic Materials
• Switches & Routers• Mainframes• Cellular Infrastructure• Microwave/HF equipment
Sales by Market
2005 Sales $1,161 million2005 Sales $1,161 million
5%
31%
46%
18%
Quality Certification in Hexcel’s Internal Supply Chain
Carbon Fibre
PAN Precursor
Carbon Woven Fabric
Carbon Prepreg
Customer
AN
AS9100 Certifie
d
AS9100 Certifie
d
AS9100 Certifie
d
ISO9001 Certifie
d
Hexcel Duxford (UK), SLC (USA), Dagneux
(France), Livermore (US), Parla (Spain)
Hexcel Les Avenieres (France)
Hexcel Salt Lake City (USA)
Hexcel Decatur (USA)
Chemical IndustryISO9001 Certifie
d
AS9100 certified, vertically integrated company
AS9100 Certification
Hexcel has been successful in achieving AS9100 certifications
11 wholly owned plants globally with AS9100 certification
Where possible Hexcel is flowing down AS9100 requirements to internal suppliers
Hexcel is concerned regarding the continued very high level of customer non standard “self audit” questionnaires
Customer audits are continuing at a very high rate, but are more process / product focussed
Hexcel’s AS9100 certificates are available at:
http://www.hexcel.com/About/Locations/Certifications
Continuing to satisfy Aerospace requirements
Problem Solving
Quality PlanningCustomer Focus
• 5 Phase Structured Format• 5 Whys
• PFMEA• Error proofing
• Metrics• Focus on problem resolution
Quality Improvement Planning
Quality Planning
Hexcel has been very active “Designing-in Quality” to its manufacturing process
Process FMEA approach has most value during new process equipment design phase
Cross functional team brainstorms potential failure modes
Risks are quantified in terms of Severity, Occurrence and Detection of each potential failure mode
Highest risks are designed out
Cheaper to rectify potential issues during design phase!
Zero Defects Processes by Design
Zero Defects Composite Materials
Hexcel’s has aggressively applied best practices in Quality Management to improve customer satisfaction
Definition of globally common quality metrics
Customer focussed- Customer Reject PPM and Number of Customer Complaints
Common calculation guidelines defined
Improvement objectives set
Quality Improvement Plans regularly reviewed
Results on Control Charts tracked monthly by Senior Management
Result is a dramatic improvement in customer satisfaction
Up to 97% improvement over 4 years
Customer Focussed Quality Improvement Planning → World Class Quality
World Class Quality Improvement
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Main Aerospace Products
Resins
Adhesives
Metallic honeycomb
Carbon Fibers
Non-metallic corePrepreg
These are Raw Materials for the Aerospace industry.AS9102 is not applicable and AS9103 is not required.
Products
Metallic honeycomb Added Value CorePanels
Main Aerospace Products
This is the honeycomb core raw material with some additional value adding operation
FAI is performed and although AS9102 has not been requested to date, Hexcel can meet these requirements
AS9103 is not required by customers
Products
Metallic honeycomb
Main Aerospace Products
These are finished composite parts
Hexcel Structures is compliant with AS9102 and AS9103
AS9102 has been flowed down to sub suppliers with positive results in commonizing processes
Composites parts
AS91XX Series Status in Hexcel
CarbonFibre
CarbonReinforcements
Structures
CorePrepreg
s
AS9100
AS9102
AS9103
Applicability and implementation is product specific