GKN Aerospace Services

Filament Winding

Tallassee, Alabama USA 36078

Phone (334) 283-9200

540,000 Square Feet

Overview of GKN's Alabama Operations

High Volume Facility, Trained Workforce

300,000 parts are manufactured annually
Low salary-to-hourly ratio; non-union workforce;
540,000 square feet
Quality and Supplier Certifications
Lowest part reject rate in the industry

Process and Inventory Controls

Cincom Enterprise Software
Gerber Camsco system

Tooling and Engineering Support

10,000 tools in inventory
Capable of in-house tool repair
Benefit from shared global GKN resources world wide

Clean Room/Lay-up Facility 76,800Square Foot Clean Room/Lay-up Facility

Dual table, Gerber Cutting System

Two 53 ft. X 7 ft which automatically cuts, dispenses, and labels material. It has capability to automatically nest patterns to optimize material utilization; engineering data can be downloaded directly from the CAD/CAM design system.

Autoclaves

Eight autoclaves ranging from fifteen feet to fifty-five feet.

Laser Cutting

Coordinate Measuring Machine

GKN has an advanced CNC inspection machine in the Tallassee Location, used to assure dimensional conformance of development parts to the electronic master