Integrated product, tool, and manufacturing process designs

Design methods that incorporate tolerance stack-ups

Computer-aided design systems that integrate design, production processes, measurement processes

Production processes

Affordable processing methods for launch equipment with reduced drag and signature

High-yield, robust fuze production process

Methods for precise filling of explosives in munitions

Automated filling of explosives in munitions to increase safety, improve process yield, and ensure performance

Methods to reduce cycle time and nonrecurring costs in production processes

Precise, automated methods for applying low observability coatings

Affordable manufacturing techniques, processes, and tools that can form complex shapes

Conformal mold line technology

Manufacturing processes for multilayer boards

Conformal coating techniques to prevent dendritic growth

Glass manufacturing technology for liquid crystal displays

Flexible production lines

Adaptive process controls to enable 100 percent first-time yields

Manufacturing processes and assembly sequences that determine tolerance stack-ups for modular construction

Measurement systems that provide highly accurate electronic information on as-built parts

Computer-aided visualization techniques

Noncontact inspection during manufacturing operations

Automated system for accurate location of assembly tools and components

Nondestructive inspection for inclusions in titanium castings

Process for producing titanium 15–3 honeycomb