Southern Manufacturing Technologies is an aerospace and defense manufacturing company located in Tampa, FL with 110 employees. It has capabilities in aircraft, aerospace, defense, commercial, and medical business segments. As of December 2012, the company's capacity utilization was at 90%. Major customers include Honeywell, Teledyne, Triumph, and Woodward. Certifications include AS9100 and ISO 9001. The company manufactures components from materials such as aluminum, titanium, stainless steel, and Inconel using in-house CNC machining and surface treatment capabilities.

1. Southern Manufacturing Technologies
2013

2. Business Segments
• Aircraft
• Aerospace
• Defense
• Commercial
• Medical
Location
• Tampa, FL
• We have 110 employees
Capacity 90% as of 12/31/12

3. Customers
• AeroControlex
• Conax (Cobham)
• Honeywell
• Teledyne
• Triumph
• Woodward

4. Certifications
• AS 9100
• ISO 9001
Customers Certifications
• Honeywell – MPC (Manufacturing Process Control),
Source Delegation
• Triumph Actuation Systems – SIDA (Supplier
Inspection Delegation Authority)
• AeroControlex – ACES (AeroControlex Excellent
Supplier)

5. Visit www.smt-tampa.com for a virtual tour.

6. Materials
• Aluminum
• Titanium
• Stainless Steel
• Inconel Anodized Aluminum Aluminum Servo Valve Housings
• Other metals Servo Valve Housing
Helicals Installed
Anodized & Chem Filmed
Helicals Installed
Titanium Missile Defense Stainless Steel Satellite Stainless Steel
Component Valve Assembly Parachute Release
Assembly

7. Aluminum Housing
Titanium Atomizer Bells
Multiple Hard Coat Surfaces
Assembly Sectional View Aluminum Deep Cover Hogout
Anodized & Chem Filmed

8. Aluminum Cover Hogout Aluminum Cover Hogout
Anodized & Chem Filmed Anodized & Chem Filmed
Stainless Steel Rocket Valve Aluminum Housing Hogout
Anodized & Chem Filmed

9. In-House Processing
• CNC Lathes with Live Tooling
• CNC Mills Vertical / Horizontal with full 4th axis and 5th axis
positioning
• CNC Waterjet Deburring
• Ballizing
• Grinding
• Manual mills, lathes, Bridgeports, etc.

10. Subcontract Processing
• Blast / Shot Peen
• Broach
• EDM
• Grind / Hone / Lap
• Heat Treat
• Laser Part Mark
• Waterjet cutting
Subcontract Testing
• FPI
• MPI
• X-Ray
• Ultrasound
• Pressure Test

11. In-House Surface Treatments
• Black Oxide
• Chem Film
Subcontracted Surface Treatments
• Anodize
• Chem Film
• Electropolish
• Dry Lube / Dichronite
• Paint
• Passivate
• Plating – Bronze, Chrome, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Black
Nickel, Tin
• Sermetel

12. Collaborate with customers’ engineering depart ment
• Machine-ability
• Cost saving opportunities
• Understand customers’ true needs
• Inspection techniques
• Value-added options (assembly)
Prototype
• One-off capability
• On premise engineering
• Specialized Tool Room
Production Qualification
• Small production run(s) to prove out process
Production
• Ramp up into full production

13. New Part Team & Responsibilities:
Manufacturing Engineering
• Collaborate with customers’ engineers
• Specify Raw Material Size & Shape
• Process Planning & Routing
• Operation Drawings
• Fixture Drawings
• Special Tool Drawings
• CNC Programs
• Tool Data Sheets

14. New Part Team & Responsibilities:
Quality Engineering
• In-Process Inspection Forms
• AS9102 FAIR
• Review & Approve Operation Drawings
• Gage Request Forms
• Production Count Sheets
• Define Special Gaging

15. New Part Team & Responsibilities:
Purchasing
• Order Material
• Locate New Suppliers as needed
• Use NADCAP & customer approved suppliers as
required
• Expedite Special Tooling & Gaging

16. New Part Team & Responsibilities:
CNC Supervisor
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineers
• Recommend Work Centers
• Coordinate with other Key Personnel

17. New Part Team Summary:
New part team typically meets 2 – 5 times during the new part
development process.
Team credentials:
• Black Belt
• Green Belts
• NIMS Certified Senior Trainer
• NIMS OJT Trainers
• Certified Project Manager

18. Day (-32) RFQ Received
Day (-25) Completed Quote Sent to Customer
Day 1 PO Received
Day 3 Meeting 1 – New Part Team
Day 9 Raw Material Ordered
Day 12 Meeting 2 – New Part Team
Day 15 Raw Material Received
Day 28 Meeting 3 – New Part Team – Process Released
Day 36 Production Start
Day 36-65 Internal Processing
Day 65-68 Outside Processing
Day 69 Final Internal Processing
Day 70 FAIR
Day 73 Source Inspection & Ship
2 revision changes received before production start

19. New Part Summary
Part quoted with a 12 week lead time and delivered in less than
11 weeks.
“It has been a pleasure working with SMT throughout the entire procuring process.
From the beginning you and your team were very responsive and very easy to work
with. The parts you dropped off Monday look great, and our quality engineer who
performed First Article Inspection commented on the quality of the part and your
facility. It is not every day that a vendor provides a quality product and delivers a full
week ahead of schedule. I am looking forward to working with SMT in the future and I
just wanted to thank you for all your hard work.”
Many things, including, complexity, number and types of outside
processes, and revision changes, influence the lead time and
responsiveness.

20. Letter from Goodrich buyer, 12/2010
“As I walked through the facility it was obvious there is a high level of value placed on the employees of
SMT. The facility was very clean, organized, with machines strategically located, all good indicators of a
committed and dedicated work team. There was also evidence of a strong emphasis on lean manufacturing
practices which supports effective cost reduction opportunities.
Also obvious was the commitment to stay current with the latest machining capabilities. The machines are
modern, appeared to be well maintained and strategically located to support the lean concept and most
important, an AS9001 quality system. The installation of the water jet deburr machine is a significant
addition to the overall operation.
In today’s supply chain environment where reduction and consolidation are the norm, first impressions are
more important then ever and SMT shows well. As a participant of the Goodrich Corporation Interiors
machining team I will include your company as a potential machining supplier to all Interiors sites of
Goodrich, domestic and internationally.
My applause to SMT’s President, Roy Sweatman for successfully leading his company through these rough
economic times and for preparing SMT for continued growth and success.”
Letter from 27 yr supply chain professional after tour of Southern Manufacturing Technologies, December
2010.

21. • Lights out machining
• 3 Horizontal Mills with twin pallets
• 2 machines with 300 tool magazine
• 1 machine with 120 tool magazine
• 2 load stations
• 23 pallets
• Runs 24/7

22. • Unidirectional press
• Carbide ball
• Customized fixtures
• Dimensional accuracy
• 11 sigma process
• Surface finish

23. Purpose
• Quality
• Consistency
• Reliability
• Efficiency KAN KH-6 Waterjet Deburring Center
• Cost Savings

24. New tooling added to Horizontal Mills
External burrs
www.harveytool.com
Internal burrs
www.jwdone.com

25. Kan KH-6 Waterjet Deburr Machine
b
0°-90°
v B Axis rotary table with 0°-90° tilt angle.
View from service door
y
x
z
Rotary Nozzle
v Arms and Tips with X Y Z movement.
Static Nozzle
View from service door
Air Nozzle

26. Fixtures & Work Holding
Master
pallet Work hold
Part fixtures are designed in house for load
fixture and unload on the machine master pallets.
A magnetic sensor system recognizes the
pin configuration, identifying the part being
Pin config processed, and loads the correct CNC
Master Work hold program.
pallet fixture
b B=270°
B=180°
0°-90°
Pin config B=0°
B=90°

27. Nozzles
v Rotary nozzle
• Used for internal deburring.
• Comes with 7 Speed settings (200 to
900 rpm)
v Static nozzle
• Used for washing cycles.
v Air nozzle
• Used for blowing cycles.

28. Before & After

29. Tool Paths Used
A. Helical X Y Z movement
• Using a custom macro
A. Z step movement
• Using a custom macro
C. Contour X Y Z movement
• Using Esprit CAD/CAM

30. Before implementation After implementation Final product

31. Example: Complex Housing
Machine Time Waterjet Manual Deburr
Before
1.24 Hr/pt 0 2.2 Hr/pt
Implementation
After
1.34 Hr/pt 13 min/pt 54 min/pt
Implementation
41% Total
-8% improvement 49 % improvement
Improvement

32. Long-Term Agreements
• Build to Forecasts
• Build to SOI (Supplier Owned Inventory)
• Build to VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory)
• Build to Kanban
• JIT (Just In Time) Delivery
• NP Agreements

33. Awards won in 2010 by SMT
2010 NTMA Technology Award Winner
SHARP Award Winner, OSHA

34. Questions?