African Advanced Manufacturing & Focusing on Collaborations & Partnerships African Advanced Manufacturing & Composites Show 2018 Russel Grefen r.grefen@aerosud.co.za

Aerosud Group Introduction Key Characteristics of Aerosud Advanced Composites & IP ownership – Cellular Core Technology Design & Manufacture of Aerospace parts and assemblies Technology Platform & Integration Industry 4.0 solutions

Aerosud Value Offer: Innovation Composite Manufacturing - Special Mention Award Cellular Core Technology (CCT) A unique composite manufacturing process based on a tooling methodology that allows complex assemblies to be manufactured in a single piece. Result is a significant reduction in assembly costs and weight saving. For a new-age engine nacelle Thrust Reverser Torque Box (TRTB) manufactured using CCT, compared to existing metallic TRTB we have seen: 75% part reduction 52% weight reduction

Aerosud Value Offer: Innovation Localisation of Manufacturing Capability – Gold Award Aircraft Insulation Blanket manufacturing Establishment of a local manufacturing capability. Entire manufacturing chain from processing of the raw materials to assembly and part identification industrialised at the Aerosud facility in Pretoria. Several advantages: Significant reduction in end item cost (48%) Job creation Manufacturing know-how established OEM (Airbus) approved manufacturing capability

Aerosud Value Offer: Innovation Industry 4.0 Current Projects Design for certification for AM Robotic welding with weld bead monitoring & control IIoT, machine monitoring for process compliance and control AR for complex assembly sequences (torque tightening) Future Projects AR/VR for training and evaluation Optical inspection system Robotic CNC trimming

Aerosud Value Offer: Collaborations & Partnerships South African Collaborations Business Development AM PLM & AM R&D funding IOT Metal Forming Metal Forming & Composites Design for AM AR for complex assy’s

Aerosud Value Offer: Collaborations & Partnerships International Centres of Technical Excellence Composites Alternative manufacturing Design for AM Design for AM Composites Composites Factory of the Future

Industry Collaborations & Partnerships Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Association of SA Business Sector: Commercial Aerospace Advanced Manufacturing 100 companies active Export R3.0mb annually – (200 mEuro) Employ 3 000+ people in high skill jobs Train 600+ people annually 90% of activity in Gauteng and Cape Town region Objective of this NPC Growth-Bilateral between Industry, Government and International OEM’s to significantly boost SA Commercial Aerospace Manufacturing Exports Establishing and maintaining Best-Practice Advanced Manufacturing and Certification processes - in Aerospace (and Nuclear) Promote direct partnerships with international OEM’s and/or Technology partners, to demonstrate and showcase local industry capabilities and capacities to collaborate Forging stronger ties with the global Aerospace Manufacturing

Industry Collaborations & Partnerships International exposure Airtech 2016 B2B Seville Aeropolis & Marocco Midparc Paris Airshow 2017 B2B BRICS Business Council MoU for the supply of Metallic Raw materials International Forum for Aviation Research Fraunhofer IPT – Sector benchmarking Italian – South African Aerospace Industry B2B

Collaboration – Industry 4.0 4IR RSA Forum Aerosud OCTi have established an online forum for discussing 4IR in South Africa http://4ir.co.za The objective is to establish and maintain a trusted online community where all of Industry can find information, assistance or services related to Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation matters Provides a list of 4IR service and solution providers via a “Participant Directory” Optimised 4IR Collaborations Need to optimally link up manufacturing demand and supply via an affordable collaborative environment Significant win-win solution foreseen with noticeable benefit for SA manufacturing Massive potential for collaboration through technology platform/s Challenges – need for massive investment, must be an affordable solution, consolidation and creation of demand for advanced manufacturing