1. CASTING & FORGING
DLA-AVIATION, DSCR
May 16-17, 2017

2. Casting & Forging Aviation Forging and Casting Assistance Team (AFCAT)
Jeannie Kirby
AFCAT Program Manager
Kyle D. Hedrick, PE
Walker George
Forgings Application Engineer
Keith Sturgill
Castings Application Engineer

3. Warfighter Relevance Proactive Reviews
Decreased lead-time and reduction of unfilled orders
Preventing cancelled contracts
We reduce challenges presented by military aviation requirements

4. Sustainment Horizon Problem: The Perfect Storm Small quantity orders
Short lead times
Infrequent buys
Labor intensive RFQ System
No tooling
Objective:
A more innovative approach
Responsive to industry concerns
Utilization of industry expertise
Sharing of knowledge

5. Weapons Systems Sustainment
Castings and forgings represent about 4% of DLA solicitations but 15-20% of backorders over 180 days
Forgings/castings is hindered by
Lost or hard to locate tooling
Fragmented supply chains
Diminishing supply base
Inadequate procurement data
Hog it out?

6. Source Approval Requests (SAR)
AFCAT assistance with Casting and Forging SAR submissions
Recent success stories
Reverse Engineering opportunities

7. Casting/Forging Clauses
“A metal casting process was identified as a means to manufacture this item. Tooling is required to produce a casting. For sourcing, tooling, materials or other information, please contact the appropriate assistance team: (Aviation, C&E Supply Chains) ; (Land & Maritime Supply Chains)
“A forging process was identified as a means to manufacture this item. Tooling is required to produce a forging. For sourcing, tooling, materials or other information, please contact the appropriate assistance team: (Aviation, C&E Supply Chains) ;(Land & Maritime Supply Chains)

8. Future Initiatives AFCAT review of PR lists
Consolidated Web Portal R&D
Magnesium Casting Source Development
Expanding the use of Rapid Prototyping
Boeing Rights Guard
Item transfers to DLA
Long-term contracting for grouping of castings and forgings

9. The American Metalcasting Consortium Engineering Team
Metalcasting consultants totaling years of casting experience
TDP review
339 assistance
Access to capable foundries and post- process suppliers
Cast-conversions
Technical assistance to foundries
Proliferate advanced technology
Dick Farrara Bennington, VT
Jack Church Bloomington, MN
Gary Burrow Billings, MT
Keith Sturgill
Richmond, VA
Dave Poweleit Barrington, IL
Jenny Swygert
Charleston, SC

10. The Forging Defense Manufacturing Consortium Team
Richard Farrara
N. Bennington, VT
Walker George
Richmond, VA
Prabir Chaudhury
Phoenix, AZ
Jon Tirpak
Charleston, SC
Rachel Montgomery
Charleston, SC

11. Where to get help AFCAT Assistance Requests: DSCR.AFCAT@dla.mil
Locate Forging Dies
National Forging Tooling Database (NFTD) available through IHS Haystack Gold
Locate Casting Patterns
Available through the Non Ferrous Foundry Society (NFFS)
American Metalcasting Consortium (AMC)
Forging Defense Manufacturing Consortium (FDMC)

12. Questions/Concerns