1. LOWDL December 18, 2008 Center for Applied Competitive Technology
(CACT)
California Community Colleges

2. Centers for Applied Competitive Technologies
Offer technology education, manufacturing training, and consulting services that contribute to continuous workforce development, technology deployment and business development
Assist companies to compete successfully in changing markets and the global economy
Utilize highly specialized technical consultants and instructors to delivery customized training to local manufacturers
Robotics
&
Automation
Six
Sigma
Lean
Manufacturing
Instrumentation
Partners in Continuous Improvement

3. But Isn’t California Manufacturing Dieing?
U.S. Manufacturing Falls to 26 Year low!
Washington Post, November 4, 208
Mattel Will Shut Last U.S. Manufacturing Site
LA Times 2004

4. The Truth Is…
Off shoring has occurred in manufacturing and service sectors
There will be economic cycles that affect employment in every sector
Increases in productivity have affected manufacturing more than economic cycles have
Improvements in productivity will continue to change the manufacturing sector

5. California Manufacturing?
Public perception of 21st Century Manufacturing is not in-line with reality

6. “Downey, we have a problem!”
The City of Downey has been the site of aviation ingenuity since 1929, when ranch land was converted into an airport and aircraft manufacturing facility
For the next 70 years the site and facilities continued to be developed, expanded and utilized for aircraft manufacture, missile design and development, and ultimately for the design and production of Apollo command and service modules and production of the Space Shuttle Orbiters
Downey California was the center of America’s lunar space program
The Downey plant built 17 space modules
6 for unmanned test flights and 11 for manned flights
The script of the movie Apollo 13 changed to “Houston, we have a problem!”
Thus noting that America no longer associated Downey, California to the space program
Source:

7. California Manufacturing Better than ever!
F-35 Northrop Grumman
Palmdale & El Segundo CA
ProtoStar I, at the Space Systems/Loral manufacturing facility in Palo Alto, Calif.,
Aerospace, the new California Gold

8. But Aren’t California Manufacturing Jobs are Going away?
Some jobs have been affected, but not matching the perception
Aerospace has seen job loss due to
The economy
Out-of-state relocation
Productivity
On the other hand, some relocations outside of California have not worked as well as expected
Nissan Hit Hard by Move to South
LA Times 2006
Mattel To Pay $12M To Resolve Lead-Paint Toy Probe
WSJ - DECEMBER 15, 2008, 11:41 A.M. ET

9. Southern California Aerospace Employment is Growing
Source: Centers of Excellence

10. Southern California Aerospace Companies
Revenue Streams are Growing
Source: Centers of Excellence

11. Source: Centers of Excellence
10 county region

12. Southern California is Home to the World’s Largest Concentration of Aerospace Fastener Manufacturers

13. Aerospace Fastener Segment
In millions
Source: The World Outlook for Aircraft and Aerospace Fasteners

14. Industry needs 200 – 400 newly trained
Southern California Aerospace Fastener Sector
Southern California Fastener Manufacturers & Distributors:
Produce 41% of Global Sales
Generate $4.5 Billion of $6.5 Billion Global Market
Employ nearly 10,000 Californians
Majority of existing workers will retire in the next years!
On its own, industry cannot train a stable workforce while maintaining market-share
Industry needs 200 – 400 newly trained
workers per year for the next 3 – 5 years

15. Aerospace Fastener Training Center Alliance
CACTs
El Camino College
Cerritos College
North Orange County CCD
Los Angeles CCD
Statewide CACT
Recruiting/WIB Partners
USVETS
Crenshaw
Metro
Pacific Gateway
SASSFA
South Bay
Industry Partners
Industrial Fastener Institute (IFI)
ALCOA Fastening Systems (AFS)
B&B Specialties
CBS Fasteners
Cherry Textron Fasteners
Fastener Innovation Technologies
LISI Aerospace
SPS Technologies
The Young Engineers
College Partners
College Of The Canyons
El Camino College
El Camino College Compton Educational Center
LA Valley College
LA Trade Tech
CACTs and industry joined forces to create a Southern California based Aerospace Manufacturing Training Center
Located at
El Camino College Compton Educational Center
The only program of its kind in the Western United States

16. Aerospace Fastener Manufacturing Training
248 Hours Hands-on Instruction
32 Hours Job Readiness Academy
40 Hours Paid Internship
320 Total Hours of Training
# Interns - Fastener Internship Participant
1 - ALOCA Fastening Systems, Carson, 90745
2 - ALCOA Fastening Systems, Fullerton, CA 92831
2 - ALCOA, Fastening Systems, Torrance, 90505
1 - Bristol Industries, Inc. Brea, CA 92821
1 - CBS Fasteners, Inc, Anaheim, CA 92807
2 - Cherry Aerospace. Santa Ana, CA 92705
4 - Monogram Aerospace, Commerce, CA 90040
2 - SPS Technologies, Santa Ana, CA 92704
2 -The Young Engineers,. Lake Forest, CA 92630