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ABC Virtual Communications, Inc. was established in 1995 and has become the Internet software development and consulting company of choice focusing its expertise, skill, and knowledge on Internet-based e-Business products and services. Dedicated to excellence and committed to innovation, ABC Virtual Communications, Inc. has attracted and retained highly skilled employees in an extremely competitive market, enabling the company to help its customers extend the reach of their enterprises using the power of Internet technologies.
Anniston Army Depot performs depot level maintenance for combat tanks, tracked combat vehicles, small arms weapons, mortars, recoilless rifles, and optical and electronic fire control systems. The Depot also provides ammunition storage, renovation, modification and disposal. Additionally, the maintenance and storage of conventional ammunition and missiles, as well as the storage of chemical munitions, are significant parts of the Depot's overall mission and capabilities.
The Applied Research Laboratory at the Pennsylvania State University (ARL Penn State) serves as a center of research excellence in undersea science and technology. To fulfill this mission, ARL Penn State conducts basic and applied research, exploratory activities, and advanced development in support of the U.S. Navy's undersea technology base and related mission areas; contributes to the educational objectives, research goals, and scholarly reputation of the University; and promotes the transfer of advanced technology, technology extension, and training to the government and industrial sectors.
Auto-Valve, Inc. manufactures quality valves and components for fuel systems used by aircraft manufacturers. Auto-Valve, Inc. is ISO 9001 and AS 9100 certified, and its facilities include a complete machining, assembly, testing, engineering, and research and development center.
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (BHTI), Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the leading producers of helicopters and spare parts for the U.S. Government, foreign governments, and civilian markets. More than half of all the helicopters operating in the free world are Bell Helicopters.
Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Company, Inc. first established its reputation as a major shipbuilder by establishing itself as the dominant supplier of fishing vessels to the Pacific Northwest, and a major supplier to foreign fishing fleets. Today, Bender is also a major supplier of vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry. The company has also built drill rigs for spill recovery vessels for a national oil spill response fleet. The company is committed, through continuous improvement, to providing quality marine products that meet or exceed customers' requirements.
CACI
International Inc. is an industry leader in providing IT services,
communications, and solutions primarily to the U.S. Government.
With headquarters in Arlington, Virginia and London, England, CACI
employs more than 11,000 highly skilled employees in more than 120
offices throughout North America and Western Europe. Approximately
2,700 CACI employees work in the company’s Engineering and
Logistics Business sector, and of those, more than 200 are involved
in Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) work. The BMP Survey of
CACI’s RCM program was conducted the week of November 6, 2007
at the company’s Fairfax, Virginia facility.
The
Center for Advanced Life-Cycle Engineering (CALCE)
at the University of Maryland in College Park was established in
1986 and is recognized
internationally as a founder, driving force, and
leader in the development and implementation of physics-of-failure
analysis and approaches
to reliability and life-cycle prediction. CALCE is
a world leader in accelerated testing and electronic parts selection
and management
and provides a knowledge and resource base to support
the development and sustainment of competitive electronic products
and systems.
Conax Florida Corporation is a leader in electro-explosive technology. This 115 personnel corporation maintains a product line in mechanical release (latch pin or nut and bolt release or cable cutting), flow control (one-way or combination valving), and stored energy release (liquid or gas) devices.
In 1884, Cincinnati Milacron, Inc. began as a small shop, known as the Cincinnati Screw and Tap Company, which served local industry. Five years later, the company saw the future in milling machines, and changed its name to the Cincinnati Milling Machine Company to reflect its new direction. Over the years, the company grew and expanded its product line (e.g., precision grinding machines, numerical controls, machine tools, plastics injection molding machines) and, in 1970, adopted its present name. Today, Cincinnati Milacron is a global leader in industrial processes, products, and services including plastics processing machinery, moldmaking equipment, composites processing systems, flexible manufacturing cells, metalworking fluids, carbide wear parts, and industrial magnets.
Since its inception in 1985, the Best Manufacturing Practices (BMP) Program has solicited and received feedback from its customers ' the Federal Government and the U.S. industrial base. This dialogue has provided the BMP Program with direction, generated new development, and highlighted the need for more focused efforts. In listening and responding to the needs of American companies and institutions, the BMP Program has provided answers through technology transfer. These answers have resulted from conducting electronic, non-electronic, service industry, and educational surveys; as well as through more concentrated projects as in the 1990 Solderability Guidelines and 1993 Producibility Measurement handbooks.
Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) is the Army's only organic facility for the repair and overhaul of rotary wing aircraft. The Depot is a major contributor of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force readiness through repair, overhaul, and maintenance of a wide variety of helicopters as well as related engines and components. CCAD seeks and meets the challenges of global military demands through three major areas: overhaul, repair, modification, retrofit, and modernization (CCAD performs overhaul, repair, modification, retrofit, and modernization for Army and numerous Department of Defense rotary wing aircraft); training (CCAD provides hands-on training for Reserve, National Guard, active duty, and friendly foreign military personnel); and additional depot maintenance support (CCAD provides additional depot maintenance support including on-site maintenance teams, crash damage analysis, and chemical, metallurgical, and technical support).
Crane Army Ammunition Activity is an installation within the U.S. Army Industrial Operations Command, a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. The Activity is one of three government owned/government operated ammunition production facilities within the Department of Defense and was activated on October 1, 1977 in response to the Department of Defense’s implementation of the Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition concept, which gave the Army the task of providing conventional ammunition/production/storage services to all branches of the military. The Activity’s mission is to produce and renovate conventional ammunition and ammunition-related components; perform manufacturing, engineering, and product assurance in support of production; and store, ship, and/or demilitarize and dispose of conventional ammunition and related items.
Dayton Parts, Inc. manufactures and/or distributes truck and automotive components for the original equipment market and aftermarket and sells to heavy-, medium-, and light-duty truck and trailer independent companies. Its primary customers are independent warehouse distributors, mega distributors, wheel and rim distributors, and spring service outlets for heavy duty and medium duty commercial vehicles and related equipment.
In the 1940s, Oak Ridge Operations was established as one of the primary sites for World War II’s Manhattan Project. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy complex has expanded far beyond its original mission and supports various activities such as major energy research and development programs; dismantlement and storage of nuclear weapon components; emergency manufacturing; design, fabrication, and certification of precision prototype hardware and assemblies; environmental management; educational training; and manufacturing technology transfer programs. Located in the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Oak Ridge Operations encompasses 35,252 acres of land and embraces three primary research and technology facilities (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, and East Tennessee Technology Park) as well as supportive organizations.
In the 1940s, Oak Ridge Operations was established as one of the primary sites for World War II’s Manhattan Project. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy complex has expanded far beyond its original mission and supports various activities such as major energy research and development programs; dismantlement and storage of nuclear weapon components; emergency manufacturing; design, fabrication, and certification of precision prototype hardware and assemblies; environmental management; educational training; and manufacturing technology transfer programs. Located in the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Oak Ridge Operations encompasses 35,252 acres of land and embraces three primary research and technology facilities (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, and East Tennessee Technology Park) as well as supportive organizations.
The Department of the Navy's Directorate for Missiles and Surface Launchers (PEO TSC-M/L), formerly the STANDARD Missile Program Office (PMS 422), is responsible for the "cradle-to-grave" management of the STANDARD Missile and Vertical Launcher Programs. PEO TSC-M/L oversees all variants of both programs inclusive of concept formulation, design, development, integration, acquisition, test and evaluation, fleet introduction, modernization, and life-cycle maintenance.
Operating as part of General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corporation, Quonset Point Facility is recognized throughout the country as an innovator in submarine technology and development. With more than a century of experience, Electric Boat has established a standard of excellence in the design and construction of submarines for the U.S. Navy with the implementation of Lean manufacturing practices, a continuous improvement program, and a cost-of-quality program.
From its modest beginnings with three teachers and six students, Elizabethtown College grew in size and statue to become one of the most highly regarded, private, liberal arts colleges. Since 1994, the College has been consecutively ranked in the top five for Regional Liberal Arts Colleges (North) by U.S. News and World report. Situated on a 185-acre campus in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College accommodates a student bodt of 1,550 full-time undergraduate students with 152 full-tme and part-time professors. The College offers a comprehensive curriculum in liberal arts with major studies in the arts and sciences; pre-professional programs; and interdisciplinary programs. Its fiscaal budget for 1997 was $38.5 million.
Forest City Gear (FCG) was established in 1955 by owners Stetler and Evelyn Young as a job shop gear producer. In 1968, their son, Fred Young, assumed control and grew the company into the most advanced fine- and medium- pitch custom gear manufacturer in the world. FCG is located in the small community of Roscoe, Illinois, just north of Rockford, Illinois.
Frontier Electronic Systems is a multimillion dollar, high technology engineering and manufacturing leader located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The corporation specializes in the design, qualification, and production of innovative aircraft avionics, maritime signal distribution systems, satellite electronics, and commercial-off-the-shelf based test systems for government and industry customers throughout the world.
General Dynamics Armament Systems is a world-class solution integrator of armament and munitions products and services. Its Burlington, Vermont headquarters is home to the functional staff of the business including the engineering and supply chain management organizations. The company also operates the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Vermont, which is used for system development, qualification, and testing of armament and ammunition. General Dynamics Armament Systems is a Boeing Aerospace Silver Preferred Supplier, and the recipient of numerous government, industry, and environmental awards.
General Tool Company is one of the few job shops in the United States that can perform a full range of metal-working to the exact standards of aerospace and defense customers, and continues to remain competitive within commercial markets. General Tool Company's policy is to manufacture, fabricate, assemble, and deliver products and services that meet the customers' specifications, drawings, and contractual requirements. Among the best examples were General Tool Company's accomplishments in centralized tooling and Cribware sofware, Friction Stir Welding, clean room facility, non-conventional methods that use a Laser Tracker, and roof mist cooling.
The Hamilton Standard Electronics Manufacturing Center presented the BMP program survey team an outstanding example of a successful business comeback. This facility rebounded from an unfavorable situation to become a high-quality producer of electronics for flight controls and data systems for several key military aircraft and missile platforms.
Harris Semiconductor is one of four business sectors of the Harris Corporation. With 12 domestic production areas located in five states, Harris Semiconductor is responsible for over $127 million in 1993 sales. This Harris sector produces standard, custom, and semi-custom integrated circuits and discrete products for analog, mixed-signal and power-control uses in commercial, military, and space-based operations. In addition to being a major semiconductor supplier for military and aerospace applications where signal processing and power control are pervasive, Harris's worldwide strategic goal is to become the preferred supplier for these processing and control products in automotive, communication, computer, and industrial applications.
In Tolerance has been recognized as one of Iowa's leading precision contract manufacturers. A small machining company with 30 employees, the company has received numerous awards and is certified ISO 9001:2000, ISO 9002, and meets the requirements of MIL-I- 45208.
The Inpro/Seal Company is the nation’s leading producer of bearing isolators that provide permanent bearing protection to rotating equipment. Inpro/Seal’s bearing isolators are standard components on scores of heavy-duty industrial rotating equipment in the U.S. and abroad, with more than 400,000 bearing isolators produced annually and 2.5 million installed to date. Inpro/Seal’s commitment to same-day shipment and its unconditional performance guarantee policy are industry-unique. The BMP Survey was conducted at the Inpro/Seal Company headquarters in Rock Island, Illinois, the week of July 9, 2007.
ITT Industries Aerospace/Communications Division (A/CD) is a world leader in Tactical Communications (e.g., combat net radio systems, routers, network security systems) and Space Navigation/Meteorological Systems (e.g., geostationary and polar orbiting imagers and sounders). ITT A/CD gained its world-class reputation by providing reliable, high quality products and services. The company continues to support this effort through engineering excellence and innovation, and thrives today as a high-technology leader with real-world impact.
JLG Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer, distributor, and international marketer of mobile elevating work platforms and truck-mounted material handling equipment.
Kurt Manufacturing Company produces precision machine parts and assemblies for the computer, automotive, aircraft, compressor, fluid power, and defense industries. The product lines include rotary transfer machines; machine tool accessories; industrial vises; electronic machine controllers; electronically controlled modular gaging and statistical analyzers; shop hard computers; tube bending powder coat painting; and durable medical equipment. Kurt also provides contract services to manufacturers in areas such as prototype development, special machine tool construction, and precision die castings.
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) was founded in 1952 by E.O. Lawrence, a Nobel laureate and distinguished pioneer in managing large-scale, innovative research projects that combined the expertise of many disciplines. The facility, built on the site of an old World War II naval air station, was established to ensure National security through the design, development, and stewardship of nuclear weapons. Today, LLNL focuses on global security to reduce nuclear danger; global ecology to harmonize the economy with the environment; and bioscience to advance the understanding of life and health. Beyond these primary focuses, LLNL facilitates the sharing of its expertise through industrial and academic partnerships; champions the building of scientific foundations through innovative science and technology research; and encourages future generations of scientists and engineers through community outreach programs. Located in Livermore, California, LLNL encompasses one square mile of land and employs 8,500 personnel.
Letterkenny Army Depot (LEAD), located at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania is a depot installation reporting to the U.S. Army Industrial Operations Command at Rock Island, Illinois. LEAD operates a maintenance and ammunition depot for the receipt, storage, issue, maintenance, and disposal of assigned commodities. LEAD also provides administrative, logistic, and facilities support to tenants and attached organizations.
Litton Guidance and Control Systems Division (GCSD) is part of Litton Industries' Advanced Electronic Systems Group. With headquarters in Woodland Hills, CA, Litton GCSD maintains two additional facilities in Salt Lake City, UT and Grant's Pass, OR. Litton GCSD is a leading worldwide producer of inertial navigation systems for military applications. Although they pioneered inertial navigation systems for high performance aircraft, today Litton GCSD's products are precise, miniaturized, reliable platforms and high speed airborne computers that perform many missions tasks in navigation and weapon delivery. Litton GCSD systems have been applied in other fields such as aircraft, helicopter, and ship navigation; missile, Multiple Re-entry Vehicle, and torpedo guidance; weapon delivery; fire control; and air and land survey. Over one-million square feet in the three facilities house 4100 employees, with 65,000 square feet devoted to super clean rooms for development and quality production of precision components.
Lockheed Martin Electronics and Missiles maintains three primary product mission areas Missile Systems, Fire Control Systems, and Advanced Systems. Varied technologies are key to these missions such as electro-optics, millimeter wave radar, image and signal processing, miniaturized and large scale ICs, and multi-sensor fusion. The application of these technologies produced over $1B in sales last year.
Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems-Surface Systems (NE&SS-SS), located in Moorestown, New Jersey, is the prime contractor for manufacturing and integration of the Aegis Weapons System and Aegis Depot Operations for the Navy. Its successful history in large-scale systems integration, radar technology, software development, microelectronics, lifetime support, vertical launching systems, and fire control systems enabled the company to establish a solid foundation for creating future innovative solutions.
LMTAS supports several major programs including the Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon, FS-X, and F-22 Air Superiority Fighter aircraft. In addition, LMTAS is leading Lockheed Martin's effort in the Joint Advanced Strike Technology program to develop future tactical aircraft for the Navy, Marines, and Air Force.
MagneTek Defense Systems (MDS) (now Power Paragon, Inc.) is located in Anaheim, California. With over 200,000 square feet, MDS employs 600 personnel in the design, manufacture, and marketing of electrical and electronic power equipment and technology for the defense industry. Manufacturing capabilities include fabrication, assembly, and test of magnetic components and systems, welding and sheet metal, and PWAs. In addition, MDS has extensive capabilities and facilities for engineering and production testing to meet military specification requirements.
The M&H Pantex Plant is a facility with five primary operational missions including: to fabricate chemical high explosive components for nuclear weapons; to assemble nuclear weapons for the nation's stockpile; to maintain and evaluate the nuclear weapons in the stockpile; to disassemble nuclear weapons from the stockpile; and, to serve as an interim storage site for plutonium components from retired weapons. Security and safety are critical issues to Pantex employees because of the nature of the nuclear assembly/disassembly processes. Relating closely to these issues are the environmental and human health and safety concerns for onsite personnel and the surrounding population.
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA) (St. Louis) is a leading producer of tactical and training aircraft, military transport aircraft, strike missiles, military and commercial helicopters, space launch vehicles, space platforms, defense systems, C 4 I systems, and related services. Products include the F/A-18 (C/D and E/F), F-15, AV-8B, T-45 and Harpoon/SLAM. Principal customers include the Department of Defense and foreign governments such as the Netherlands and Great Britain. The MDA (St. Louis) complex houses MDA management and support functions as well as program management and fabrication/assembly facilities for the F/A-18, production aircraft, and the Harpoon/SLAM. Research and testing facilities, test and flight simulation laboratories, a manufacturing technology development center, and prototype airframe manufacturing facility also reside in St. Louis.
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace has been cargo aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, laser systems, surveillance and detection, information systems and strategic defense. The unit is also responsible for designing and producing avionics and ground support electronics for military and civilian aircraft, missiles, and the Delta launch vehicle.
Midwest Metal Products (MMP) is a small sheet metal manufacturing facility that has been serving a wide range of industries for more than 40 years. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, MMP has a U.S. and international customer base and is a preferred vendor for major medical, electronics, and aerospace companies including neighboring Rockwell Collins – an industry leader in communication and aviation electronics. MMP has grown from a family-owned, local supplier to a fully equipped, state-of-the art facility where a dedicated and focused workforce is committed to producing high-quality sheet metal components that adhere to the company’s high standards of excellence. The BMP Survey was conducted at MMP during the week of April 24, 2006.
The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) has a legacy of extraordinary advancements that help make the impossible become a reality. The Center specializes in three mission areas: (1) Space Transportation Systems Development, (2) Microgravity, and (3) Optics Manufacturing Technology. With its unique blend of knowledge and capabilities, MSFC continues to be an innovative force behind many of NASA’s breakthroughs.
Nascote formed in 1985, is one of three plants run by the Conix Corporation, a joint venture between Magna International (51%) and the Ford Motor Company (4%). The company, located in Nashville, Illinois has 600 employees and is a major supplier of exterior trim products to the automotive industry. Sales for 1995 reached $120 million.
The Naval Air Engineering Station is home to the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), Lakehurst. As the largest occupant of the base, NAWC, Lakehurst operates as the Aircraft Platform Interface Group for technical mission support. This specialized niche of Naval Aviation pertains to the equipment, services, and processes needed to assure that fixed and rotary wing aircraft can operate from aircraft carriers, other air capable ships, and Marine Corps expeditionary sites.
NADEP North Island is recognized throughout the world as an innovator in depot support. This full-service facility handles maintenance engineering, logistics, and manufacturing services to the Fleet. Although the focus is on aircraft, engines, and related component parts for aviation, NADEP North Island is increasing its support to the Navy's amphibious, surface, and submarine forces.
The Naval Sea Logistics Center, Detachment Portsmouth is a full-service office that develops and manages logistics tools, enabling government activities to utilize contractor performance information for improving product acquisitions and best value contract award decisions. The Detachment specializes in collecting, compiling, and providing data for use by the acquisition and technical communities in assessing supplier product and services past performance.
Employing over 4,000 personnel, the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division operates as a Defense Business Operations Fund Command and depends on its ability to efficiently and effectively provide essential services and products to customers. The Crane Division is one of five divisions of NSWC which maintains a full spectrum research, development, acquisition, test and evaluation and support capability for surface warfare combat and weapon systems and hull, mechanical, and electrical systems.
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Keyport is the Navy's sole repair and maintenance depot for torpedoes and undersea mobile targets. In this capacity, Keyport - with remote sites in Hawaii, Southern California and Hawthorne, Nevada - provides test and evaluation, depot maintenance and repair, In-Service Engineering and fleet industrial support for torpedoes and other undersea war-fare systems including mobile mines, unmanned underwa ter vehicles and countermeasures.
Norden Systems, Inc. (now Northrop Grumman Norden Systems) is a division of Northrop Grumman and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. Norden designs, develops, and manufactures advanced electronics systems for military use. These systems are currently incorporated in combat vehicles, aircraft, ships, submarine and missiles. The U.S. Navy's A-6E and EA-6B, the Air Force's F-111B and B-52, the Army's Battery Computer System and Multiple Launch Rocket System, and the joint Army/Air Force JSTARS represent just a few of Norden Systems' major programs. In addition to contracts with the Department of Defense, Norden also provides advanced radar capabilities to the Federal Aviation Administration for use at civilian airports around the United States.
The Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading designer, systems integrator, and manufacturer of military surveillance and combat aircraft; defense electronics and systems; airspace management systems; information systems; marine systems; precision weapons; space systems; and commercial and military aerostructures. Although Northrop Grumman was recently surveyed by BMP in October 1997, this survey focused on the environmental practices of the corporation's Military Aircraft Systems Division in El Segundo, California.
With its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California, Northrop Grumman is organized into three business sectors, employs 45,000 employees, and achieved $9 billion in sales for 1999. The BMP survey focused on the Defensive Systems Division (DSD) of the Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector. Located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Northrop Grumman DSD employs 2,200 personnel, encompasses 50 acres, and achieved $536 million in sales for 1999. The company covers the full spectrum of electronic warfare systems, from precision strike to self-protection to readiness and support. In addition, Northrop Grumman DSD is a vertically integrated facility which houses all major disciplines under one roof. This approach promotes multi-disciplinary teamwork and allows for intelligent tradeoffs in all phases of program development.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is comprised of seven business sectors that include Electronic Systems (ES), Information Technology, Integrated Systems, Mission Systems, Newport News, Ship Systems, and Space Technology. The BMP Survey was conducted at the ES headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of advanced electronics for military, civil, and commercial use. The ES Sector provides a variety of defense electronics and systems, airspace management systems, navigation systems, precision weapons, communications systems, marine systems, space systems, oceanic and naval systems, government systems, and logistics services.
With its corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California, Northrop Grumman is organized into three business sectors, employs 45,000 employees, and achieved $9 billion in sales for 1999. The BMP survey focused on the Defensive Systems Division (DSD) of the Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector. Located in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, Northrop Grumman DSD employs 2,200 personnel, encompasses 50 acres, and achieved $536 million in sales for 1999. The company covers the full spectrum of electronic warfare systems, from precision strike to self-protection to readiness and support. In addition, Northrop Grumman DSD is a vertically integrated facility which houses all major disciplines under one roof. This approach promotes multi-disciplinary teamwork and allows for intelligent tradeoffs in all phases of program development.
Orenda Turbines is an established leader in power and propulsion technologies, and has more than 50 years of experience in developing, certifying, and manufacturing gas turbines. All field units are fully supported by the company with complete repair and overhaul services; spare parts supply; engine life extension upgrades and modifications; and engineering services. Located in Mississauga, Ontario, Orenda Turbines has created a legacy of excellence and innovation through its pioneering efforts.
Dr. Edwin Land founded the Polaroid Corporation in 1937. Although best known as the inventor of the instant photography process and the Polaroid Land camera, Dr. Land was a strong social advocate. For example, he started a family practice health clinic for his employees and their families; established a safety program in the 1950s; and initiated environmental efforts in preparation for the first Earth Day in 1970. Originally, Polaroid produced light polarizing filters. Today, the company designs, manufactures, and markets instant imaging recording products worldwide, such as instant photographic cameras and films; electronic imaging recording devices; conventional films; and light polarizing filters and lenses. With its corporate headquarters located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Polaroid maintains eight U.S. sites, employs 8,500 personnel worldwide, and achieved $2.5 billion in revenues for 1996.
RB Tool & Manufacturing Company was founded in 1957 as the Rack Buchert Manufacturing Co. The main emphasis of this small business was to provide packaging machines and spare parts for these machines to the Procter & Gamble Company. As business expanded and product lines increased, Rack Buchert changed its name to RB Tool & Manufacturing Company. Located in a new 20,000 square foot modern facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, RB Tool continues to build packaging machines for Procter & Gamble; however, the company expanded its business base to design, build, and market specialized packaging machines, spare parts, fixtures and tooling for a wide variety of customers.
Raytheon Company, an early pioneer of defense technology since World War II, is the world's leading missile defense organization, providing state-of-the-art systems and solutions to defend the free world. Raytheon is an industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information technology, technical services, and business aviation and special mission aircraft with 80,000 employees worldwide and $20.2 billion in sales in 2004.
Raytheon-Louisville, part of Raytheon Company’s Missile Systems division, is the only facility that manufactures the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS). Located in the sixteenth largest city in the United States that hosts the famous Kentucky Derby, the Louisville facility is home to 343 employees who rely on a unique and robust Six Sigma methodology to provide continuous improvements and cost savings for its legacy weapon system. The BMP Survey was conducted at the Louisville facility during the week of March 6, 2006.
In 1922, Laurence K. Marshall and Vannevar Bush joined forces with Charles G. Smith who had developed a prototype for a home refrigerator using artificial coolants. Together, the young entrepreneurs founded the American Appliance Company with dreams of prosperity. Unfortunately, the product was a bust and never left the laboratory. Facing failure, Marshall and Bush suggested revisiting an earlier idea of Smith's: a new kind of gaseous tube that enabled radios to operate on electricity, rather than batteries, by plugging them into a wall socket. This gaseous rectifier was perfected in 1925, and marketed under the brand name Raytheon ' meaning a beam of light (rai) from the gods (theon). Also that year, the company officially became the Raytheon Manufacturing Company due to another's claim on the original name.
Raytheon
Company is comprised of six major businesses that include Network
Centric Systems (NCS), Missile Systems, Integrated Defense Systems,
Space & Airborne Systems, Intelligence & Information
Systems, and Raytheon Technical Services Company. Raytheon’s
integrated businesses assure mission success with a broad range
of products and services in defense, homeland security, and other
government markets throughout the world. The BMP Survey was conducted
at Raytheon’s NCS Manufacturing Center in Largo, Florida,
the week of February 19, 2007.
Located on a 946-acre island in the upper Mississippi River, Rock Island Arsenal (RIA) is one of the largest employers in the area with an estimated economic impact of $1,000,000 daily. As the largest government-ownd waepons manufacturing aresenal in the western world, the Arsenal provides manufacturing, logistics, and base support services for the Armed Forces. RIA has evolved over the years into a center of technical excellance for weaponry, tool sets, and base support services supported by a highly educated
