PRODUCT STANDARDS and SUPPLY CHAINS

	The NGMTI program develops technologies to improve national productivity, with more than $10M in contributed effort from industry.

Tailored Strategies for Multiple Applications

ATI focuses its Product Development Technology skills and experience on the challenges of aerospace, automotive, and Defense product development and sustainment. Through its programs, ATI leads the development and adaptation of information technologies, systems architectures, and engineering processes to realize substantial business benefits.

The necessity and complexity of collaboration in product development are evident with today’s emphasis on transformation. ATI-led teams are defining the technologies, methods, and process metrics that are critical in establishing collaborative relationships, managing shared processes, and sustaining innovation.

Increased Manufacturing Competitiveness

ATI teamed with industry partners to launch the Next Generation Manufacturing Technology Initiative (NGMTI). The purpose of NGMTI is to accelerate the development and implementation of breakthrough manufacturing technologies in support of the transformation of the Defense industrial base and the global economic competitiveness of U.S.-based manufacturing.

An ATI collaboration developed technology that will result in $240 million savings in a frontline tactical fighter jet program PDES, Inc. continues to be the ‘go to’ organization for product data standards development Department of Commerce estimates that STEP standards could save $928 million in production costs

With strong congressional, Department of Defense (DoD), and industry support, NGMTI’s goal is not only to create strategic investment plans for innovative manufacturing technologies, but also to drive the implementation of those technologies through focused experiments and partnerships.

Accelerating the STEP Product Data Standard

PDES, Inc., an international consortium of industry, government, and academia, is accelerating the development and implementation of ISO 10303 (commonly known as STEP - STandard for the Exchange of Product model data). STEP technology provides a standard to accurately and efficiently exchange product information electronically. PDES, Inc. members span the aerospace, automotive, electronics, and shipbuilding industries. Led by ATI, they collaborate on common data exchange issues such as supply chain integration, long-term data retention, interoperability, web-based collaboration, and engineering analysis.

National Sustainment Technology Center The Naval Air Systems Command and the Joint Council on Aging Aircraft have partnered with a consortium of defense companies, managed by ATI, and the San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative to establish the National Sustainment Technology Center. The Center began operation by hosting a conference on the Cost of Aging DoD aircraft. The Center’s mission is to bridge the gap between research and the application of new and emerging technologies. The Center will be actively involved in identifying and evaluating new technologies and processes, validating capabilities, developing applications, and transitioning, tracking, and reporting the results to the sustainment community.