RUAG International ensures higher manufacturing throughput for F-35 and JSF program supply chains with major upgrade to Australian Hydraulic Actuator Centre of Excellence.
Bayswater, Australia, 20 January 2020. RUAG Australia has completed a major upgrade to their Hydraulic Actuator Centre of Excellence manufacturing facilities at their Bayswater, Australia, location. The upgrade is set to significantly improve productivity, reduce lead times, and boost responsiveness to customer needs. The enhanced facility is now well-positioned to process and deliver on larger order volumes thereby satisfying their aerospace customers’ increasing supply chain demands and sustaining RUAG’s commitment as sole global source supplier for the uplock actuator system for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
2020 sees RUAG Australia set to provide more efficient, reliable, and cost-effective hydraulic actuator manufacturing capabilities to its customers. The upgraded Bayswater facility now includes a total of eleven CNC machining centers, with the final investment stage bringing three additional new machines online at the close of 2019. Improving on productivity, the machining centers are now configured into actuator work cells that focus on the customer value stream for efficient production. This results in enabling RUAG to better integrate with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their supply chains.
“Delivering capability redundancy – a customer priority – has been a key outcome of the manufacturing investment program,” said Terry Miles, General Manager RUAG Australia. “We understand the customer’s need for quick turnaround, affordability, and reliability. This upgrade allows us to streamline our supply chain, meet the rapidly increasing demand to support industry diversification, and deepen our participation in aerospace programs, such as the F-35.”
“Our main customers from the defence industry, both international and domestic, demand continued top delivery performance, a reliable level of high-quality, sustainable processes, cost efficiency, committed resource allocation, and exemplary compliance. Our latest upgrade at Bayswater confirms that RUAG is dedicated to fully satisfying these unique priorities, consistently, and with prompt response times,” confirms Stephan Jezler, Senior Vice President Aviation International, RUAG MRO International. Page 2 / 2
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RUAG MRO International is an independent supplier, support provider and integrator of systems and components for civil and military aviation worldwide. It also develops and supports simulation and training systems and solutions for international trained security forces.
Highly specialized in the support of aircraft and helicopters throughout their entire life cycle, the company includes maintenance, repair and overhaul services, upgrades, and the development, manufacture and integration of subsystems and components in their service portfolio.
In addition, as the manufacturer (OEM) of the Dornier 228, a versatile aircraft for special missions as well as passenger and cargo operations, RUAG focuses on customer support solutions, including OEM services.
Moreover, RUAG MRO International is a developer, OEM and system support provider for simulation and training systems technology for live, virtual and constructive (LVC) training. Complex and flexible functions, and a holistic approach, support realistic training scenarios, adapted to mission goals, at individual, team and unit instruction levels.
For information about RUAG Australia, visit www.ruag.com.au or contact Terry Miles, General Manager RUAG Australia, terry.miles@ruag.com. You can also follow RUAG Australia on LinkedIn.
For further details visit www.ruag.com/mro-international or contact Rachel Gisiger, Senior Manager Marketing & Communication, RUAG MRO International, mobile +41 79 718 68 74, rachel.gisiger@ruag.com. You can also follow RUAG MRO International on LinkedIn.
Contact for Corporate Information: Clemens Gähwiler, External Communication Manager, mobile +41 76 319 28 58, clemens.gaehwiler@ruag.com
About RUAG:
RUAG possesses outstanding technological capabilities in aerospace as well as security and defence. In 2018 RUAG generated net sales of CHF 1,998 million, of which 62% was earned outside the Swiss home market. 56% of RUAG’s products and services are destined for the civil market and 44% for the military market. The Group is headquartered in Bern (Switzerland). It has sites in Switzerland and in 14 other countries in Europe, the USA and Asia-Pacific. Technological know-how and wide-ranging professional capabilities are key factors in success of RUAG. To continually meet the demand among its customers and partners for unusual innovations, RUAG invests roughly 9% of sales in research and development. Read more: https://www.ruag.com/en/about-ruag/ruag-brief/facts-figures
