STRAND AEROSPACE MALAYSIA MALAYSIAN PIONEERS IN AIRCRAFT PRIMARY STRUCTURES ANALYSIS

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1 STRAND AEROSPACE MALAYSIA MALAYSIAN PIONEERS IN AIRCRAFT PRIMARY STRUCTURES ANALYSIS

2 PRIMARY STRUCTURES Aircraft structural components whose failure may result in loss of the aircraft

3 Skins EXAMPLES ON A WING Ribs Spars

4 TYPES OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS DONE AT STRAND Static Analysis Structure withstanding one off ultimate load Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Analysis Structure withstanding repeated cyclic loads (crack propagation analysis)

5 Wing Being Bent/Stressed To Failure EXAMPLE STRUCTURE IN STATIC TEST RIG Original Unloaded Wing Position Fuselage

6 MISSION IN MALAYSIA 1. To create world class Malaysian aerospace engineers who can function as Technical Signatories for the international aerospace industry. 2. To fulfil our current worldwide clients requirement for additional high end aerospace primary structures engineering support 3. To fill the growing need in the East Asian region for high end aerospace primary structures engineering support

7 STRAND CLIENTS

8 THE STRAND GROUP Strand Aerospace Malaysia Sdn Bhd Stress Analysis & Design Engineering Ltd (Strand UK)

9 Strand UK: MD Anthony Bedborough MSc Airbus Primary Structures Signatory Strand Aerospace Malaysia: COO Naguib Mohd Nor MSc Lead Technical Engineer Malaysia A Company Run By Engineers for Engineers

10 Strand Aerospace Malaysia Hold s Airbus Approval to Conduct Primary Structures Analysis APPROVED Is an MSC Status Company

11 Being Part of the MSC 1. Has enabled us to enjoy government incentives critical to our growth period where there are large costs associated with training high value individuals 2. Has been critical to ensuring that we have access to the highest quality internet access allowing us to facilitate technology transfer between the UK and Malaysia

12 Strand Training Structure UK MALAYSIA Chief Structural Engineers (up to 40 years experience) Malaysian Lead Engineer Senior Engineers (15+ years experience) VIRTUAL INTERNET ENVIRONMENT & VIDEO CONFERENCING 1. Dissipation of Knowledge & Experience 2. Tight Project Control Enabling Work on Primary Structure Inexperienced Malaysian Engineers This Internet Facilitated Training Structure Has Been Highly Successful in Training of Our First Batch Of Malaysian Engineers

13 Strand s Training Structure Allows 1. Our customers the peace of mind to allow critical primary structures analysis to be done in Malaysia which further enhances our reputation 2. Malaysian engineers to benefit daily from the tutoring and guidance of highly experienced European engineers (Strand UK s combined experience equates to about 300 years) 3. Malaysian industry access to home-grown world class primary structures engineering expertise

14 STRAND S S EXPERTISE BENEFITING MALAYSIAN AEROSPACE Development of Indigenous Aircraft Manufacturing, Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Stress Analysis, Design and Certification Competence from Category C up to Primary Structures DEVELOPED INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE NETWORK WORLD CLASS AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WORLD CLASS AEROSPACE TRAINING & EXPOSURE WORLD CLASS AEROSPACE EXPERIENCE WORLD CLASS AEROSPACE CULTURE Strand s Stress & Design Competence

15 Strand Aerospace Malaysia Achievements 2007 Successful delivery of the A380 Rear Spar Certification Analysis MSN003 (first into service with SIA) and MSN007

16 Strand Aerospace Malaysia Achievements 2007 Successfully Integrated Into GKN Aerospace s A320 Continual Product Development Team Strand engineers conducted analysis to determine if new A320 Extended Service Goals (ESG) requested by the airlines are achievable This exercise involved re-evaluating existing certification analysis in conjunction with the latest test and in service data to present a revised set of analysis or to propose modifications that will enable ESG to be achieved

17 Strand Aerospace Malaysia Achievements 2007 Successfully Providing Technical Support to Composite Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM) Strand engineers work hand in hand with CTRM engineers to help ensure the components manufactured by CTRM completed their certification This is a landmark for Strand as it represents its first successful collaborative effort with local industry to satisfy international demand

PROPELLING MALAYSIA INTO GLOBAL AEROSPACE HUB FRANCIS HIEW MANAGING DIRECTOR SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS MALAYSIA

PROPELLING MALAYSIA INTO GLOBAL AEROSPACE HUB FRANCIS HIEW MANAGING DIRECTOR SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS MALAYSIA Spirit Spirit AeroSystems Malaysia Sdn Bhd Proprietary Information SPIRIT WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS WICHITA