HIGHLY COMPLEX AND TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED
BUILDINGS THAT RESPOND TO AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE MANUFACTURING NEEDS
The Austin Company stands as a global leader in aerospace and defense design-build, providing comprehensive solutions for the world’s most sophisticated aviation environments. Our legacy of innovation began with the first-ever integrated aircraft assembly plants and continues today through the delivery of ICD-705 compliant SCIFs, specialized satellite manufacturing facilities, and high-security defense research laboratories. By combining specialized process engineering with our proprietary Austin Method®, we ensure that mission-critical facilities for partners like Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin meet the highest standards of security, speed-to-market, and operational excellence.
- Providing innovative solutions responding to increasing demands for efficiency, security and adaptability.
- Defense Security ICD-705 Compliance Requirements.
- Fast-Track Schedules.
- Tight Budgets.
Whether the project is a new site development, building, legacy site, or structure to be modernized for support of new programs, Austin’s approach ensures full collaboration between the client, project team and regulators, including the FAA, airport authorities, and local building and community agencies.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- ICD 705.
- Site Location.
- SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility).
- Painting, Stripping, Cleaning, and Plating.
- EMI/RFI Shielding and TEMPEST.
- Chemical Milling.
- Machining, Forging, and Casting.
- Additive and Lean Manufacturing.
- Electronic Assembly and Testing.
- Logistics Engineering.
- Defense and Aerospace Manufacturing.
AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE OPERATIONS
- Logistics Engineering
- Lean Manufacturing.
- Aircraft Painting and Stripping.
- Clean Rooms.
- Environmental Control Upgrades.
- Machining, Forging, and Casting.
- Chemical Milling.
- Cleaning and Plating.
- Composites Fabrication.
- EMI/RFI Shielding and TEMPEST.
- Microchip Fabrication.
- Avionics and Electronic Assembly and Testing.
- Logistics and Distribution.
SPECIALIZED FACILITY PROJECTS
- Satellite Manufacturing.
- R&D Laboratories.
- Components and Microchip Manufacturing Plants.
- Engine Manufacturing and Testing Facilities.
- Training and Simulation Centers.
- Space, Production, and Quality Control Laboratories.
- Paint Hangars.
- Warehouses and Distribution Centers.
- Battle Management and Combat Simulation Theaters.
- Aerospace Plant Construction.
- Defense Manufacturing Plant Design.
FOREIGN MILITARY SALES (FMS) SUPPORT
- Assist Clients in Structuring FMS Contracts.
- Develop Facilities Programs in Support of FMS Agreements.
- Identify Offset-Credit Opportunities.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Define Requirements.
- Analyze Costs.
- Create and Administer Schedules.
- Manage All Austin-Provided Technical Services.
- Provide Project Status Reports.
- Develop Financial Reports and Analyses.
PARTNERING CAPABILITIES
- Create Integrated Operations, Design, Engineering, and Construction Team.
- Deliver Project Solutions Based on the Control of Quality, Schedule and Budget.
- Create and Administer Schedules.
- Develop Enhanced, Long-Range Facility Plans.
- Maximize Supplier Resources.
- Develop Company Facility Standards.
CONSOLIDATION AND RELOCATION SERVICES
- Site Location Consulting.
- Define Manufacturing, Warehousing, and Distribution Operations Layout.
- Conduct Product/Process Rationalization.
- Prepare Implementation and Commissioning Strategy.
- Phase-In and Manage Installation of New, Relocated or Refurbished Equipment.
- Train Personnel on New Equipment, Policies, and Procedures.
- Schedule, Manage, and Execute FF&E Planning.
- Develop Local Public Relations Strategies.
LOCKHEED MARTIN UNVEILS FLEXIBLE FACTORY AT SKUNK WORKS IN PALMDALE CALIFORNIA
The Austin Company served as design-builder on Lockheed Martin’s newest digital factory in Palmdale, California. The 215,000 SF intelligent, flexible factory has digital foundations to incorporate smart manufacturing components, and deliver cutting edge solutions rapidly and affordably to support the United States and its allies.
HIGH-PERFORMANCE FACILITIES FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE MISSIONS
Austin’s fully integrated team has planned, designed, engineered, and constructed more than 50 million square feet supporting the aviation, aerospace, and defense industries worldwide. Our experience includes:
Whether the project is a new site development, or building or a legacy site or structure to be modernized for support of new programs, Austin’s approach ensures full collaboration between the client, project team, and regulators, including the FAA, airport authorities, and local building and community agencies.
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