| COMPANY: | Next Intent |
| HEADQUARTERS: | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| SIZE OF COMPANY: | 20-49 employees; $5M-$10M in revenue |
| INDUSTRY: | Aerospace and defense |
| PRIMARY PRODUCT LINE: | Complex components for aerospace, spacecraft, satellite, aircraft, and defense industries |
| NAME OF PROJECT: | Ares 1 Vibration Isolation System |
| PROJECT OBJECTIVE: | To manufacture several iterations of engineering development units to prove to NASA that the collaborative ATK/CSA/Next Intent solution could produce a passive hardware solution to vibration problem in a short time |
| TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED: | SolidWorks from Dassault Systèmes, MobileMe from Apple Computer, Fanuc CNC Control, OKK CNC machine tools, M1 by Bowen & Groves |
| ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ROI: | M1 ERP Software went live on Jan. 2, 2009, providing more control points and improved reporting of data; developed a manufacturing process for Titanium 10-2-3 forgings; increased facility size by 25% in a declining economy; passed annual ISO 9001:2000 quality audit; completed lean manufacturing and continual improvement training for all employees |