Excelsior Inc.Rockford, IL

815 987 2900www.excelsiorinc.com

Custom Gasket Manufacturing Capabilites Presentation

CAPABILITIES STATEMENT

CUSTOM MANUFACTURER OF PRECISION PARTS FROM BOTH SYNTHETIC MATERIALS & THIN GAUGE METALS

Gaskets Washers Shims Insulators & Conductors Seals Guides Shipping protectors

MARKETS SERVED Aerospace Commercial Vehicles Industrial Process Control Electrical Components Food Handling/Processing Equipment Molding Hardware/Stamping Hydraulics Distributors/Kitters Plumbing Compressors/Sprayers

VALUE PROPOSITION

Economical parts backed by Excelsior’s: – High level of technical competence

– Wide range of manufacturing capabilities Established in 1916

– Aerospace quality

– Flexible delivery / stocking programs

The value proposition is enabled by building the business around: – The aerospace quality system of our most stringent customers – Strategic investment in equipment to support the quality system and efficient manufacturing

MATERIALS

Aramid paper Foams & Sponges Phenolic Corks & Cork Rubber Insulating material Plastics Felts Thin gauge metals Rubber compounds & blends Fiber blends Nomex, Kapton & Laminates Shim Stock – Steel & Synthetic Fiberglass- Epoxy & Teflon coated Non-asbestos beater additions Urethane, including Cast Fiberboard Non-asbestos compressed Vegetable Fibers

CAPABILITIES

Water jet cutting Manual travel head presses Rotary die cutting CNC traveling head presses Material converting & coiling Adhesive application Hi-speed punch & hydraulic presses Laser Cutting

*Micro-Vu Vision machine (accurate to .00005”) does all first and last piece inspection

Central Location

Excelsior Inc4982 27th AvenueRockford IL 61109815 987 2900www.excelsiorinc.com

Headquarters• Engineering/Prototypes• Manufacturing• Marketing/Sales

Markets/Customers

Hardware/Stampings• Piedmont Hardware

• Truth Hardware

• Custom Metal Products

• Carson Capital Mfg.

Compressors/Sprayers• Gast Mfg. Co.

• Milwaukee Sprayer

• Graco

• Cambell Hausfeld

• Rustoleum

Molding• Legacy Plastics

• Adapt Plastics

• Trelleborg

• Tri-Tech Injection Molding

• Heritage Mold

Distributor/Kitters• Field Fastener

• Motion Industries

• Endries International

• Gexpro

• Wencor

• Hass Group International

Electronics• Trombetta

• Schneider Electric

• Thomas & Betts

Aerospace• UTC Aerospace

• Honeywell

• Woodward

• BE Aerospace

• CEF Industries

Typical Applications

Nomex, Kapton, Laminates

Cork & Rubber

Silicone, sponge & fluorosilicone

Silicone

Nitrile, EPDM, Viton & Epichlorohydrin

Cloth-inserted Rubber

Nylon, Teflon & Delrin

Polyethelyne (HDPE, LDPE, UHMW)

Shim stock (Mylar)

Sponge & Foam

Felt

Compressed Non-asbestos

Detroiter (Vegetable Fiber)

Fiberglass-coated Teflon

Phenolic

Urethane

Creasing – Nomex & Kopaco

Kiss-cutting Poron (foam) pads

Cutting large, open parts

• Applications knowledge

• Material expertise

• Collaboration on design

• Process knowledge

• CAD system

• Prototypes

– New parts

– Material investigation

– Design changes

– Material changes

– Rapid turnaround

Technical Assistance/Prototypes

Laser

Waterjet

Material Converting

• Cut thickness of material– Rolls, blocks or sheets

– Common with foam/sponge

– Can cut down to .062 thick

• Cut width of material– Can handle up to 72” rolls

– Can cut width down to less than an inch and recoil

– Different machines for different material families

• Apply adhesive to most materials

Waterjet & Laser

• Minimal set-up

• High accuracy / finish

• Prototyping

Production Capability

Receding head press

• Minimal set-up

• Large parts – 36” x 54”

• Low tool cost

CNC Travel head presses

• Medium run

• Low tool cost

• Automated process

Cutoff machines

• Medium or high run

• Square/rectangle parts

• Tight tolerance

CNC punch presses

• High run

• Tight tolerance

• Extensive tooling

Manual presses

• Minimal set up

• Low tool cost

• Short run

Rotary die cutting

• Medium or high run

• Very tight tolerance

• Very thin material

Hi-speed hydraulic presses

• Medium or high run

• Moderate tool cost

• Easy set up

Quality System

Registrations

• AS9100C (Aerospace)

• ISO 9001:2008

Procedures

• PPAP – IPI Solution Visual PPAP

• In process measurement & reporting to control plans

• Quality system is integrated with manufacturing system

• Root cause analysis/corrective action process

• Management steering committee review of quality

system and metrics

• Other quality measures as requested

Micro-Vu vision machine.

• Accurate to .00005”

• 27 x 27 bed

• Quick and accurate check of ALL part dimensions.

• Does all first and last piece inspection

STEP 1DEFINE RESPONSIBILITY

DEFINE, MEASURE, Analyze, Improve, Control.

Detect

Nonconforming

Material. Purge stock

(within 24 hrs) & Move

Product Inventory

into Clinic and place

on Clinic Incoming Rack

Open Quality

Investigation / Supplier

Corrective Action.

Assign fault code.

Investigate and Diagnosis

the Nonconformity

Determine if

Internal / Supplier’s fault .

Verify documentation

for accuracy

INSPECTION CLINIC CLINIC

STEP 2RAPID COMMUNICATION TO SUPPLIER

DEFINE, MEASURE, Analyze, Improve, Control.

Generate SCAR and Forward copy to

Supplier, Buyer, and

PQA. Attach pictures

as relevant.

CLINIC

Communicate with

Supplier. Secure RMA

and Provide SCAR

number.

Initiate Return of Product to Supplier,

if applicable.

CLINICCLINIC

STEP 3RELENTLESS ROOT CAUSE & CORRECTIVE

ACTION

Define, Measure, ANALYZE, IMPROVE, Control.

Investigate Root Cause,

Define Corrective Action,Mistake Proof process.

If unable to get responseby due date contact

management, until issueis resolved.

CLINIC CLINIC

Follow-up and respond

to RQI/SCAR’S by duedate.

CLINIC

FISHBONE DIAGRAMFISHBONE DIAGRAM

1 2 3

MISTAKE PROOF LEVELS

STEP 4ENSURE PROCESS CONTROL

Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, CONTROL

TriageAssessment

PFMEA

Supplier

Clinics VSM Events

Process Cert

Monitor SupplierPerformance. Initiate

Strategic ImprovementActions for Chronic

Suppliers

CLINICEXCELSIOR, INC. / SUPPLIER

Quality & Development

Review C/A for

effectivenessand validate

responsibility inRQI/SCAR. Review

C/A for Major Escapeswith Core Team

approval.

ITO U

Mistake Proof

Quality Clinic Process Flow

Value Proposition

What is valued:1. Economical parts - cost is a big driver

2. Flexible delivery – expect suppliers to react

3. Value added stocking programs – difficult to forecast

4. Technical assistance – It is a technical product in design and process.

5. Wide range of capabilities – customer desire one stop shop

6. All on a solid foundation of quality and operational excellence

Why Excelsior?The value we offer is: • Economical parts backed by:

• Flexible delivery/stocking programs

• A high level of technical competence

• A wide range of manufacturing capabilities

– Proper selection of the right process or combination of processes based on the material and part complexity enables the lowest cost highest quality result.

• Strong vendor relationships

• An aerospace quality system

Thank you4982 27th AvenueRockford IL 61109815 987-2900www.excelsiorinc.com