Australia’s first choice for aerospace engineering services

At the heart of our business is our company promise – We keep you flying.

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Our promise – we keep you flying, drives us to deliver the fastest turn times, the highest quality workmanship, the best customer service experience and 24/7 availability.

It’s why we have invested in the region’s largest parts inventory, engine rental pool and asset base of tooling and test equipment. It’s also why we employ Australia’s best propulsion engineers and most experienced engine maintainers.

To keep you flying, we have developed strong channel partner relationships with original equipment manufacturers. These connections allow us to enhance our service delivery, ensure parts availability and act as your advocate.

Our focus is on continuous improvement. We apply our knowledge, experience and skill to deliver the highest levels of quality and reliability, making your on-time performance the best it can be. This is how we deliver true value for money.

We are committed to quality, safety and compliance and maintain certifications for CASA, FAA, EASA, Military and both ISO9001 and AS9100C, along with many other regional airworthiness approvals.

Above all, our promise is reflected in our customer service.

Our heritage in aircraft operation means we understand the aviation industry. More importantly, we take the time to understand and respond to the unique challenges faced by your business.

Wherever you are located throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and whenever you need us, we keep you flying.

“One of the reasons we have been successful is because TAE is a partner.”

Brian Hiner, F404/F414 Program Manager, GE Aviation.

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Our heritage in aviation dates back to the 1960s when Rossair and Masling Airlines first started flying. Today, their high-quality maintenance arms are part of TAE.

TAE commenced operation in the year 2000, having won a major F-111 aircraft maintenance contract for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Since then, we have grown from six employees to 200 employees. Our customer base has expanded to include military, commercial and industrial turbine engine operators, along with a wide range of aerospace and aviation businesses – from avionics to wheels and brakes. We continue to service the fast jet engines of the F/A-18 Fighters for the RAAF and look forward to the future support of the F135 engine fitted to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.

Our rich history and experience gives us a unique perspective on the aviation industry. It allows us to understand the challenges you face and to find ways to address them. Rather than just ‘do the job’ we always strive to use our mix of skills, knowledge and experience to bring about continual improvement for our customers to reduce your cost, improve your reliability and increase your time on wing.

Our fast but well-managed growth is the result of both organic expansion and targeted acquisition. We are now the largest engine MRO in Australasia.

The graphic charts our company’s history from the 1960s to the present day.

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2013–today

TAE is a 100% Australian owned company.

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HISTORY

Photo courtesy Royal Australian Air Force.

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LOCATIONSWe operate from three sites on the East Coast of Australia as well as Adelaide, South Australia. Our headquarters is in Amberley, South East Queensland.

EMPLOYEESWe employ over 200 staff across Australia. These include professional and para-professional engineers, engine maintainers, NDT technicians, avionics technicians, aircraft welders, fitter/machinists, logistics professionals, and stores and warehousing staff to support day-to-day operations.

Our engine maintainers have more than 800 years collective experience in turbine engine maintenance. In addition, the TAE team includes more than 20 professional and para-professional engineers, 12 avionics bench technicians and almost 20 component repair and NDT technicians.

The depth of capability within our team allows us to offer the broadest range of aviation services in Australia and much of this capability is directly transferable to land, marine and industrial applications, such as the AGT1500 turbine engine powering the Abrams main battle tank for the Australian Army.

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OPERATIONS

Brisbane

Williamtown

Amberley

Adelaide

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CUSTOMERSWith a strong existing and ever expanding customer base, we are now the largest turbine engine maintenance provider in Australia.

We proudly service operators of engines manufactured by Honeywell, General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls-Royce.

Our customers include the Australian and regional militaries, regional airlines, commuters, general aviation and agricultural operators around the world.

We know how to support our customers 24/7, wherever they are located – Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand, Africa, North America and the Middle East.

At TAE, our focus is on understanding your individual requirements. For example, we are dedicated to supporting agricultural operations in the Asia-Pacific – a market with its own specific challenges. We currently provide maintenance services for over 80% of the Australasian agricultural turbine fleet and we’ve come to understand the unique requirements of this market. As a result, we are now the No. 1 Ag turbine maintenance facility in the Asia-Pacific region across PT6A, TPE331 and H80/M601 powered platforms.

Our customers tell us that taking the time to understand what is important to their business is one of the ways we stand apart.

“In our business we can’t afford to sit on the ground.

TAE has taken the time to understand the Ag business and what is important to us.

We choose to work with TAE because of the excellent relationship, service and turn times.”

Campbell Briggs, Owner, Statewide Aviation.

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You’ll find our suite of regulatory approvals will meet your needs and supports the safety and quality of the product we deliver:

• CASA Part 145 and Part 21.M • FAA Part 145

• EASA Part 145 • ISO 9001:2008

• AS9100C for Aerospace Manufacturing

• Australian Defence Force Approved Maintenance Organisation and Approved Engineering Organisation.

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APPROVALS

You’ll be surprised by how much TAE offers today. We provide industry leading services in the following categories:

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SERVICESENGINES

ENGINEERING

ENGINE TEST CELLS

COMPONENTS

HUMS

MANUFACTURING

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TAE is the leading provider of turbine engine MRO services in Australasia. Our extensive experience in turbine engine MRO is available to military, commercial and industrial engine operators throughout Australasia, South-East Asia and the Pacific; from fast jets and regional transports to agricultural operators and Army tanks.

TAE was Australia’s first military gas-turbine engine performance-based through-life-support provider. The quality of our work and our commitment to excellent service has resulted in many awards over the past decade, including the prestigious Defence Contractor of the Year Award.

As the region’s preeminent turbine engine MRO provider for military fast jets and commercial turboprop engines, you can be assured that our engine and component services are the ideal solution for your needs.

“Their engine work is always top quality.”

Andrew Hardy, Owner, Hardy Aviation.

Photo courtesy Royal Australian Air Force.

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TAE provides a complete repair, overhaul and test capability for a range of complex gas turbine engines. Our focus on using data to drive continuous improvement delivers high engine reliability outcomes, reduced operating costs and the best possible on-wing performance.

Currently, we are contracted to deliver engineering, maintenance and logistics services for the RAAF’s F/A-18 aircraft engines – both the Hornet and Super Hornet. The services we deliver under this long-term contract continue to exceed expectations. They include:

• engine module heavy maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the GE F404 and F414 engines for the RAAF Hornet fleets (Approved Maintenance Organisation)

• intermediate maintenance and computer controlled engine testing at the customer’s operating base

• engine fleet management and engine life optimisation

• design engineering (Approved Engineering Organisation)

• training

• material recovery and repair

• warehousing and distribution.

This range of services is now also provided to the Australian Army in support of the AGT1500 turbine engine powering the Abrams main battle tank.

Our engine component material recovery and repair capability means we can repair almost any part we need in-house. This includes capabilities such as:

• bearing refurbishment

• approved cleaning processes

• automated shot-peening

• heat treatment

• aerospace welding

• precision machining and grinding

• vacuum brazing

• painting

• support equipment design and manufacture.

With our headquarters at RAAF Base Amberley since 2000, TAE has an in-depth knowledge of the military operating environment and understands the needs of military operators.

MILITARY ENGINES

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Commercial aircraft and aerial agricultural operators throughout Australia rely on our fast turn times and product quality to maximize their engine time on wing. As the largest turbine engine maintainer in Australia, we have the knowledge, tooling, resources, parts inventory, spare engine rental pool, rotable pools and asset base to turn your engine around faster than anyone else in the region.

Our world-class turbo-prop engine test facility in Adelaide, South Australia is Australia’s only OEM correlated, multi-engine dynamometer equipped test cell, with a load rating of up to 2,500 SHP. This facility allows us to test engine performance to standards not available elsewhere, ensuring the quality and reliable performance of each engine that leaves our workshop to return to you.

The precision and rigour we apply to servicing military engines is also applied to servicing the Honeywell TPE331, Pratt &Whitney PT6A and GE H80/M601 turboprop engines. We are a CASA, FAA and EASA Part 145 approved repair station and we hold key OEM approvals as a Honeywell Authorised Service Centre for the TPE331 engine and a GE Aviation Designated Repair Centre for the H80/M601 engine.

Our full capacity includes:

• engine repair and overhaul for TPE331, PT6A and H80/M601

• CAM inspections (TPE331 specific only)

• hot section inspections

• gearbox inspections

• AGB repairs

• power section repairs

• boroscope inspections

• exhaust duct replacement

• engine performance runs in dynamometer test cell

• service bulletin and airworthiness directive compliance

• field service repairs in Asia Pacific

• 24 hour customer help line

• engine trouble shooting

• exchange line replaceable units including fuel nozzles

• part sales across PT6A and TPE331.

To complement our engine maintenance activity, we have the region’s largest engine rental pool of TPE331 and PT6A engines available to support your operations.

TAE is also the Asia-Pacific’s only OEM Authorised Repair Facility (ARF) for the Pratt & Whitney Canada (formerly Hamilton Sundstrand) APS500 APUs fitted to Dash 8, as well as the APS1000 fitted to the Fokker 50 and BAE146 aircraft.

COMMERCIAL ENGINES

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Complementing and supporting our gas-turbine engine MRO operations is our highly skilled aerospace engineering team, including Australia’s No. 1 propulsion engineering group.

The work of our experienced team is regularly recognised by the Royal Australian Air Force and has achieved consistently high assessments for technical and engineering competence in Australian Defence Company Scorecard results over the past decade.

Comprising professional engineers, para-professionals, reliability engineers and project managers, this team can deliver remarkable engineering solutions for military, commercial and industrial engine operators.

We employ Australia’s largest and most experienced propulsion engineering group.

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NON STANDARD REPAIR DESIGN Our skilled engineering team uses innovative repair design techniques and methodologies to recover damaged components or extend the life of damaged components. We combine these techniques with our knowledge of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and materials testing to ensure the safety and reliability of all repairs.

ENGINEERED ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ASSET OPTIMISATIONWe have proven that intelligent application of reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) principles, coupled with state-of-the-art condition monitoring techniques; such as spectrometric oil analysis, wear debris analysis, remote visual inspections, vibration analysis and trending and gas path performance analysis, can deliver asset performance improvements that can be measured in real dollar savings, increased system availability and increased asset safety.

We have honed our engineered asset management services to:

• deliver substantial savings via a structured methodology to improve reliability

• integrate condition monitoring techniques with RAM processes and analysis, which is a service no other asset consultants offer

• target the specific reliability, availability, maintenance and operational issues of your fixed or fleet asset to implement practical solutions that work.

Other services designed to ensure you achieve maximum performance from your asset include:

• maintenance program reviews conducted through structured FMECA/RCM analysis, supported by condition monitoring expertise.

• analysis of maintenance tasks identified, resulting in implementation of ERP system job sheets

• specialist engineering design, system safety and risk management, FEA, and technical writing services.

• configuration management and specification control.

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TAE is an industry leader in designing, upgrading, manufacturing and integrating turbine engine test cell solutions. Supporting our customers worldwide, TAE is your best choice for your turbine engine test cell needs.

From new test facilities and refurbishments of existing facilities to replacement of data acquisition systems and associated support infrastructure, our engineering team has extensive experience with all aspects of turbine engine test cell design and data acquisition systems. The best design begins with understanding your needs and requirements. As Australasia’s leading turbine MRO we know the best design begins with understanding your needs and future requirements. As Australasia’s leading turbine engine MRO, we know the importance of a reliable test cell and we operate several test cells for our own maintenance operations across Australia.

Winner of Australian Defence/Industry Team of the Year for rapid delivery

of F404/F414 test cell upgrades.

Working with our industry partners, we provide our customers with quality test facilities and data acquisition systems that support all types of turbine engine testing, such as:

• turbofans • turboprops

• turboshafts • APUs.

Our team has designed and installed Australasia’s only dual redundant F404/F414 afterburning gas turbine engine test cell. For this upgrade project, we were awarded the 2010 Australian Defence/Industry Team of the Year for rapid delivery of this key piece of infrastructure.

Our experience covers a variety of engine types for both military and commercial applications; from fast jets to tanks. We can adapt and upgrade your existing facility for new or different engine types, or develop a new turn-key facility. We’ll work with you to resolve problems with efficient designs, collaborative installations and upgrades and prepare precise documentation on how to operate and maintain your new facility.

Under the Perkins Technology brand, TAE manufactures Australia’s innovative Data Acquisition Alarm Monitor (DAAM®) to provide a low cost, state-of-the-art health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) for the aviation industry.

Designed for general aviation, agricultural and helicopter operators the DAAM system monitors the health and performance of your engine to:

• improve flight safety

• increase aircraft availability

• trend and report data

• save you money.

The DAAM system is reliable, durable, lightweight, tamper resistant and quick and easy to install. The popular software interface is intuitive, robust, simple to use and favoured by hundreds of pilots and engineers worldwide. There are 13 configurable channels to capture information on the operation of your engine and aircraft and a cockpit display unit can be included to monitor alarms as they occur.

Our Engine Condition Trend Monitoring (ECTM) software is the world leader in low-cost engine trend monitoring technology, enabling you to get the most benefit from monitoring your engine. The software is complimentary when you purchase the system.

DAAM engine data loggers currently operate in a variety of aircraft in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. This system can also be tailored to your specification by our engineering team and was recently installed on the Australian Army’s Abrams tank AGT1500 engine to assist with health and usage monitoring of the engine.

“Aircraft operators worldwide trust DAAM to monitor engine usage and lower operating costs.”Larry Perkins, racer, flyer, company founder.

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TAE’s world class aviation component maintenance facility is located at Adelaide Airport in South Australia and is FAA, EASA and CASA approved. It offers a wide range of fuel and propeller control component repairs, as well as a full avionics, electrical and instrument component maintenance capability and is the only facility in the world that is both Honeywell and Woodward approved.

Complementing our Adelaide facility is our TAE USA facility in Kansas City, Missouri. With these two sites, TAE offers one of the widest range of turboprop and turboshaft MRO services for fuel control and governors with an enviable reputation for world class turn times, quality and customer service.

TAE also operates Australia’s largest aircraft wheels and brakes workshop at Banyo, near the Brisbane Airport in South East Queensland.

Our convenient locations across Australia make us the ideal choice for fleet operators with multiple operational bases.

“They are always willing to work with us and take on board suggestions for things that will make

our lives and our customer’s lives easier.”Jeff Sturtz, Logistics Manager, AAR Airlift.

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ENGINE COMPONENTSOur dedicated engine component maintenance facility operates from Adelaide Airport. As a Honeywell Authorised Warranty and Repair Station (AWARS) and Woodward Licensed Repair Services Facility (LRSF), with CASA, FAA and EASA Part 145 approval, our engine component repair facility is unique in the world with capability for:

• turboprop and turboshaft fuel control units approved for Honeywell (TPE331 and LTS101), Pratt & Whitney Canada (PT6A, PT6T) and Rolls-Royce (A250)

• fuel pumps

• flow divider valves

• start flow controls

• fuel nozzles

• propeller governors

• power turbine governors

• constant speed units and overspeed governors

• compressor bleed valves

• torque limiters and torque control

• EEC and SRL computers

• starter generators.

TAE is also a CASA, EASA and FAA approved turbine fuel nozzle maintenance facility that has capability for the Honeywell TPE331 and LTS101, Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A and PT6T, Rolls-Royce M250 fuel nozzles as well as APU fuel nozzles.

WHEELS, TYRES AND BRAKESWe understand the importance of wheels and brakes to your operation and can offer fixed-priced solutions for specific wheel and brake types ranging from a simple tyre change to full component overhaul. For larger fleet holders, we can also offer cost-per- aircraft-landing solutions for your wheels and brakes. TAE’s CASA Part 145 approved repair and overhaul capability for aircraft wheels and brakes maintenance includes:

• A380 • A330/KC30A • B737 • A320 • C-27J

• Dash 8 Q400, – 300, – 200 and – 100

• Beechcraft B200.

Our modern Banyo workshop has been purpose designed for aircraft wheels and brakes maintenance, ensuring full compliance with OEM and customer expectations including full in house capability for:

• automatic cleaning

• brake hydraulic testing

• eddy current NDT, ultrasonic inspections

• repainting

• anti-corrosion coating replacement.

MATERIALS SALESWe are agents/distributors for: Aspen, Avidyne, Bendix King, Century, Cobham Avionics (S-TEC and N.A.T), DAC, Garmin, Honeywell, Mid Continent Instruments, Rockwell Collins, Sandel, Sigmatek, Spidertacks.

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AVIONICSWe deliver high-quality MRO services for avionics components, including repairs to card and board level. The combination of highly-skilled technicians and advanced facilities allows us to deliver competitively priced services with the fastest service times, best customer service experience and 24/7 availability.

As well as being CASA approved for avionics services, TAE is also an FAA-certified repair station for Single Red Line (SRL) computers for various aircraft and Electronic Engine Computers (EEC) for the Cessna 441 Conquest.

Our OEM partnerships include:

• Honeywell • Sigmatek

• Bendix King • Century Flight Systems

• Rockwell Collins • L3 Communications

• Garmin • Telephonics Radar

• Freeflight Systems • DAC International

• Cobham Avionics • Shadin Avionics

• Mid Continent Instruments • Ultra Electronics

• Sandel • Trig Avionics.

• Aspen Avionics

We offer extensive repair and overhaul capability for:

AVIONICS AND INSTRUMENTS

• air data computers • autopilot systems

• caution and warning systems • compass systems

• electronic indicators • fuel quantity

• gyroscopic instruments • indicators

• pitot-static systems • stall warning systems.

RADIO

• analog and digital audio systems

• emergency locator systems

• handsets

• navigation systems ILS and VOR

• radio altimeters

• satellite navigation systems – GPS

• transponder and DME

• VHF, UHF and HF communications

• weather radars

ELECTRICAL

• alternators and generators

• electric motors, actuators and pumps

• electric power control and distribution

• emergency power supplies

• galley equipment

• generator control units – GCU

• lead acid batteries

• lighting systems

• magnetos

• nicad batteries

• power supplies and inverters

• starter generators.

TAE has developed a niche aerospace manufacturing capability in Australia using the aluminium vacuum brazing technique.

“TAE is an important part of the Harris team and delivers world-class products in support of our common components effort. Their dedication, enthusiasm and commitment to excellence has led to significant accomplishments.”Mark McKenzie, Supply Chain Manager F-35/Lightning II Program, Harris Corporation.

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ALUMINIUM VACUUM BRAZING Aluminium Vacuum Brazing is a leading edge manufacturing process for fusing aluminium components together, which results in lightweight, high-strength, reliable end products.

Aluminium Vacuum Brazing delivers:

• superior high pressure, leak–tight joints enabling integral liquid flow and electromagnetic interference reduction

• reduced weight when compared to traditionally manufactured components

• lower component costs through reduced part counts and assembly labour

• excellent electrical and thermal conductivity compared with an adhesive bonded or mechanically attached assembly.

We now produce liquid-cooled components and enclosures for the F35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter and other platforms using this capability and have received several awards for this innovative technology. The full range includes:

• cooled electronic/avionics enclosures including liquid-cooled chassis

• cold plates

• heat exchangers.

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Aluminium Vacuum Brazing is also applicable to other high-end applications requiring increased cooling in restricted spaces. This process is not limited to aviation and extends to space based equipment and terrestrial installations.

TAE can provide our customers a raw material to fully completed component solution. This includes not only the brazing process but also the associated steps such as precision machining, heat treatment, conversion coating, painting, component assembly and any required proof pressure testing and/or flow testing. The entire process can be completed in-house to customer specific requirements.

In addition to manufacturing, TAE also has the capability to assist in the design and prototyping of components utilising this process.

To complement the Aluminium Vacuum Brazing, we can also offer a range of other specialist aerospace manufacturing capabilities under our AS9100 Rev C approval, including:

• computer controlled automatic shot peening

• heat treatment including titanium heat treatment

• component painting

• non-destructive testing

• extensive aerospace welding capability including high strength super alloys and titanium components.

All manufacturing activities are supported by a dedicated project management and engineering team.

QUEENSLANDHangar 71, Aviation Street PO Box 133 RAAF Base Amberley QLD 4306

P +61 (0) 7 3282 9911F +61 (0) 7 3282 9955E sales@tae.com.au

SOUTH AUSTRALIA2 Kel Barclay Avenue PO Box 185, Export Park Adelaide Airport SA 5950

P +61 (0) 8 8150 0200F +61 (0) 8 8150 0270E sales@tae.com.au

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