TRM for aerospace & defence
As part of its work for a major global OEM, Filtronic has produced six different TRM variants that total over 60,000 modules in the last three years and has also received special recognition from a European defence customer for its outstanding commitment and effort in delivering AESA radar system volume production runs.
The solution
- Hybrid manufacturing specialists, with full traceability of materials and processes.
- Experienced volume manufacturing engineering team.
- Multiple production lines established producing up to 3.5K TRM modules per line, per month.
- Live WIP tracking allows real time monitoring of yields at each production stage.
The result
manufactured more than
>60k
in last 3 years
Final Yield
98%
Average
- Won multiple follow on projects from the same client.
- Won special commendation for outstanding supply chain contribution.
- Six variants of the TRM
The challenge
- Defence prime looking for a dual source.
- Taking a low volume prototype into a high volume process, whilst maintaining a high-yield.
- Track record and hybrid manufacturing capabilities were critical.
