PROJECT OF THE YEAR
CATEGORY 2, ERECTION CONTRACT
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$500,000 TO $1 MILLlON
HEELS
S.L.Shaw Company, Bakersfield, CA A critical component of su::;tain.ingthe U.S. Air force \Var
above the ground. Thc.sc pladorm strucmrcs arc· rcq,urc<l to
Fighter is the maintcna.tl.<:C of C- 5 Galaxy Aircraft. Th~ gigantic.: C 5 U,daxy, withitstn,rncudous 1xiyload<eapahility, ptovidcs th~
c.:ontourlighlly to d1c varying shape or thC'air,raft and m·C'dlO supply mechanics a safe and c·o,nfonablc platform to p,-rfonn their maintenance tasks. The Ucpartmcnt of the U.S. Air Force 5421) Combat
Air Mobility Command (AMC) intcrthcatcr airlift in supfX>rt of LI.S. national defense. Th~ C-5 ( ;,laxy is the backbone of AMe's strategic airlift com:cpt. The aircraft c:dn carry fully L'qldpp<. ... d, con1hat-rea<1ymilitary units to any point in the world on short notice, tl1~n provide fie-Idsupport rN1uir('(I to help sustain the fighting fr,rc(•. In ord('r to rnainlain this aircraft, mc."chanicsrdy
IH..'i!Vilyon many tirrn..·s c·mnplk-3h.:d.mc1:mphisl icat.<·<l p1atl(>rrn structures that allO\•Vtheir tasks to he a(·c·ornplishe<Isaff'ly Jl arms n•ach. ln order to :-ervice the tail or~ in ~wiation terms, thc- "<•mpc-nnagc-" of thc- huge C 5 aircraft) it is require<! for to lw ahlc-to work ::it multiplf' k•vf'h:ovt"r 65 fN't
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I THE SEAA CONNECJOR
200& EDITION
Susla in irh:·nt \1/ing i~ in the J)l'OC('.~i::of rt"placing many of their outdalc:d C-5 i:-oChronal rnainh:r,ance- ~tandf( "'ith modern <'quiprn<'ntthat n1c·<·t:aJI the- C'urrcn1 n:quircnwnls scl forth by both th<-Occupation Salcty and Health Aclministration and Air Force Office of S,lcty and lkahl,. This is parl of an initiative to employ the LEAN Manufacturing Concept to the mainh.·nan<..'.<..' of th<..·C-5 ..-in:r,-1ft.Thj:; co11<:q,t::illow:-; the Air r:orce to substantially reduce turnaround time on the m;1intt"nance-and rep;:ifr of the~e aircraft and therefore keep
