Aeronautics Star, Volume 6, Number 3, July/August 2004 Page: 7 of 8
This periodical is part of the collection entitled: Convair/General Dynamics Newsletters and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Main gate, boulevard to undergo major facelift
Variety of enhancements to improve security, traffic flow, landscapingBy Alice Seabaugh
The main gate entrance to LM Aero-
Fort Worth, at the intersection of Spur 341
and Clifford Street, is scheduled to begin
major changes in the fall. Enhancements
to improve security, safety and vehicle
throughput are included, plus modern
architecture to give a professional first
impression of the company to visitors and
customers.
Notable features include a weather
cover, a space frame vaulted structure that
spans 130 feet over all of the entrance and
exit lanes. Additionally, improvements in
signage and landscaping will occur from
the main gate north along the boulevard.
To increase throughput, an additional
500 feet of traffic lanes will be added
north of the main gate to Auto Gate A. The
addition of traffic lights at the main gate
intersection will increase efficiency and
enhance traffic safety. The timing of the
traffic lights will change during the day tomatch peak traffic flow times and provide
expedited throughput.
From Nov. 1 through Jan. 3, a tempo-
rary traffic route will be established. Entry
and exit will occur through Gate 15, which
is on Clifford Street approximately 400
feet west of the main gate.
During peak flow periods, three lanes
of traffic will be able to enter the plant
in the morning, or exit the facility in the
afternoon to Spur 341. The Gate 15 tem-
porary entrance will connect to Parking
Lot 1, as well as tie back to Lockheed
Boulevard at Auto Gate A via dedicated
route through the parking lot.
Although construction will close the
main gate at the end of the year, other
activity will occur around the gate start-
ing this month without affecting traffic.
Detailed information regarding temporary
traffic routing will be provided before
projects impact employees..4D~
741
Proposed enhancement to the main gate at the intersection of Spur 341 and Clifford Street.
LM AERO Club gives hope
to local victims of abuse
By Mark E. LewisVictims come here for comfort in
their most dire time of need. It is a place
designed to heal their bruises, nurture their
confidence and foster a new life. This is
The Women's Shelter in Arlington, Texas,
one of the many community beneficiaries
of the LM AERO (Aeronautics Employees
Reaching Out) Club.
This place, a shelter for abused women
and their families, is designed to mend both
the physical, emotional and psychological
forms of abuse.
"We offer many programs that take
care of abused people," said Lacy Teeler,
an education specialist at The Women'sShelter. "We provide as many services as
we can to meet their needs."
Indeed, the shelter offers a wide va-
riety of services that support their clients,
from the time they walk into the center, to
the time they enter the courtroom, to the
time they step into their next job interview.
Through the LM AERO Club, employee
contributions can go toward The Women's
Shelter, where their donations not only save
lives but also help rebuild them.
The shelter offers a 24-hour hotline,
staffed by bilingual operators, and repre-
sentatives accompany law enforcement
to abuse calls to offer on-site support tovictims. The shelter is a secure home for
victims and their children at a location kept
secret for security purposes. The Women's
Shelter offers therapy for the entire family,
with both group and individual counseling
available.
Support also extends beyond the walls
of the facility. Staff accompany abuse vic-
tims into court to keep clients focused and
reassured, and advisers help victims get
back on their feet through career counsel-
ing and finding a new place to live.
"We try to give back their profes-
sionalism and help them get their life back
together," Teeler said.
Teeler also helps manage a Metroplex-
wide program that helps stop abuse before
it starts. The Women's Shelter education
services focuses on prevention by doing
sessions in elementary schools about
bullying and peer abuse. At later stages,her group focuses on healthy dating rela-
tionships, then domestic abuse for older
audiences.
"Through another program, Students
Tackling Abusive Relationships, we
bring together a student forum that has
representatives from various schools in
the Metroplex," Teeler said. "We come to-
gether to think of ways to combat dating
violence and curb unhealthy behavior be-
fore it can start."
The Women's Shelter depends heav-
ily on the community. All of its services
depend on government grants and private
donations, like those received from the LM
AERO Club via the United Way.
"The people at Lockheed Martin help
make our programs possible, which our cli-
ents depend on each and every day," Teeler
said. "And for this, we are appreciative."Revolutionary tool dispensers, supply network debut
By Mark E. LewisIts icy-blue light illuminates a series of cabinets
behind clear glass doors. A touch screen menu glows
adjacent to an automated badge scanner and slide-out key-
board. Approaching this curious machine, it's hard to tell
if it dispenses soda or incubates Petri dishes.
This unit is part of a major enterprise-wide effort
to reduce FOD, better track tools and establish a sup-
plier chain network that will replenish parts in 24 hours
- all without saying a word. Across Air Force Plant No.
4, RAPIDS (Replenishment At Point of use Integrated
Delivery Service) is making a noticeable impact on the
way manufacturers are checking out, using and restocking
tools.
"We're rolling right into the 21st century," said Cliff
Whisenhunt, director of Internal Supply Chain Services.
"We're delivering new technology right to the work-
ers. This advanced system reduces response time
for support products replenishment and increases
the accuracy of tool check-in and check-out."
The system currently has six dispenser variet-
ies, ranging from simple open shelf units to large,
multi-task machines that have greater tool control.
In a common version, the employee walks up
to the unit and scans his or her badge. The user
can then search for tools, not just in that particular
crib, but plant-wide. If the item is found within
a unit, a door will light up and unlock, and a
particular shelf and drawer will illuminate to show
where the selected tool can be found. The employ-
ee simply takes the part and presses "Take," and if
not a perishable item, "Return" upon replacement.
Some units will be less complicated, and
some will control more closely the access to Many
specific tool containers. Some existing tool cribs frommay also be easily modified to record take/returns for the
system, eliminating handwritten logs.
"That's the best part of the system, it meets your
needs," said Whisenhunt. "It has different degrees of con-
trol for different areas. FOD-critical areas may have a more
secure system in place than another area, where you may
just need the system to forecast supply needs."
The system automatically records all in/out activities
and is connected with a prime supplier, whom the system
updates with tooling needs three times a day. Overnight,
the supplier prepares replenishment orders and brings in
necessary tools, matching precisely the immediate need.
Whisenhunt's group has been working on this integrated
system for more than a year. It is in its preliminary stages,
and around 22 dispensers have been installed at the threemajor sites. The team ultimately plans to have around 400
units deployed across all sites and some subassembly plants.
"This process is on-going," Whisenhunt said. "We
are preparing for the future where we will be able to track
individual parts or kits remotely and possibly integrate all
of the system with customer supply networks."
The next step is piloting Radio Frequency
Identification. This way, sensors can automatically read
badges as an employee enters a tooling area, record which
kits move out, and transmitters can even track where the
kits are taken throughout the plant.
"We have huge reservations at all three principal
sites," Whisenhunt said. "This program will make tool
tracking easier, which will have dramatic effects on supply
chain management and the reduction of FOD."tool cribs around LMAero's sites are getting replaced with modern, automated dispensers. This area was transformed
a basic shelf system (L) to a modern, automated unit (R).7
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Periodical.
Lockheed Martin Astronautics Corporation. Aeronautics Star, Volume 6, Number 3, July/August 2004, periodical, July 2004; United States. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1023894/m1/7/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth.