ORDNANCE SHIPPING CONTAINERS
ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM) AIM-120 CNU-431/463/572 CONTAINER
CDMG was awarded a contract to manufacture three variants of the Advanced Medium Range Air-To-Air Missile (AMRAAM) containers for the Air Force. The variants included: CNU 431, CNU 463 and CNU 572. During the production of these containers, CDMG designed and fabricated unique welding fixtures that minimized distortion to the base and cover of the containers during welding to maintain the required tight tolerances for the product.
105MM WOOD BOXES
Over the life of the initial 5-year contract, CDMG has optimized the manufacturing process for the 105mm wood containers. We utilize Lean one-piece flow production manufacturing that allows us to complete a container every 58 seconds, or 532 containers a day.
The 105mm wood box production line received the Governor’s Manufacturing Leadership Award in 2009 and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership for “Excellence in Innovations” from the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) in 2012.
AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) CONTAINER
The APU aluminum extrusion container contains any of three different auxiliary power units during storage and transportation. This container utilizes a steel mounting cradle to secure the APU’s. The cradle mounts can be arranged in three different configurations of APUs. This contract was a high-volume effort with production requirements of 100 units per month.
CNU 332/E CONTAINER
The CNU 332/E container is the shipping and storage container used to package linked 30mm cartridges for the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) aircraft. The CNU 332 comprises a formed and welded steel outer shell, Mylar liner and necessary hardware items.
JOINT STAND-OFF WEAPON (JSOW)
The Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is a family of air-to-ground weapons that utilize a Global Position System (GPS) targeting capability and an airframe that satisfies standoff requirements for attacking targets from outside enemy point defenses during day, night and adverse weather conditions.
The containers that ship and store the JSOW use a welded, double-wall extruded aluminum sidewall All-Up-Round (AUR) design. This container’s features include: a complex cradle mounted on shock-absorbing pads, the ability to interface with the weapon from the outside of the container to program the mission into the missile's GPS computer and provide environmental protection to ensure JSOW meets the required 20-year storage life. These containers can be reused, stacked and handled by forklifts or cranes.
