NCC signed an agreement with Lion Apparel for new development and pilot production of composite shells for Lion Apparel’s fire helmet product line. Valued at nearly $1 million, the agreement included development work NCC conducted over a six-month period using a new manufacturing technique. In 2001, NCC was selected by Lion Apparel to perform additional molding operations for the company’s newly acquired Paul Conway Helmets. The expanded work has also added jobs to the Dayton area.
Lion Apparel relocated presses and mold finishing equipment from the Paul Conway plant to space selected at NCC’s facility to access the key competitive advantages offered by the Center’s knowledge and technical expertise. NCC has taken strides to improve the process through its advanced technologies and delivered improved production rates and delivery times for Lion Apparel.
The original pilot production project called for a three-year run with plans to spin off a local company to handle full production of the helmets. The added project puts NCC on a faster track to establish a new composites manufacturing division for Lion Apparel.
You may also want to take a moment to view the professional paper NCC has presented on commercial application processes by clicking on the title below.
Directed Fiber Preform Case Studies Paper – CFA 2001