DOE/NNSA Kansas City Plant (KCP)

Ryan M. BesandProgram Manager, Strategic Innovation

1The Kansas City Plant is operated and managed by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, for the NNSA

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LLNL

KCP

SRSY-12

Pantex

LANL

SNL

NNSA-HQ

NNSA-AL

DOE/NNSA Nuclear Security Enterprise

LLNL – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

LANL – Los Alamos National Laboratory

SNL – Sandia National Laboratories NNSA – AL National Nuclear

Security Administration – Albuquerque Service Center

PX - Pantex KCP – Kansas City Plant Y-12 SRS – Savannah River Site NNSA – HQ – National Nuclear

Security Administration - Headquarters

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The Kansas City Plant’s Core Mission is to be the premier manufacturing center of non-nuclear parts for nuclear weapons in support of the Nuclear Security Enterprise

Expanded Mission is to leverage our core capabilities and expertise to support national security

Rapid response fielding of components Ongoing support for strategic, enduring missions Assistance in maintaining aging weapon systems Assist in the transition of technology to fielded applications

KCP Missions

KCP Manufacturing Enterprise

Supply Chain• DEAR and FAR compliant• 340 production suppliers • 6,000 different part numbers • 6 million piece-parts per

year• NWC centralized

procurement• High socio-economic

requirements

Quality• QC-1 rigor, nuclear safety driven• 1 million annual receipt inspections • 1,000 annual source inspections and

supplier audits • 4.8 million annual manufacturing

inspections and verifications

Configuration Management• 136,000 product drawings • 3,500 engineering changes per year• 400,000 reference documents

Program Management & Production Planning

• 15,000 customer orders• 1 million manufacturing tasks

planned and integrated weekly• NWC programmatic scheduling• 20 worldwide sites supported by

spares program

Manufacturing• Three integrated factories • 40 product families • 120 advanced technologies• 35 process departments• 3,000 work centers • 275,000 pieces per year

Logistics & Stores• 100,000 product packages

shipped annually• 26 storerooms • 53,518 unique parts • 85,600 part locations • 1,700 classified part numbers

Design for ManufacturabilityConcurrent Engineering

Product / Process DevelopmentTear Down & Disposal

Services Throughout the Program Life Cycle

Confidence from Cradle to Grave4

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Expertise

Experience/Depth Chart 2,500+ Cleared Associates

Average: 20 Yrs Service

50% Scientists/Engineers/Technicians

1,200 – Undergraduate Degrees

455 – Advanced Degrees

3M+ Square Feet of Manufacturing Space

Access to Multi-disciplined Technical Teams

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Capabilities

ELECTRONIC MECHANICAL Firing & arming systems - Miniature

fuzes/safing devices Radars Timers & programmers Telemetry Signal generators Cables – RF, flex, multiwire Printed wiring boards Field test equipment Microelectronics systems - LTCC, thick

film & thin film Laser and fiber optic systems

Coded switches Squib valves Case parts Gas reservoirs Inertial sensing devices Battery actuators Structural supports Handling equipment Secure trailers Special containers

Composite structures Compression parts Cushions Metal filled polymers Insulators Radomes Shock mitigators Molded rigid plastics Desiccants Hydrogen getters Coatings

MATERIALS

…in a trusted and secure environment

Three Unique Integrated Manufacturing Factories…

LaboratoriesUniversities

Small Business

Research

Development

Commercialization

Industry

Manufacturability

Feasibility/Prototyping

KCP Bridges

the“Valley

of Death”

KCP’s Core Capabilityin the Value Chain

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Kansas City Plant, MO Kirtland Operations, NM

Managing Contractor at Multiple Secure USG Sites

Locations

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Summary

Contact Information:Ryan BesandProgram ManagerStrategic Innovation816-997-5829rbesand@kcp.doe.gov

KCP has a history of supporting the transition of technology from development through sustainment

The capabilities at KCP are leveraged to support multiple missions

The breadth and depth of single-source Manufacturing and Engineering capabilities is unparalleled in today’s manufacturing community