STRATASPHERE - STRATA Manufacturing

STRATASPHERE
July – 2015
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INDEX
Strata in the Heart of Global
Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit
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Financial Results for the
Second Quarter of 2015
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Strata Promotes 30 of Its Emirati Workforce
Page 06 - 09
Meet Strata Family
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Emiratization, Training and Development
Page 11
The Logistic Support
and Production Planning
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KAIZEN
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Quality
Page 14
Production Programs
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Senior Procurement Manager Talks about
Building a Local Supply Chain for Strata
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HSE
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Information Technology
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Operational Results for
the second quarter of 2015
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Strata – at The Heart of the Global
Manufacturing and Industrialisation
Summit
innovation, infrastructure, capital, markets, global value chains, policies, societies, environment, skills
and SMEs.
The first edition of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit will be held in Abu Dhabi
in 2016 and and is set to attract more than 1,500 representatives of governments and industrial
companies around the world, as well as representatives of the public interest and of industrial
companies of small and medium-sized in the UAE and GCC, as well as students and academics.
The organizers have nominated Strata Manufacturing to host the launch of the summit in the presence
of major industrial, economic and social leaders at both local and global levels. We are honored to be
chosen to be in the heart of such an international event, moreover, the first of its kind in the industrial
sector. We will do our best to demonstrate why we are worthy of the trust the organizers and showcase
Strata on the world stage.
By: Badr Al Olama
CEO, Strata
Next year, the United Arab Emirates will be hosting
the inaugural edition of the Global Manufacturing
and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS). The first of
its kind, GMIS will be held every two years to
bring together senior representatives from the
public and private sectors, institutions of public
interest, students and academics to formulate a
sustainable future for the industry and to ensure
achieving global benefits for the community.
The summit will be hosted by the UAE’s Ministry
of Economy and organised by the United Nations
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in
collaboration with the World Economic Forum’s
(WEF) Global Agenda Council for the Future
of Manufacturing. The summit will focus on
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Today - Strata Manufacturing, following our shareholder’s mandate, is one of the few companies,
globally, that adopts an investment approach that does not merely focus on the financial results but
also aims to support the of the economic and social development in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the
UAE. This includes creating new job opportunities for current and future generations of the national
workforce, in addition to achieving public welfare at the local and global levels through developing
global value chains and positioning Strata in as a trusted partner in the aerospace industry.
Strata is constantly striving to develop UAE talent through various training and development programs
organized in collaboration with fellow global partners such as Boeing and Airbus. We seek to enable
our Emirati workforce to play leading roles in the aerospace industry. In addition, Strata plays a
vital part in building a local base for the aerospace industry, helping local businesses and Emirati
entrepreneurs build their competencies in this sector in order to enable them to provide the services
and products it needs.
Strata’s participation in the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit is a perfect fit for us,
as the summit focuses on the industrial sectors that are based on knowledge and innovation. The
aerospace industry is a perfect example.
The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit launch ceremony places us at the heart of the
event, and allows us and other leading national companies to demonstrate what has been achieved to
date in promoting products that are proudly “Made in the UAE”. At the same time, this event presents
a great challenge to all of us. As a nation we must continue to demonstrate our abilities to make
successive achievements, to compete, and to take the lead in all industrial sectors. I am deeply
confident that this will be a historic occasion in our industrial journey and that the Strata family is part
of the economic development which our wise leadership worked hard to accomplish.
Strata Announces 20% Growth in Second
Quarter Revenue
Revenue
Million/Dirham
400+
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By: Amer Siddiqui,
Chief Financial Officer
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Strata has announced its financial results for
the second quarter of 2015, with revenues
increasing in line with company expectations.
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2011
2012
2013
2014
2015 (B)
The successful delivery of the first shipset of
ATR Rudders to Alenia Aermacchi in April 2015,
which has been outsourced to GSE in Italy, was
a key component of Strata’s increased revenue
growth, while the A330 Aileron Assembly
program continues to be the major contributor,
followed by the A330 FTF and A380 FTF.
2011 – 2014 REVENUE GROWTH CHART
0%
1%
A340/330 FTF
6%
A330 Spoiler
19%
14%
A380 FTF
11%
Aileron
B777 Ribs
B787 Ribs
30%
19%
Revenues for the second quarter increased 20%
to AED 144 million (Q2 2014: 120 million) as it
increased the number of production programs
to eight programs, up from six in 2014, while
maintaining the quality of its products and ontime delivery.
ATR Rudder
A350 FSF
Strata’s finance management team works
in coordination with leadership and various
departments to look at both short term financial
projections for the remainder of 2015, as well as
long term financial plans for the next five years.
Strata’s revenues are expected to increase in
2015 beyond AED 400 million, supported by new
contracts such as the agreement with Saab aerostructures to manufacture Flap Support Fairings
for the Airbus A350-1000. The deal follows
Strata’s landmark SABCA contract in 2012 to
provide Flap Support Fairings for the Airbus
A350-900 and marks an important step for
Strata as it continues to forge new partnerships
with international aerospace organizations.
Strata is also expecting to produce and deliver
its first shipset of A350 – 800/900 Flap Support
Fairings during the last quarter of 2015.
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30 Emiratis Promoted at Strata with Five
Appointed to Key Leadership Positions
Female Emiratis now
almost 50 per cent of team
leaders
30 Emiratis have been promoted at Strata with five
appointed into key leadership positions. The promotions
also increased the number of Emirati women working as
team leaders to 19 out of 40, while 2 team leaders have
promoted to team supervisors.
Shaikha Abdulrahman Al Blooshi
Saif Ali Al Dehbashi
Sarah Al Ahbabi
Shaikha Abdulrahman Al Blooshi has been
appointed as the head of Human Capital.
Saif Ali Al Dehbashi, Head of the Assembly
Business Unit (ABU) team, was promoted to Senior
Operations Manager. With this promotion, Saif
becomes the first Emirati to fill such a leadership
position in the field of aero-structure manufacturing.
Saif was the key driver behind the Kaizen Promotion
Office (KPO) team, which oversaw the application
of the Japanese methodology to reduce waste and
lead times at Strata.
Sarah Al Ahbabi, Strata’s Procurement Manager,
has been promoted to Senior Manager and has
taken the full responsibility of the Procurement
team. Through her engagement with local
companies, Emirati entrepreneurs and the
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, Sarah
has impressively increased the participation of
local companies in Strata’s supply chain. Local
suppliers now make up 50% of Strata’s overall
suppliers, increasing Strata’s total spend from
the UAE to more than 142 million AED (27% of
total procurement spend in 2014).
Shaikha has developed the Human Capital
function at Strata tremendously by developing
the new organizational structure and updated
the entire Human Capital Policies & Procedures
manual to match the progressive stage of
development at Strata.
Ahmed Bulteour
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Ahmed Bulteour has been appointed to head
the Supplier Quality Management (SQM) team.
Ahmed has supported the onboarding of local
companies into the aero-structure manufacturing
sector and played a critical role in signing of the
$16.5 million 10 year contract with Premier
Composite Technologies.
Mohammad Saif Al Nuaimi has been appointed to head the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) team.
In March 2012, Mohammad gained NDT accreditation from UK and an accreditation for
Level 2 Ultrasonic and Endoscopic Inspection in accordance with ICAO’s EN4179 and NAS 410
standards. With this promotion, Mohammad is the first Emirati to fill the position of Responsible NDT
Level 3.
Farhan Al Shamsi
Barraq Abdulrahim
Farhan Al Shamsi has been appointed as
a Senior Lab Specialist and will take overall
responsibility in supervising Strata’s laboratory.
Barraq Abdulrahim and Aseel Bin Kuwair were promoted from Stress Engineer to Senior Project
Officer, to concentrate on production program management in Strata.
Farhan supported the maintenance of the
laboratory’s Quality Management System
Standards EN9100 and the achievement of the
NADCAP Laboratory certification.
Aseel Bin Kuwair
Noura Al Braiki was promoted from Coordinator to Officer in Kaizen promotion office, in recognition of
the role she has played in perpetuating the culture of continuous improvement in Strata, and assisting
in the training of many of Strata’s employees on Kaizen methodology for reducing waste in industrial
activities.
Farhan ensured that the Laboratory team met the
special requirements for testing methods, and
that all Laboratory equipment were calibrated
in accordance with the quality standards set
globally.
Dababa Al Khyeli
Farida Haydar
Also promoted were Dababa Al Khyeli and Farida Haydar who have now become Project Officers.
Dababa oversees the Boeing program at Strata and provides support to the Program Manager as
well as all team members by setting production schedules, identifying risks, presenting internal and
external reports.
Farida, on the other hand, will oversee the development of Strata Phase 2, which is still under feasibility
study. Strata Phase 2 is expected to be twice the size of the existing Strata facility, and will be equipped
with the latest technologies in the aerospace sector, primarily focusing on high-tech automation.
Khawla Al Raisi
Khawla Al Raisi has been promoted to the role
of Senior NDT Engineer.
Suaad Al Badi was promoted to a Training
Specialist role. Suaad has managed to gain the
trust and respect of her fellow aero-structure
technicians not too long after starting her own
career at Strata as an aero-structure technician.
Khawla is the first Emirati engineer to obtain
an NDT Level 3 certification in X-Ray after
successfully completing her qualification exams
at the British-based Aerospace Inspection
Training Ltd (AIT); one of the most prestigious
training providers worldwide as it holds both
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
accreditation.
Suaad Al Badi
Maha Ahbabi was promoted from Emiratization
Officer to Emiratization Team Leader for her
continuous efforts in providing support to
Strata’s Emirati employees on both personal
and professional levels, and providing a suitable
environment that enables the national cadres to
achieve career and personal development.
Al Maha Al Hajeri was promoted to a Financial
Analyst role, having shown great potential
at Strata by simultaneously developing her
financial skills and studying for Master’s degree
in Business Administration.
Saba Alkouri was promoted from HR
Coordinator to HR Officer, after she was able to
find innovative solutions to the many challenges
that faced the HR department.
Al Maha Al Hajeri
Saba Alkouri
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Narjis Al Muhairi
Narjis Al Muhairi was also promoted from
Suppliers Quality management Coordinator
to Suppliers Quality management Officer for
her attention to the highest quality standards
required by the aerospace industry.
and her contribution to the implementation of
several initiatives aimed at improving the quality
of technical support in the field of information
systems.
Neama Saif Al Yousefi was promoted from
Procurement Coordinator to Procurement Officer
for showing great aptitude in providing Strata’s
requirements from the supply chain at the lowest
cost and highest quality.
Technical Side:
Al Anoud Salem Al Darmaki was promoted
from Information Systems Analyst to Senior
Information Systems Analyst for her distinguished
role in Strata’s information systems management
On the technical side, 2 Emirati Team Leaders
were promoted to Production Supervisors
and 11 Emirati aero-structure technicians
were promoted to Team Leader positions.
These promotions follow an intensive training
program that focused on advanced managerial,
communication and leadership skills experienced
in a manufacturing environment.
Wadha Ahmad
Eman Abdulkarim
Team Leaders
Naama Saeed
Naama Saeed and Wadha Ahmad are now Assembly Team Leaders on the Airbus A330 Spoiler
program
Eman Abdulkarim is the Fabrication Team
Leader on the Airbus A330 Aileron program
Meera Al Shamsi
Maryam Al Neyadi
Shaikha Al Nuaimi
Meera Al Shamsi is now the Fabrication Team
leader of the Boeing Fin Ribs program.
Maryam Al Neyadi was promoted to a Quality
Team Leader position.
Shaikha Al Nuaimi and Nada Ba Jaber are
now Assembly Team Leaders on the Airbus A330
Aileron program.
Production Supervisors
Bushra Al Rubaei
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Maryam Al Kaabi
Maryam Al Jabri
Maryam Al Kaabi is now the Fabrication
Supervisor on the Boeing empennage ribs
program
Maryam Al Jabri is now the Assembly
Supervisor on the Boeing empennage ribs
program
Bushra Al Rubaei was promoted to a Repair
Team Leader position on the A380 Flap Track
Fairing program. Aysha Al Dhaheri and Jamila
Al Sayari are now Fabrication Team Leaders on
the Airbus A330 Flap Track Fairing program
Commenting on Strata’s great success with the career development of its Emirati workforce, Strata CEO, Badr Al
Olama, said: “These promotions are testament to the fact that UAE capabilities are thriving in one of the most
complex industries worldwide.”
Al Olama added: “These accomplishments reinforce Strata’s strategic vision and ongoing mission in contributing
to a diverse and sustainable Emirati economy based on knowledge, where the Emirati workforce are playing
an active role in creating an aerospace hub for Abu Dhabi through the development of competitive global value
chains.”
“These promotions are further exemplified by the fact that a majority of those promoted are Emirati women,
who have shown a great deal of creativity and innovation in overcoming the challenges associated with aerostructure manufacturing,” he concluded.
Fatima Al Shamsi
Fatima Al Shamsi was promoted to a Repair Team
Leader on the A330 Spoiler program.
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Meet Strata Family
Behind Strata’s Emiratization
Success Story
At Strata, we’re extremely proud of our
Emiratization rate of approximately 45%, 84%
of which are female. Playing a key role in this
achievement is our Emiratization, Training and
Development department, which Fatima Al
Ketbi joined in February 2012 as Coordinator of
training for aero-structure technicians.
In this role, Fatima manages the trainees’
documents and coordinates their training
schedules. She helps them surmount challenges
that they may face during the training period.
She coordinates with United Arab Emirates
University and Lockheed Martin, our partners in
the program, which trains Emirati nationals and
develops their capabilities to work and grow in
the aerospace sector.
Fatima Sawayeh Yaqout Al Ketbi
Emiratization Training
Coordinator
Date of Joining: February 2012
As part of her efforts to attract a more Emirati
youth into the training program, Fatima
coordinates with Abu Dhabi Tawteen Council,
Dar Zayed for Family Care and the Ministry of
Social Affairs, key organizations in reaching
Emirati youth. She also joins career fairs that
Strata participates in to acquaint Emiratis with
the benefits and future opportunities that the
company could offer.
The aero-structures technician teams work hard
Preman Koranchath, a logistics support specialist
in the logistics support and production planning
department, recently received his Master’s
degree in Business Administration, with a
specialization in Logistics Support. Supported by
his manager, Karim Al Alami and his colleagues,
Preman brings to Strata a new view on logistics
that will support Strata’s goals as a company and
his own personal development.
Preman joined Strata in June 2013 as a
warehouse specialist. Since he has been with
the company, Preman has been anintegral part
of the department’s improvemet and was a key
contributor during the transfer from Strata’s
old warehouses to the new 1600 square meter
location.
The relocation required the logistics team to
work to work quickly, efficiently and at minimal
cost, without affecting the workflow.
Preman Koranchath
Logistics Support Specialist
Joining date: June, 2013
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Preman notes that his career has benefited
greatly from the diversity of nationalities working
in Strata. Employees varied backgrounds
and experiences, enrich the Strata’s work
environment deeply.
After receiving his Bachelor’s degree in business
from the University of Calcutta, Preman started
his career by joining the Warehouse Department
to complete their training. Fatima organizes
a special ceremony to recognize the top 10
technicians from each batch after completing
1,700 hours of on-job training at Strata.
The ceremonies are attended by the senior
management, production management and the
Emiratization, Training and Development team.
In her time at Strata, Fatima has enjoyed the
opportunity to hear about people’s dreams and
ambitions. It has enabled her to develop her
ability to assess the situations she faces more
effectively and make well-planned, impactful
decisions. She is motivated by the stories
she hears, especially when she can impact
them directly through her organizational and
management skills.
Fatima describes herself as “a life-loving
person who is capable of motivating others.”
This outlook and her willingness to face new
challenges are things she learned early on in
childhood, starting with school. Sometimes a
seemingly insurmountable assignment, Fatima
was focused and determined, and with the help
of her supportive mother, she was able to excel
and graduate with a BA degree in Information
Management. This experience has led Fatima
to strongly believe that she is capable of
encouraging and motivating new technicians to
succeed and excel in the aerospace industry just
like her mother encouraged her.
in Agility Company in Kuwait in 2004. In 2008 he
moved to Agility offices in Dubai as a Warehouse
Operations Manager at the company’s
warehouse in Dubai Investment Park, which
occupied an area of over 20 thousand square
meters.
Preman was born in Palakkad in Kerala India on
the 2nd of January 1978, got married in 2007
and has three children; Madhav, Namadevan and
Srikanth, with his wife Lakshemi.
Emiratization, Training and Development
The Emiratization, training and development
department at Strata plays a major role in
achieving a main objectives of the company –
growing a national workforce to help position
Abu Dhabi as a global hub for the aerospace
industry. It provides all training requirements
and programs to ensure that Strata possesses a
distinct workforce in the industry.
The technicians trained for 10 months at UAE
University (UAEU).They joined Strata on April 12,
2015 to finish 1,700 hours of on-the-job training
at the Al Ain facility.All trainees of the 7th batch
have successfully completed their training, and
Strata was proud to welcome the 50 trainees of
the 11th batch who began training at the UAE
University on May 31, 2015.
During the second quarter of 2015, the
department held 60 training sessions for office
management and administrative skills, providing
2505 hours of training.
Zainab Ahmad Al Mahdi, aero-structure
technician at the Autoclave, became the first
female Emirati to receive qualifications to
work the Autoclave, after successfully passing
the tests of using the lifting crane. In a step to
strengthen coordination and communication
with the trainees at UAEU, the administration
has allocated an instructor from Strata to be
permanently present at the university. It also
allocated another instructor who will split his
time between the university and the company, as
part of the preparations for the next phase of the
training program.
The department also implemented 64
professional training sessions totaling 2316
hours of training.
The aero-structure technician program
completed the training of 20 Emirati technicians
from batch 9 and 33 from batch 10 of the
aerostructure technician training program.
The department participated in Tawdheef, the
seventeenth National career fair in Expo Sharjah;
Ras Al Khaimah career fair; Dubai Career Fair;
as well as Al Ain and Fujairah career fairs. Strata
received a great deal of interest from young
Emiratis aspiring to play a role in the aerospace
industry.
During the holy month of Ramadan, The
Emiratization, training and development
department organized a Umrah trip for 10 of
its Emirati employees, accompanied by their
families, where they were provided with flight
tickets, transportation, hotel accommodation and
Suhoor meals.
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The Logistic Support
and Production Planning
The logistic support and production planning
team continued their initiatives aimed at
improving the supply of production process on
various assembly lines in Strata, with the most
effective and efficient methods, especially in
terms of cost.
The logistic support team benefited from 1350
Site Initiative, which is dedicated to storing
the daily production requirements in a location
closer to the work station, reducing the time
used to transfer required supplies from the store
to the production lines.
In this context, the department recently
implemented an initiative aimed at reducing
production cycle time for producing
the Empennage Ribs for Boeing 777, Vertical
Stabilizer Ribs for 787 and the Flap Track
Fairings for Airbus A330.
The team has designed a customized tool kit
in accordance with the Boeing aero-structure
technician requirements and the flow of the
assembly process.
The initiative aims to start and end the
production process early, reduce production
waste and decrease the amount of raw materials
reserved unless needed; all leading to reduced
costs for Strata’s stock of raw materials.
Strata achieved significant results in reducing
production time with contribution from the
Kaizen Promotion Office (KPO) and employees
working on the previously mentioned production
lines.
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The production cycle time of the Boeing 777
Empennage Ribs dropped from 80 days to 47
days, a 42% improvement. The Boeing 787
Vertical Stabilizer Ribs production cycle time
dropped from 63 days to 35 days, a 44.5%
improvement. The A330 Flap Track Fairings
production was also reduced from 44 days to 33
days, a 25% improvement.
Based on this initiative, all material and tool
requirements are assembled in carts and kits,
ready to be delivered to their work station which
saves time needed to gather the tools.
This initiative prevented the loss or damage
of these materials that might result from
transferring them from the warehouse to
various work stations. They are also organized in
accordance with assembly work flow, reducing
the required time needed to assemble the
empennage ribs.
KAIZEN
Following the success of the Kaizen activities
conducted on the A330 Aileron Assembly line
during the first quarter of 2015, the Kaizen
Promotion Office (KPO) has launched two new
workshops within Production: Boeing Rib CNC
Process as well as A350 Flap Support Fairing
Production Preparation Process. The Aileron
Assembly project looked at the establishment
of the supermarket as well as Mizusumashi
(a technicians who is dedicated to provide the
aerospace technicians with the materials they
need and deliver them at the assembly line).
The next two projects will continue to introduce
different tools and philosophies used by Strata’s
Kaizen Consultant, Shingijutsu. of the large overhead crane which is shared
among three CNC machines. The challenge
the team faced was due to the weight of the
Boeing CNC tools, about 140 kilograms each,
making them too heavy for the team to carry by
hand. Three potential solutions were determined
and simulated by using cardboard models, which
allowed the team to show different designs, test
and improve solutions.
After testing all proposed ideas, the team
members agreed to adopt the most sustainable
one. The team used metal piping and air powered
motors to make a lifting table which could bring
the heavy metal CNC fixtures into the machine
and put them into place. This process was done
within one day, installed into the CNC machine
and tested several times, each time small
changes were made to make it easier for the
operators to load and unload the fixtures. By studying the process of loading and unloading
the fixtures, and implementing changes, the team
was able to reduce the loading and unloading time
from 40 minutes to 5 minutes, with a process that
is easier and safer than using the overhead crane. The permanent solution for the proposal has been
designed and will be implemented soon. In coordination with Hisham Ahmed from Boeing,
the KPO launched the first workshop within the
CNC area in May. The aim of the workshop was
to reduce the time required to load the Boeing
777 Ribs on and off the CNC machine by 50%. As with all Kaizen workshops, the team began
by determining what the ‘current state’ of the
process was, what work would be required to
change the tools within the CNC machine, how
long it would take, what are the wastes and what
improvements can be made to the process. The project team quickly identified that in order
to make a significant impact in loading and
unloading the Boeing 777 ribs within the CNC
area, they would have to eliminate the use
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Quality
Customer Source
Inspection delegation
Developing Local Capacities
to Support the Non-Destructive
Testing (NDT) Department
The First Female
UAE National certified
as NDT inspector
Since Strata was granted Customer Source
Inspection delegation on the Boeing B777
Empennage ribs program last year, Strata
has also now been granted Source Inspection
delegation from Boeing for the B787 Vertical
Stabilizer Ribs program. With this achievement,
Strata Quality holds Customer Source Inspection
delegation for all Boeing programs currently in
production.
The department of Non-Destructive Testing, in
collaboration with a local supplier, has managed
to re-engineer certain spare parts for Strata’s
multi-axis C-Scan ultrasonic equipment. This
is considered a major accomplishment, as it
enables Strata to contribute to the local economy
while improving the technical capacity needed
for Strata to pursue various technical and
economic advantages without needing to import
these spare parts.
Raya Saeed Al Shamsi has achieved her
certification as Level 1 NDT Inspector, after
completing the accreditation process in
accordance with the international standards
EN4179 and NAS410. This achievement
distinguishes Raya as the first female Emirati to
get an NDT certificate at Strata.
UAE national assigned
as Head of Supplier Quality
Assurance (SQA)
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As of the first of April 2015, Ahmed Salem
Mubarak Bulteour, who joined Strata in December
2011 as a Supplier Quality Engineer, was
assigned as Head of Supplier Quality Assurance.
The effective management of the supply chain
is considered one of the most crucial factors to
guarantee the success of Strata. The cooperation
between the supplier quality department and
procurement plays a pivotal role in maintaining
the supply chain and improving its performance
in delivering materials on time and according to
specific quality requirements.
Production Programs
Since Strata began production just four and a
half years ago, it has delivered 454 shipsets of
aerostructure components to some of the world’s
leading aircraft manufacturers.
This quarter, Strata delivered its final shipset of
the traditional Airbus A330 flap track fairings
while beginning production on the newly
designed A330 fairings known as the WV80.
All of this could not be accomplished without
the efforts of the aerospace technicians and
the employees working in the fabrication and
assembly units under the leadership of Saif Al
Dahbashi and Tony Williams.
During a workshop organized to promote Kaizen
methodology in the production of Airbus A330
ailerons, Strata demonstrated its ability to
produce all of the ailerons using the same set
of tools.
The teams in fabrication and assembly boast
a 34% emiratization rate and have achieved
quality levels that exceeded even the most
stringent international standards.
Strata also continued production on the
modified flap track fairings for the Airbus A380.
Modifications are known as TEEM 6, TEEM 4
and TEEM3, replacing Mid Fairing 6, Mid Fairing
4 and Mid Fairing 3, respectively.
The units non-conformity rate is less than
1.5% due to continuous efforts, improved
operations, technical capability and building
and development of products manufacturing
mechanisms.
sent a team to SABCA to undertake training in
preparation for the start of production. Strata
has also received the assembly tooling for these
parts.
In cooperation with SABCA, Strata is transferring
the production program of the Airbus A350800/900 Flap Support Fairings to its facility
in Al Ain. During the past few months, Strata
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Building a Local Supply Chain
Exploring Strata’s role in the UAE aerospace supply chain
Interview with:
Sarah Al Ahbabi
Senior Procurement Manager.
In line with Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030,
Strata is working to support the development of
a global aerospace hub and to build a diversified
and sustainable knowledge-based economy
in Abu Dhabi. In its first five years, Strata has
already made meaningful contributions towards
Vision 2030. Through the adoption of the highest
international quality standards and on-time
delivery, Strata has positioned itself as a key
contributor to the local and global aerospace
industry.
In a strategic approach to building a local supply
chain, Strata’s supplier list consists of over
50% locally based companies. This approach
supports the development of local SME’s and
entrepreneurs and indirectly grants them greater
access to the global aerospace industry.
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What is a local supply chain?
A local supply chain is built when all
requirements of an industrial sector are located
in one geographical location. The development of
Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park is facilitating one
such supply chain for the aerospace industry
in Abu Dhabi. Through the unified vision of our
shareholder, Mubadala, and Abu Dhabi Airport
Company (ADAC), the development of Nibras
supports the creation of a local supply chain, for
Strata and other local aerospace companies, and
works toward the economic vision to position
Abu Dhabi as a reliable global aerospace hub.
What are the benefits for Strata?
Developing a local supply chain serves Strata,
the broader Abu Dhabi and Al Ain communities
and supports strong economic growth. This
manifests itself in a variety of different ways:
for the local community. It supports local talent
and resource development and, as a result,
attracts skilled individuals from across the
region. In support of developing a local supply
chain, Strata is expanding the nation’s aerospace
capabilities, and is growing its skilled workforce.
2. Achieving economic benefits:
Reducing the cost of production is highly
dependent on the availability of raw materials,
a solid workforce, and additional resources.
Through Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park, Strata
will be able to work with other Nibras tenants to
reduce production costs – passing the benefit on
to customers and supporting margins for longterm sustainably.
3. Building a reputation:
1. Creating job opportunities for UAE youth:
Local supply chains have the opportunity to build
up distinguished commercial reputations in their
respective industries.
Establishing an industrial supply chain in a given
geographical area provides many opportunities
If run efficiently, this increases the global industry
demand for locally manufactured products.
4. Facilities:
The establishment of a certain industrial
sector in a geographic area contributes to the
establishement of many companies interested
in providing supportive facilities for this industry.
For example, banks and financial institutions will
open branches in this area in order to meet the
needs of the industrial sector.
Thus, industrial companies in this area could
obtain credit facilities in a timely manner.
Transportation companies will also provide
logistical means used by these different
industrial companies to transport raw materials
and products. Moreover, insurance companies
will provide services for fire and accident risks
more easily and at a lower cost.
benefit from the by-products of the particular
industry, appear too. For example, establishing
a metal industry contributes to creating the
need for raw materials and tools suppliers, in
addition to companies that deal with waste, and
downstream industries associated with metal.
What are the challenges?
I. Difficulty of Entering the Aerospace
Industr y:
The aerospace industry involves a range of
complex and international quality standards.
It relies on patents and intellectual property, in
addition to a specialized and limited suppliers’
base. All of that poses difficulty for SMEs seeking
to enter this sector.
5. Sub-Industries:
II. Infrastructure:
When a certain industry is located in a given
geographical area, it contributes to having many
sub-industries that supply machinery, tools and
other materials. Other industries, that could
Companies that are active in the aerospace
industry need large productivity in order to bear
the high cost associated with the manufacturing.
Plus, it should be able to afford any delay in return
on investment. This reduces the number of local
suppliers who are interested in participating in
the tenders offered by aerospace companies.
III. Lack of Qualified Local Talents:
The lack of qualified and trained personnel,
especially in the precision engineering in
aerospace industry-one of the newest sectors in
the country, is a big obstacle to local suppliers
who wish to enter the aerospace industry
market.
IV. The Long Required Time for the accreditation
of a new supplier
New suppliers consume a long time trying to
get an accreditation from the world’s leading
aerospace manufacturers, where they have to
study the designs, mechanisms and provide
capabilities, which in return raise the cost.
Consequently, these reasons are what might
prevent many suppliers from pursuing this
industry.
July 2015 ISSUE 7
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Health,Safety & Management System
Significant certification
milestones for Strata
Strata has recently achieved two important
certifications in the areas of occupational health
and safety management systems. The first is ISO
14001, International Standard for Environmental
Management. We successfully completed the
main Key 2 audit against ISO 14001.
The second is OHSAS 18001, the International
Standard for Occupational Health and Safety. This
was received during the first quarter of 2015 and
as of April 1st, Strata is fully accredited against
both standards. The accreditation lasts for three
years with the first annual surveillance survey
due in January 2016.
A number of Strata employees were also trained
on EMERGO, a disaster management tool that
allows them to manage disasters at the work
place without affecting the daily job activities.
The HSE department plans to widen the scope
of this training to include the high ranking
employees who might participate in disaster
management in case they occur.
Training on the Occupational
Safety and Health Management
The department renewed the certificates of
paramedics and employees who were trained
on fire risk assessment and firefighting. In the
coming few months, the department will also
conduct training for the emergency response
team at Strata, using EMERGO.
Asignificant number of Strata employees
received specialized training on the occupational
safety and health management systems.
During the last quarter of this year, Mohammed
Al Riyami, HSE Senior Officer, will train all Strata
employees on firefighting tools.
This is a significant milestone for Strata and could
only be gained with everyone’s commitment.
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(IOSH) for official accreditation on their
attainment of the Managing Safely course. Both
the HSE department and the institute of IOSH will
continue to provide training for more employees
to manage and work in accordance with IOSH
standards.
In April, Strata nominated the first 15 candidates
to Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Occupational Health
A team of NMC Specialty Hospital visited Strata
and provided occupational health tests to the
employees to ensure a healthy workforce.
These selective tests included blood pressure,
blood sugar, blood cholesterol and body mass
index. This demonstrates Strata’s sincere efforts
to encourage its employees to adopt a healthy
lifestyle.
The department intends to continue its
cooperation with the NMC Specialty Hospital to
grant a number of initiatives in this field for all
Strata staff throughout the year. This may include
initiatives to help employees quit smoking, adopt
a healthy diet and maintain health and fitness.
If you have any ideas or suggestions regarding
the initiatives of this program, please contact
Colin Cregan, - Manager of Health, Safety and
Environment Department: ckerrigan@strata.ae,
or Rosine EL Feghali, Senior Communication
Manager: RElFeghali@strata.ae
Information Technology
The Information Technology (IT) department at
Strata has transfered e-mail and Blackberry data
to “MDC” business management servers. All
Strata users are now connected to the new email
and Blackberry server.
Along with this, end user migration also started
and they have successfully migrated the finance;
Learning, Development and Emiratization;
KPO and IT departments to MDC business
management servers.
The new software package from “MDC”
company includes Windows 7 Enterprise and
Microsoft Office 2010, which enhance the e-mail
service, Microsoft Outlook, in addition to other
Microsoft Office programs.
The package also offers the “Skype for Business”
program, known as Lync, which internal makes
communication accessible to Strata staff.
The program allows for efficient intra-office
communication, enabling staff to accomplish
their tasks more effectively.
In order to use company information systems
safely, the department has launched a two factor
authentication system for employees, allowing
staff to access Strata’s information systems
outside the workplace.
The two factor authentication process asks the
user to log in first with his/her user name and
password and then he/she is required to enter
an eight digit code along with a PIN number
selected by the user. If an employee does not
possess a Blackberry device he/she can apply
for an encryption tool from MDC’s Business
Management Services office in Strata.
The department has also started sending
phishing scam emails to various departments to
check the level of staff awareness of information
security.
The program was launched at the beginning of
this year and results have shown that Strata staff
are better aware of how to recognize fraudulent
emails.
A training course is available to all employees on
phishing scams and the security risk they pose.
Information Security:
As part of the efforts to enhance information
security in Strata, the team will launch an
awareness campaign to reduce risks associated
with information by changing the behavior of
employees.
The management has formed a special group for
information security in Strata, the group includes
representatives from various departments to
ensure information security consistency across
the company.
July 2015 ISSUE 7
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Operational
Results for
the second quarter
of 2015
Strata delivers 109
shipsets to OEM’s
in Q2
During the second quarter of 2015, Strata delivered 109
shipsets consisting of 1,770 composite aerostructure
parts to major OEM’s across the globe. Shipsets
included:
• 14 Airbus A330 Ailerons shipsets, consisting of 56
aero-structure parts
• 21.5 Airbus A330 Flap Track Fairings shipsets,
consisting of 344 parts
• 5.5 Airbus A380 Flap Track Fairings shipsets,
consisting of 174 parts
• 24 Airbus A330 Spoilers shipsets, consisting of 288
parts
• 15 Boeing B777 Empennage Fin Ribs shipsets,
consisting of 795 parts
• 7 Boeing B787 Vertical Fin Ribs shipsets, consisting
of 91 parts
• 22 ATR Vertical Stabilizer shipsets to the Italian
aerospace company Alenia Aermacchi.
During the first half of 2015, Strata delivered 209
shipsets to the OEM’s, in comparison to 137 shipsets
during the first half of 2014, an outstanding increase
of 35%.
‫أجواء ستراتا‬
‫النتائج التشغيلية‬
‫للربع الثاني‬
‫للعام ‪2015‬‬
‫ســتراتا تسلم ‪ 109‬شحنات‬
‫تضــم ‪ 1770‬قطعــة من أجزاء هياكل‬
‫الطائرات إلى كبرى شــركات تصنيع‬
‫هيــاكل الطائرات العالمية‬
‫وصــل عــدد شــحنات أجــزاء هيــاكل الطائــرات المصنعــة مــن المــواد‬
‫المركبــة والتــي ســلمتها شــركة ســتراتا إلــى كبــرى شــركات تصنيــع‬
‫الطائــرات العالميــة إلــى ‪ 109‬شــحنة تضــم ‪ 1770‬قطعــة فــي الربــع‬
‫الثانــي مــن العــام الحالــي‪.‬‬
‫حيــث بلــغ عــدد شــحنات جنيحــات طائــرات إيربــاص ‪ A330‬التــي‬
‫تــم تســليمها فــي الربــع الثانــي مــن العــام الحالــي ‪ 14‬شــحنة تضــم‬
‫‪ 56‬قطعــة‪.‬‬
‫كمــا ســلمت ســتراتا فــي الربــع الثانــي مــن العــام الحالــي ‪21.5‬‬
‫شــحنة مــن األســطح الخارجيــة لرفــارف أجنحــة طائــرات إيربــاص‬
‫‪ A330‬تضــم ‪ 344‬قطعــة‪ ،‬فــي حيــن ســلمت ســتراتا ‪ 5.5‬شــحنة‬
‫مــن األســطح الخارجيــة لرفــارف أجنحــة طائــرات إيربــاص مــن طــراز‬
‫‪ A380‬تضــم ‪ 174‬قطعــة‪.‬‬
‫أمــا بالنســبة ألجــزاء تخفيــف الرفــع لطائــرات إيربــاص ‪A330‬‬
‫فقــد بلــغ عــدد الشــحنات التــي تــم تســليمها فــي الربــع الثانــي‬
‫مــن العــام الحالــي ‪ 24‬شــحنة تضــم ‪ 288‬قطعــة‪ .‬فــي حيــن تــم‬
‫تســليم ‪ 15‬شــحنة مــن أضــاع الذيــل العمــودي واألفقــي لطائرات‬
‫بوينــج ‪ B777‬تضــم ‪ 795‬قطعــة‪ ،‬و‪ 7‬شــحنات مــن أضــاع الذيــل‬
‫العمــودي لطائــرات بوينــج ‪ B787‬تضــم ‪ 91‬قطعــة‪ .‬وبلــغ عــدد‬
‫الشــحنات التــي تــم تســليمها مــن المثبتــات العموديــة لطائــرات‬
‫أيــه تــي آر إلــى شــركة الينيــا إيرماكــي ‪ 22‬شــحنة‪.‬‬
‫ويذكــر أن مجمــوع عــدد شــحنات أجــزاء هيــاكل الطائــرات التــي‬
‫قامــت ســتراتا بتســليمها إلــى كبــرى شــركات صناعــة الطيــران‬
‫العالميــة فــي النصــف األول مــن العــام ‪ 2015‬وصــل إلــى ‪209‬‬
‫شــحنة‪ ،‬وذلــك بالمقارنــة مــع ‪ 137‬شــحنة فــي النصــف األول مــن‬
‫العــام ‪ ،2014‬وذلــك بزيــادة نســبتها ‪.٪35‬‬