AdamWorks

ADAMWORKS, LLC
Company typePrivatized Corporation
IndustryAerospace
GenreEngineering/Manufacturing
FoundedSeptember 25, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-09-25)
FounderGeorge F. Adam Jr., Kim Madigan
HeadquartersCentennial, Colorado, USA
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Kim Madigan, CEO
SCOT ALLEN, President
ProductsDesign Engineering
Engineering of Composite Structures
Metal and Composite Tooling
Composite and Metal Part Manufacturing
Radomes
Pod Systems
Aircraft structures
Spacecraft structures
Websitewww.adamworksinc.com

AdamWorks, LLC (AdamWorks), is an American engineering and manufacturing organization specializing in designing, tooling and manufacturing of composite structures and mechanical systems.[1]

History

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The company was founded in 2007 to pursue composites engineering/manufacturing projects in government, defense, space, commercial, and alternative energy markets.

Since its inception, AdamWorks has designed and built a variety of spacecraft pressure vessels, aerospace and aircraft structures, radomes, pods and pod systems, unmanned aerial vehicle structures, with a portfolio of products flying on over 17 different military and civilian aircraft.

Services

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  • Engineering
  • Tooling
  • Design and Manufacture
  • Build to print structures
  • Reverse engineering
  • Rapid prototyping
  • Static Testing
  • Production engineering
  • Production manufacturing

Projects

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  • UAV Sensor Pod Design and Fabrication to support Wide Area Airborne Sensor (WAAS) Integration, including full Environmental Control System (ECS) integration[2]
  • Tooling Design, Fabrication, Parts Design and Fabrication for Primary Structure for a suborbital spacecraft funded under NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) and Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) Initiative [3]
  • Design, tooling, and manufacture of a Multi-Sensor Fairing Assembly housing a multi-spectral sensor integrated onto a Boeing 700-series test bed aircraft[4]
  • Radomes, Composite Pallets, Operator Workstations, and Airborne Server rack integration supporting conversion of a cargo aircraft into an ISR platform[5][6]
  • Fabrication of sub-orbital space vehicle pressure vessel for the Space Tourism Industry[7][8]
  • DARPA-funded man-portable wind-generator power project[9]
  • Structural engineering services for composite compound coaxial Joint Multi-Role demonstrator helicopter designed by prime contractor (AVX Aircraft Company) for the US Army's Future Vertical Lift initiative[10]

Milestones

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  • AdamWorks receives its ISO 9001:2008 certification in 2011.[11]
  • Facility Expansion (2011)[12]
  • Delivery of Dream Chaser flight test vehicle (12/11/2011)[13]
  • AdamWorks is a Finalist for Colorado Companies To Watch (April, 2013)[14]

References

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  1. ^ "(AdamWorks:) Composite Structures Engineering". Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. ^ "SNC-led Gorgon Stare team wins US GEOINT Foundation's 2011 Industry Award". Archived from the original on 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2013-11-08. (October 18, 2011)
  3. ^ "Bennet Congratulates Sierra Nevada Corporation on NASA Contract;". Retrieved 4 November 2013. (Senator Michael F Bennet, CO, website)
  4. ^ "Joint STARS Mission". Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2013. (About.com)
  5. ^ "AdamWorks picked by Lockheed Martin for special missions craft". Retrieved 7 November 2013. (October 18, 2010)
  6. ^ "Lockheed Martin Delivers Ground Support Stations To Finnish Air Force". Retrieved 4 November 2013. (July 9, 2012)
  7. ^ "XCOR Announces AdamWorks as Lynx Mark I Cockpit Manufacturer". Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  8. ^ "The Lynx's Leap". Air & Space magazine, November 2013
  9. ^ "Portable wind turbine powers the warrior". CompositesWorld.com, March 11, 2011.
  10. ^ "AdamWorks Selected by AVX Aircraft Company for Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Phase I Technology Demonstrator Engineering". PRNewswire.com, October 21, 2013.
  11. ^ "AdamWorks is Now an ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company". PRNewswire.com, July 27, 2011.
  12. ^ "CO: AdamWorks Announces Major Facility Expansion". (August 18, 2011)
  13. ^ "Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems Delivers the Dream Chaser First Flight Test Vehicle Structure, Completing a Major Milestone for NASA's Commercial Crew Program". Archived from the original on 2013-04-08. (February 2, 2012)
  14. ^ "AdamWorks is a Finalist for Colorado Companies To Watch". Retrieved 24 October 2013.
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