AdamWorks explained

ADAMWORKS, LLC
Type:	Privatized Corporation
Founder:	George F. Adam Jr., Kim Madigan
Area Served:	Worldwide
Key People:	Kim Madigan, CEO SCOT ALLEN, President
Industry:	Aerospace
Genre:	Engineering/Manufacturing
Products:	Design Engineering Engineering of Composite Structures Metal and Composite Tooling Composite and Metal Part Manufacturing Radomes Pod Systems Aircraft structures Spacecraft structures
Location:	Centennial, Colorado, USA

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

History

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

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

Projects

• 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

• 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]

External links

• AdamWorks, LLC official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: (AdamWorks:) Composite Structures Engineering. 25 October 2013.
2. Web site: SNC-led Gorgon Stare team wins US GEOINT Foundation's 2011 Industry Award. 2013-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20130919182159/http://sncorp.com/press_more_info.php?id=462. 2013-09-19. dead. (October 18, 2011)
3. Web site: Bennet Congratulates Sierra Nevada Corporation on NASA Contract; . 4 November 2013. (Senator Michael F Bennet, CO, website)
4. Web site: Joint STARS Mission. 7 November 2013. 14 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140314092814/http://usmilitary.about.com/od/afweapons/a/jsmission.htm. dead. (About.com)
5. Web site: AdamWorks picked by Lockheed Martin for special missions craft. 7 November 2013. (October 18, 2010)
6. Web site: Lockheed Martin Delivers Ground Support Stations To Finnish Air Force. 4 November 2013. (July 9, 2012)
7. Web site: XCOR Announces AdamWorks as Lynx Mark I Cockpit Manufacturer . 25 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130818171549/http://xcor.com/press/2012/12-08-28_XCOR_announces_AdamWorks_as_lynx_cockpit_manufacturer.html . 18 August 2013 .
8. Web site: The Lynx's Leap. Air & Space magazine, November 2013
9. News: Portable wind turbine powers the warrior. CompositesWorld.com, March 11, 2011.
10. News: AdamWorks Selected by AVX Aircraft Company for Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Phase I Technology Demonstrator Engineering. PRNewswire.com, October 21, 2013.
11. News: AdamWorks is Now an ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company. PRNewswire.com, July 27, 2011.
12. News: CO: AdamWorks Announces Major Facility Expansion. (August 18, 2011)
13. News: 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 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130408054321/http://sncorp.com/press_more_info.php?id=476 . 2013-04-08 . (February 2, 2012)
14. Web site: AdamWorks is a Finalist for Colorado Companies To Watch. 24 October 2013.