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Hi , I'm Brigadier General Sean Tyler ,

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Commander of Defense Logistics Agency

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Aviation in Richmond , Virginia . The

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purpose of this video is to demonstrate

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the role reverse engineering plays in

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maintaining a healthy supply chain .

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The benefits include increasing

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competition within the industrial

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private sector , developing new sources ,

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expanding small business sourcing and

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enabling military , organic ,

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industrial based production . Reverse

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engineering is key to improving war

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fighter readiness . Enjoy the program ,

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millions of parts big small old and new ,

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they break , they get damaged , they

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wear out and they are indispensable to

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operational success . Let us be your

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expert guide to reverse engineering

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these items because perfect replacement

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parts are the only option for our front

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line war fighters .

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The Defense Logistics Agency's Aviation

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Major subordinate command is home to

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everything that flies and that means

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acquiring millions of hard to procure

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parts to keep your fleets ready . This

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is where reverse engineering comes in .

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Reverse engineering is the process of

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replicating a design by physically

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examining and measuring an existing

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item to develop the technical data

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necessary to reproduce the item

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functionally and dimensionally . So in

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essence , it's extracting information

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about the item from the item itself .

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The aviation team is a leader in

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setting the government standards for

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reverse engineering and determining

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when and when not to pursue a part for

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replication . When it comes to reverse

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engineering , we consider whether or

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not we can actually increase the

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competitive nature of the item by

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creating a government owned data rights

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package . We're typically seeking items

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that are identified as overpriced or

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have diminishing sources leaving the

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supply chain for that item in jeopardy .

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Once re is found to be appropriate ,

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the data production falls into one of

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three categories . One industry focused ,

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the part is reverse engineered by

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industry . A company funds the re

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process , the company owns the part

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data and the company becomes the

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supplier of the final manufactured part

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two DL A funded industry work here . DL

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A funds the work performed by industry

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to create the parts data . DL A retains

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ownership of the data enabling DL A to

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competitively solicit the part

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production 3D L A . Internal re the

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DL A aviation team creates the part

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data retains the data rights which

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enables the competitive solicitation of

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the part . We reverse engineer parts as

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simple as a washer to more complex

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assemblies and the different parts

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require different amounts of time

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anywhere from three months to several

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years to complete . And that includes

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both the time to analyze the part

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itself as well as any necessary

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coordinations with the engineering

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authorities . The key steps in reverse

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engineering explain how the essential

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data is generated First DL A

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collaborates with the engineering

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support activity to identify candidates

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for reverse engineering . Second DL A

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creates 3d models using state of the

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art C ad systems along with additional

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metrology software . Third dimensional

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analysis , our equipment works in the

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digital and binary spectrum world

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providing the government with the most

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dependable and repeatable data in our

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lab , we have several pieces of precise

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equipment to get the job done such as

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laser and probe , scanning arms table

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coordinate measuring machines ,

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metallic material analyzers , optical

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competitors , hardness testers , manual

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and electronic gauges . All there to

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help us the data that we need . Step

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four material analysis . What are the

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material properties ? How hard is it ?

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How rough is it ? What is it coated

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with ? Fifth final level three product

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drawings capturing all the details

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necessary for manufacturers to

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replicate the item . The DL A Aviation

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reverse engineering team has been here

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in existence for over 10 years and over

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that time , they have created hundreds

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of both simple and complex tech data

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packages . The services are very happy

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to actually be able to see that we have

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this program in house . It allows them

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to have additional tool to resolve some

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of these issues they are having with

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their supply chains . And of course ,

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we are the ones that can actually

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provide that solution . Dl A aviation's

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reverse engineering team , proven

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experienced cost and time effective

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solutions . We make the unattainable ,

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replaceable