Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling (REACT):

• REACT is a leading revenue-generating organization equipped with advanced capabilities to deliver engineering solutions, addressing challenges related to technical data and part availability for aging weapon systems. Focused on customer needs, REACT enhances fleet sustainability, supports depot completions, and improves weapon systems testing. As a reverse engineering partner for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and the 448^th Supply Chain Management Wing, REACT specializes in creating and updating technical data packages to efficiently produce or manufacture prototypes and production assets at minimal costs.
• Reverse Engineering capabilities include laser scanning; dimensional inspection; tooling, jig, and fixture design; technical data development; and numerical control design.
• Additive Manufacturing capabilities include fused deposition modeling used to print fixtures, form blocks and aircraft panels; laser powder bed fusion metal printers designed to print tooling, aircraft, and engine parts; and sand mold printers for support of aerospace foundry and casting operations.
• Engineering Services REACT and other CMXG entities frequently partner with commercial organizations to creatively solve technical challenges and meet production targets. REACT’s heritage of innovation and technical excellence is exemplified by $111 million in cost benefits including avoidance and savings to customers since FY 2017.

Organic Manufacturing

• Organic Manufacturing services provide an in-house repair and manufacturing capability to produce a variety of components including sheet metal, machined components, welded assemblies, tubing, cables, and hoses.
• Metal Fabrication capabilities support precision sheet metal to heavy plate, and include water jet cutting, forming, and finishing. 
• Foundry and casting capabilities are in development and will include aluminum, lead, and kirksite crucible production.
• Computer Numerical Control (CNC) technology provides high speed machining of complex and large parts. 
• General Machining and Tool and Die supports rapid production of aircraft parts fixtures and support equipment in various materials including steel, aluminum, plastic, bronze, magnesium, copper, and titanium. CMXG leads complex in Industry 4.0 with establishment of LAN connection to machining operations for real time data monitoring for development of overall equipment effectiveness.
• Tubing, Cables, and Hoses are repaired and manufactured from a variety of materials including steel, aluminum, and titanium. Other capabilities include hydrostatic test and part marking via laser etching.

Composites

• Composites capabilities include honeycomb fabrication, metal to metal bonding, metal to honeycomb core bonding, composite lay-up, and bonding for aerospace structural parts. CMXG has proven ability in the development of composite fabrication processes while maintaining material specification compliance. CMXG is proficient in design of composite tooling such as bonding jigs, core boxes, pattern molds, drill guides, and bonding templates. CMXG composites provides technical guidance for the preparation, kitting, and acceptance of adhesives, primers, and composite materials. Facility capabilities include clean room for lay up activities, autoclaves, curing and drying ovens, and material freezers.

Aircraft Structures

• Aircraft Structures specialize in sheet metal, corrosion control, and composite fabrication for the repair and overhaul of complex contour flight controls and heavy structures to including flaps, rudders, stabilizers, spoilers, nose cowls, side cowls, windows, doors escape hatches, and refueling booms. CMXG is activating approximately 65 KC-46 structures through 2032 and a total of 500 commodities group wide through 2050.

• Sheet Metal capabilities include complex contour sheet metal pressing, heat treatment, and post processing. CMXG specializes in research, design, and fabrication of fixtures, tooling, and modeling that directly supports production of B1, B52, KC-135, and E3 weapon systems to. CMXG conducts research, design, and fabrication of fixtures, tooling, and modeling.

• ​Corrosion Control capabilities include painting, paint removal, as well as hazmat management and mitigation. Structures is responsible for corrosion prevention for all CMXG aircraft assets sent to supply or into field. Additionally, phosphoric acid anodize (PAA) process is utilized in surface preparation for metal bonding and metal to honeycomb core bonding.

Air Accessories/Breathing Oxygen/Avionics

• Air Accessories primary capabilities are repair, overhaul, and testing of air-driven aircraft accessories including turbines, anti-ice valves, shut off valves, flow control valves, heat exchangers, butterfly valves, electromechanical and hydraulic actuators requiring high pressure, temperature, and flow. 
• Avionics for 16 weapon systems are repaired, upgraded, and functionally tested utilizing a variety of automated test stations. Five radar ranges including compact, robotic, and far field have capability to perform functional and electrical tests on aircraft nose, side, scuppers, wing glove, and tail cone radomes; and Low Observable Antennae (LOA). Additional LOA testing utilizes a temperature characterization test stand, memory module programmer, as well as gimbal and range array test sets.

Fuel Controls, Constant Speed Drives, Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI)

• Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) Level 3 certified, multi-disciplinary engineers provide professional engineering services and maintain world class NDI operations using five specialized methods (X-Ray, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, eddy current, and liquid penetrant inspection) to ensure flight and operational safety of commodities.