Rob Kusters

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About Rob Kusters

Marand engineers and supplies complex innovative equipment and know how to the aerospace, defence, automotive, rail and energy industries with its customer base predominately blue chip companies such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, BAE Systems, Ford, BHP, Rio Tinto and Holden. Today, Marand is set to become Australia’s largest privately owned Aerostructures manufacturer, having signed LTA’s with BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin to be a second source supply of the Joint Strike Fighter Vertical Tails program. Company strengths in design and/or manufacture of-Tooling & production equipment for airframe structures for composite & metallic parts & assemblies-Transfer lines-Turn key automated production lines and robotic systems-Engine component machine tooling-Depot level maintenance tooling & GSE-Structural test rigs & associated equipment. Project Management Based & Proven Full Service Provider -Feasibility & concept development, research & development-Specification writing-Prototyping -Simultaneous engineering & Process & systems engineering-Mechanical, electrical & hydraulic Design-CAD/CAM – 3D, FEA & robot simulations-Control system design (PC, PLC software, robot programming)-Supply Chain mangaement -System integration (purpose built equipment, machine tools, robotics, inspection technologies)-System verification, tool inspection & buy-off, Installation, commissioning & training-Lifetime maintenance, service & support Specialties Automotive, Defence, Aerospace & Rail, Prototypes & batch production, Automated production equipment, Rolling stock maintenance equipment & facilities, Highly efficient electric motors & generators, GSE, Aerostructures, Tooling, Robotic and automated systems