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CRTC Overview

The CRTC Is Located at the Foot of the Olympic National Park: The Crown Jewel of the National Park System

Who Is The CRTC? ▪ Formed in 2015 from a vision of the Port of Port Angeles to: ➢ Meet the needs of the aerospace composites industry ➢ Kick start economic development in Clallam County ▪ Established as an independent a 501C3 not-for-profit enterprise ▪ This facility was built as a result of a collaboration between: ➢ US Federal Government – Economic Development Administration ➢ Washington State – DOC Clean Energy Fund ➢ Port of Port Angeles ➢ Clallam County ➢ City of Port Angeles ▪ CTRC leases this facility from the Port of Port Angeles 3

CRTC Part of Composite Manufacturing Campus 4

CRTC Timeline IACM CMI Contr Contract act June 2017 une 2017 5

Research and Educational Partners 6

CRTC Accomplishments ▪ Made recycled carbon fiber memento coin for Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s Inauguration – Jan. 2017 ▪ Won EDC Award of Excellence from the Clallam County EDC – Jan. 2017 ▪ First commercial product – March 2017 ▪ Washington Manufacturing Silver Sustainability Award – April 2017 ▪ Contracted by IACMI to developing advanced production technology in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee – June 2017 7

CRTC Committed to Material Process and Supply ▪ Example – compression molding of chopped prepreg carbon fiber 8

CRTC Facilities New & Specifically Designed for rCF ▪ 25,000 sq. ft. purpose-built building new in 2016 ➢ 10,700 sq. ft. configurable, environmentally controlled, production space ➢ 2,500 sq. ft. R&D space ➢ 3,000 sq. ft. office space ➢ 4800 sq. ft. Peninsula College workforce development ▪ 13,660 cu. ft. cold storage ▪ 1000A 480V 3P grid feed, 92kW solar array 9

Multiple Products in CRTC Development Pipeline ▪ Products in advanced development ➢ Paddle sports ➢ Industrial materials ➢ Other sports equipment ➢ Public infrastructure 10

CRTC’s Mission – Furthering the rCF Industry CRTC is at the forefront of the rCF Industry, proving it can be viable by: ▪ Establishing relationships with leading players ▪ Securing low-cost supply ▪ R&D on high volume processing technology ▪ Making successful products ➢ Currently shipping our first product manufactured with rCF ➢ Multiple additional products to be introduced later this year ➢ Powerful design tools ➢ Experienced staff ➢ Open process to attract, vet new product ideas ➢ Innovative materials made with rCF ➢ Expanding manufacturing capabilities ▪ Targeting high volume production for multiple products by 2019 ▪ Seeking partners and employees who want to grow and thrive with us 11

CRTC Capabilities & Equipment ▪ Complete in- house steel tooling capability up to 60” x 25”, aluminum tooling up to 60” x 30”, composite and graphite tooling, trimming, jig and fixture making up to 10’ x 5’ x 3’ ➢ Fadal 4525 4- axis machining center, 45” x 25” travel, Fanuc 18i - MB5 control Flow Waterjet ➢ Flow Mach2 2031b (6.5’ x 10’) water jet with 30SA 60 ksi intensifier pump ➢ DMS 5- axis machining center, 10’ x 5’ x 3’ machining envelope, Fagor 8055i Power M control ➢ 3- axis CNC router, 5’ x 10’ capacity DMS 5-Axis Router 12

CRTC Capabilities & Equipment ▪ Oven- vacuum bag cure capability up to 18’ x 10’ x 6’; press cure capability to 60” x 30” up to 700 °F / high pressure; press-molding capability at sub-3-minute cycle time; large cold prepreg storage capacity ➢ Wisconsin ovens: EWN-1017-7E, 1190 cu. ft., 500°F, and SWN-610- 8, 480 cu. ft., 300°F 4 Wabash MPI Presses ➢ Wabash presses: 300T 60” x 30” 500 ° F; (2) 200T 36” x 30” 650 °F; 150T 24” x 24” 500 °F ➢ Grimco press: 75T 24” x 24” 700 °F ➢ RocTool ROC E 200 dual zone 100kW induction mold heating system 2 Wisconsin Ovens ➢ Prepreg storage freezers: 40’ x 20’ and 28’ x 18’, both -10°F with diesel generator backup 13

CRTC Capabilities & Equipment ▪ Tubular product capability from 1/8” to 24” diameter; full CAD/CAM and FEA capability for prototyping and product development ➢ Tube production cell: CDI rolling table, CDI cello wrapper, CDI mandrel puller, CDI centerless sander ➢ Filament winder, lab- scale up to 72” long x 24” diameter ➢ 3D solid modeling: Solidworks, Rhino, Fusion, Inspire ➢ CAM: Esprit, MasterCAM, Fusion, Flow, Vectric ➢ Engineering/FEA: Altair Hyperworks, Solidworks Simulation ➢ 3D printer for prototyping & development 14

The CRTC Team 15

Questions? Thank you for your attention! 16