E62 – Rethinking Aircraft Maintenance with Perfect Point EDM

Perfect Point's EDM-based E-Drill tool speeds fastener removal 4-5x and nearly eliminates rework in the $1.6T O&M slice of defense programs.

• O&M dwarfs acquisition cost: On the F-35's $2T program, only $400B buys aircraft while $1.6T goes to keeping them flying — 60-80% of lifecycle cost is typical across defense programs.
• E-Drill cuts fastener removal 4-5x: Perfect Point's electro discharge machining tool pulls a titanium rivet in ~20-30 seconds versus 7-10 minutes by hand drill, with near-zero rework (one-tenth of 1% vs. 10-15% industry rate).

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