The Production Phase for the National Compact Stellarator Experiment (NCSX) Modular Coil Winding Forms

The production phase for the NCSX modular coil winding forms has been underway for approximately one year as of this date. This is the culmination of R&D efforts which were performed in 2001-4. The R&D efforts included limited manufacturing studies while NCSX was in its conceptual design phase followed by more detailed manufacturing studies by two teams which included the fabrication of full scale prototypes. This provided the foundation necessary for the production parts to be produced under a firm price and schedule contract which was issued in September, 2004. This paper will describe the winding forms, the production team and team management, details of the production process, and the achievements for the first year