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LAI International 
All five divisions of LAI International are certified to AS9100 Rev. B, ISO 9001:2000 quality management system, registered by BSI Management Systems.

    LAI Quality Manual complies with the following additional specifications:

  • AS/ISO 9003 Inspection and Test Quality System
  • ISO 10012:2003 Measurement Management Systems-Requirements for Measurement Processes and Measuring Equipment
  • ANSI-ASQ Z1.4-2003 Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes


LAI East

    Quality Standards:
  • AS9100 Rev. B, ISO 9001:2000 quality management system, registered by BSI Management Systems
  • LAI East --ISO 9001:2000 certificate
  • LAI East -- AS9100 certificate
  • SPC and process control capabilities
  • Zero-Defect Program

  • Supplier Certifications:
  • Babcock & Wilcox, Supplier Performance Rating System Evaluation, 1995
  • Barton Mines Company Beta Test Site Partner, 1998
  • BWX Technologies, Super Vendor Recognition for Quality, Delivery and Performance, 1997
  • Dresser Rand, Special Recognition, 2004
  • Dresser Rand, Total Quality Performance Supplier, 1996
  • Flow Certified Professional Waterjet Job Shop, 1998
  • GE Certified Supplier
  • GE Nuclear Energy approved supplier, 1995
  • Metal Works Corporation approved supplier
  • Middle River Aircraft Systems approved supplier
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Cassini mission, 1998
  • Sun Automation Group, 100-percent on-time delivery performance certificate, 2006
  • Teledyne Advanced Materials approved supplier, 1997

  • Inspection equipment:
  • Browne & Sharpe Coordinate Measuring Machine, 40" x 40" table size, 18" x 24" working range
  • MicroVu Matrix non-contact measuring machine, 18" x 24" x 6" working range, 25X-150X capability, linear accuracy X and Y axes to 0.0015".
  • Deltronic Optical Comparator, 10X-100X capability, 4" x 7" working range, two-axis digital read-out, accurate to 0.0001" all axis, angular readout 30", accurate to 15 arch seconds
  • Rockwell hardness tester
  • Granite surface plates
  • Various height and pin gauges, indicators, calipers, micrometers and microscopes


LAI Midwest
    Quality Standards:
  • AS9100 Rev. B, ISO 9001:2000 quality management system, registered by BSI Management Systems
  • LAI Midwest -- ISO 9001:2000 certificate
  • SPC and process control capabilities
  • Zero-Defect Program

  • Supplier Certifications:
  • 3M approved supplier
  • Barnes Aerospace approved supplier
  • Boeing approval of quality system per D6-82479, 2002
  • Boeing Integrated Defense System--Puget Sound Site's Small Business Supplier of the Second Quarter Award and Gold rating for delivery, 2004
  • Damrow Company approved supplier
  • Flow Certified Professional Waterjet Job Shop, 1998
  • GE Certified Supplier
  • GE Aircraft Engines, Product Integrity Supplier Assessment, satisfactory review, 1997
  • Lockheed Martin Raptor of Distinction manufacturing excellence in producing components for the F/A-22, 2004
  • Lockheed Martin Statistical Process Control System Certification, 1997
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation STAR Supplier Facility Award, 2002
  • Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Material Management Center STAR Supplier Award, 1997
  • Northrop Grumman approved supplier
  • Pratt & Whitney approved supplier
  • Warman International approved supplier

  • Inspection Equipment:
  • Browne & Sharpe Coordinate Measuring Machine, 20" x 48" table size, 20" x 27" working range with optical gaging
  • Deltronic optical comparator, 10X capability, three-axis digital read-out, accurate to 0.0001" all three axis, angular read-out 30", accurate to 15 arch seconds
  • Rockwell hardness tester
  • Browne & Sharpe Digit-Hite Iv
  • Granite surface plates
  • Various height and pin gauges, indicators, calipers,  micrometers and microscopes

LAI Southwest

    Quality Standards:
  • AS9100 Rev. B, ISO 9001:2000 quality management system, registered by BSI Management Systems
  • LAI Southwest -- ISO 9001:2000 certificate
  • SPC and process control capabilities
  • Zero-Defect Program

  • Supplier Certifications:
  • Aircelle/SAFRAN Group approved supplier for mechanical fabricated parts, 2007
  • Barnes Aerospace approved supplier
  • Boeing approved supplier
  • Flow Certified Professional Waterjet Job Shop, 1998
  • GE approved supplier
  • Goodrich Turbomachinery Products approved supplier
  • Klune Industries approved supplier
  • Lockheed Martin approved supplier
  • Micro-Tronics approved supplier
  • National Association of Tooling & Machining, Superior Safety Performance, 2001
  • Northrop Grumman approved supplier
  • Schlumberger approved supplier, 2001

  • Inspection Equipment
  • Mitutoyo PH14 Optical Comparator
  • Stereo microscope, 100x
  • Granite surface plates
  • Various height and pin gauges, indicators, calipers, micrometers and microscopes


Southwestern Laser

    Quality Standards:
  • AS9100 Rev. B, ISO 9001:2000 quality management system, registered by BSI Management Systems
  • AS7116 for NADCAP Nonconventional Machining
  • Southwestern Laser -- AS9100 certificate
  • Southwestern Laser -- NADCAP certificate
  • SPC and process control capabilities
  • Zero-Defect Program

  • Supplier Certifications:
  • GE approved supplier
  • GKN Aerospace approved supplier
  • Hamilton-Sunstrand
  • Honeywell Engines
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratories approved supplier
  • Pratt & Whitney, Hartford, Conn., approved supplier
  • Pratt & Whitney, Canada, approved supplier
  • Raytheon Missile Systems
  • Rolls-Royce Engines approved supplier
  • Smiths Aerospace Components

  • Inspection Equipment:
  • Superflow Bench System - SF-600
  • CCDI Supersonic Flow Bench
  • 14-inch optical comparator
  • Numerex Coordinate Measuring Machine, 18 x 18 x 12 inches
  • Granite surface plates
  • Various height and pin gauges, indicators, calipers,  micrometers and microscopes


Rich Technology International 

    Quality Standards:
  • AS9100 Rev. B, ISO 9001:2000 quality management system
  • NADCAP certified for Nonconventional Machining
  • RTI -- AS9100 certificate
  • RTI -- NADCAP certificate
  • RTI -- AS7116 certificate
  • Certified gage calibration lab
  • Quality technicians and black belt quality engineers capable of automating inspection processes and verification of all critical features produced using adaptive modular tooling methodology and Six Sigma quality processes
  • SPC and process control capabilities

  • Supplier Certifications:
  • General Electric multi-division approved supplier
  • GE Aircraft Engines Special Process Certification, hole making in nickel and super alloys
  • GE Johnson Technology approved supplier

  • Inspection Equipment:
  • Certified gage calibration lab
  • 2 Sheffield Cordax Appollo Model RS-50 Coordinate Measurement Systems with 0.0001 resolution 48” (X) X 40” (Y) X 30” (Z-axis) work, full 5-axis CNC, PHC 10 Renishaw Probe Head Controller
  • 1 Sheffield Cordax Appollo Model RM-50 Coordinate Measurement Systems with 0.0001 resolution, 48" (X) X 40" (Y) X 30" (Z axis) work table size 50" X 42" X 32" height, computer system using prostart statistical analysis software





LAI East
1110 Business Parkway S.
Westminster, MD 21157
410-857-0770
410-857-0774 Fax
 

LAI Midwest
7645 Baker St. N.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55432
763-780-0060
763-784-4740 Fax
 

LAI Southwest
4814 S. 33rd St.
Phoenix, AZ 85040
602-304-1160
602-304-1612 Fax
 

Southwestern Laser
975 W. Grant Road, Suite 151
Tucson, AZ 85705
520-807-0433
520-807-0437 Fax
 



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