aerospace

LAI is a strategic supplier of precision components and sub-assemblies for commercial and defense aircraft, guided missiles, space vehicles and engines and is a key partner to leading aerospace-related OEMs. LAI is a certified supplier to all major aerospace manufacturers, including BAE Systems, Boeing, GKN Aerospace, Goodrich, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls Royce Engines. LAI’s engineering and production teams coordinate supply chain management of multiple complex manufacturing processes to deliver completed components for final assembly, with precision parts ranging from structural airframe panels and airframe components to engine liners and landing gear parts.

Precision Manufactured Aerospace Components and Subassemblies

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Aerospace screen panels and rudder bump.

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Titanium airframe screen panel.

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Five-axis waterjet drilling of titanium.


   Aerospace structural and airfame components and subassemblies
  • Airframe panels
  • Brackets
  • Clamps
  • Landing gear components
  • Rudder bump components
  • Structural panels
  • Thin-film eletronic components
   Aerospace turbine engine components and systems
  • Actuators
  • Can and annular combustors
  • Combustion liners and assemblies
  • Combustion housings 
  • End caps
  • Engine brackets
  • Engine noise-abatement liners
  • Engine tail cones and pipes
  • Exhaust nozzle components
  • Flow sleeves
  • High- and low-pressure stator rings and assemblies
  • Impingement sleeves
  • Nozzles
  • Partitions
  • Radial diffusers
  • Rear support covers
  • Shrouds
  • Transition bodies and assemblies
  • Transition rings and ducts
  • Vanes

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Strategic Programs


   F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jet
  • Series of 21 different highly engineered, precision-machined titanium and aluminum structural panels
  • Coordinate supply chain management of several manufacturing processes -– including hot-forming, CNC machining, chemical milling, finishing and five-axis precision waterjet drilling –- to supply completed components for assembly on the aircraft.
  • Northrop Grumman Platinum Source Supplier Award
   F-22 Air-Dominance Fighter Jet
  • Series of 20 different highly engineered, precision-machined structural panels
  • Six Sigma program reduced production time by 20 percent for a critical structural aerospace component. A comprehensive study, focused on an intensive workflow assessment, process analysis, value streaming and control planning of manufacturing processes.
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation STAR Supplier Facility Award
   Airbus A-340 Passenger Jet Family
  • Noise-abatement engine liners
  • Developed advanced five-axis waterjet machining of precision hole patterns in engine liners
  • Sped up turnaround of completed part by approximately 20 percent
   Airbus A-380 Passenger Jet Family
  • 20 different engine bracket variations, formed and ready for assembly
  • Developed efficient manufacturing processes for full production.
  • Completed Lean Initiative for turnkey manufacturing from purchasing material to finishing and assembly.

Quantifiable Values

  • Lean manufacturing initiative reduces the cycle times on critical aerospace product by 25%
  • Platinum Source Award from Northrop Grumman for quality control and on-time delivery of precision-manufactured airframe components for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
  • Corporate STAR Supplier Award from Lockheed Martin for its work with the F-22 Fighter Jet
  • Aerospace quality standards: AS9100 and NADCAP certification
  • Ability to produce Six Sigma quality components using machining technology, project management software and highly skilled technicians
  • Management of optimized program-driven supply chains to achieve manufacturing excellence
  • Supporting advanced applications in aerospace industry for more than 40 years