LAI is a certifed supplier to many of the world's largest original equipment manufacturers in aerospace, defense and power generation industries. The company has earned many special certifications and awards for its quality, delivery, performance and customer service, including several top supplier awards from Boeing, General Electric, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.


LAI was awarded the Boeing Integrated Defense System -- Puget Sound Site's Small Business Supplier Award. LAI has also won the Lockheed Martin Raptor of Distinction manufacturing excellence and the Lockheed Martin Corporation STAR Supplier Facility Award in producing components for the F/A-22.


GE recognized LAI with its GE Customer Impact of the Year Award for process improvement in manufacturing gas turbine components. LAI was credited in using its advanced inspection equipment, quality technicians and Six Sigma black-belt quality engineers to automate inspection processes and verification of critical features produced using adaptive modular tooling methodology and Six Sigma quality processes

LAI also won the Northrop Grumman Platinum-Level Platinum Source Award for sustained excellence in 2009, and the Northrop Grumman Platinum Source Supplier Award for three consecutive years, 2008-10, for its success in manufacturing components for the F-35 Fighter Jet.


LAI's national awards for corporate excellence and growth, include Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Company Awards for five consecutive years, 2007-11, The Fabricator's FAB 40 most-successful metalworking companies, 2010-11, and several ACE Corporate Excellence Awards, 2008-11, including Top 50 Private Company and Top 25 Fastest-Growing Private Company.


LAI International's Maine production facility is the world’s first manufacturer to achieve Nadcap certification for conventional machining, and LAI has earned a long list of quality certifications. 

Supplier Awards, Quality Certifications and Special Recognition

  • 3M, approved supplier
  • Aircelle/SAFRAN Group, approved supplier for mechanical fabricated parts, 2007
  • Alken Industries, approved supplier
  • BAE Systems Aircraft Business Units Register of Evaluated Suppliers for Military Programme Activities, 2008
  • Babcock & Wilcox, Supplier Performance Rating System Evaluation, 1995
  • Barnes Aerospace, approved supplier
  • Barton Mines Company Beta Test Site Partner, 1998
  • Boeing Supplier Performance Rating of Gold for Quality and Delivery, 2009
  • Boeing approval of quality system per D6-82479, 2002
  • Boeing Integrated Defense System -- Puget Sound Site's Small 
  • Boeing Performance Excellence Award, Silver Level, 2010
  • Business Supplier of the Second Quarter Award and Gold Rating for Delivery, 2004
  • Boeing recognition for Outstanding Suport and of the F/A 18F/F Super Hornet Supplier Event, Washington, D.C., 1999
  • BWX Technologies, Super Vendor Recognition for Quality, Delivery and Performance, 1997
  • Damrow Company, approved supplier
  • Dresser Rand, Special Recognition, 2004
  • Dresser Rand, Total Quality Performance Supplier, 1996
  • Ducommun, approved supplier
  • Eaton Corp., Beltsville, MD, 100% Supplier Performance Rating, March 2011
  • GE Aircraft Engines' Sourcing Quality Certification for Field Product/Process Surveillance Program, 1995
  • GE Aircraft Engines Special Process Certification, hole making in nickel and super alloys
  • GE Aircraft Engines, Product Integrity Supplier Assessment, satisfactory review, 1997
  • GE Aircraft Engines certificate for support of the GE90-115B Program, 2002
  • GE Aircraft Engines Manufacturing Programs Award for timely delivery of YF120 variable cycle turbofan engine hardware, 1989
  • GE Customer Impact of the Year Award for process improvement, 2001
  • GE Healthcare, approved supplier
  • GE Johnson Technology, approved supplier
  • GE Nuclear Energy, approved supplier, 1995
  • GE Aviation, 100-percent rating in Quality Scorecard, 2010
  • General Dynamics Robotic Systems, approved supplier
  • GKN Aerospace, approved supplier
  • Goodrich Turbomachinery Products, approved supplier
  • Hamilton-Sunstrand, approved supplier
  • Honeywell Engines, approved supplier
  • Honda Aircraft Engines, approved supplier, 2009
  • Honda Aircraft Engines R&D Center, recognition for support as supplier to HF120 engine program, 2011
  • Klune Industries, approved supplier
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, preferred supplier, 2009
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratories, approved supplier
  • Lockheed Martin Raptor of Distinction manufacturing excellence in producing components for the F/A-22, 2004
  • Lockheed Martin Corporation STAR Supplier Facility Award, 2002
  • Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Material Management Center STAR Supplier Award, 1997
  • Lockheed Martin Statistical Process Control System Certification, 1997
  • Metal Works Corporation, approved supplier
  • Micro-Tronics, approved supplier
  • Middle River Aircraft Systems, approved supplier
  • NASA Group Achievement Award, Cassini mission, 1998
  • National Association of Tooling & Machining, Superior Safety Performance, 2001
  • Nemcomed, approved supplier
  • Northrop Grumman Platinum Source Preferred Supplier Award, 2008-10
  • Northrop Grumman Platinum-Level Platinum Source Award for sustained excellence, 2009
  • Plasan Sasa, approved supplier
  • Pratt & Whitney Canada, Component Repairs, Wichita Falls, TX, candidate for ACE Gold Supplier as Critical Supplier with excellent-rated performance of 99 percent, 2010
  • Pratt & Whitney, Hartford, Conn., approved supplier
  • Raytheon Missile Systems, approved supplier
  • Rolls-Royce Engines, approved supplier
  • Schlumberger, approved supplier, 2001
  • Siemens 100-percent on-time delivery perfomance certificate for fourth quarter, 2009
  • Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, approved supplier
  • Smith & Nephew, approved supplier
  • Smiths Aerospace Components, approved supplier
  • Sun Automation Group, 100-percent on-time delivery performance certificate, 2006
  • Teledyne Advanced Materials, approved supplier, 1997
  • Textron Systems, approved supplier
  • Textron Marine & Land Systems, 100-percent on-time delivery performance, March 19, 2010
  • Timken, approved supplier
  • Warman International, approved supplier
  • Zimmer, approved supplier

Business and Corporate Awards | Manufacturing and Technology Excellence Recognition

  • ACE Corporate Excellence Award, Top-25 Fastest-Growing Private Company, 2008-09
  • ACE Corporate Excellence Award, Top-50 Private Company, four-time winner, 2008-11
  • Arizona Manufacturers Council's Outstanding Small-to-Medium Manufacturer of the Year, 2011
  • Environmental Recognition Award for Recycling and Water Conservation, Anoka County Solid Waste Advisory Task Force, 2007
  • The Fabricator's FAB 40 Most-Successful Metalworking Companies, two-time winner, 2010-11
  • Flow Certified Professional Waterjet Machining Facility, 1998
  • Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Company, five-time winner, 2007-11
  • Maine Metal Products Association Hall of Fame, 2005
  • Modern Machine Shop's Top Shops Benchmarking Program, nominee, 2011
  • Phoenix Business Journal’s top 25 list of largest manufacturers, five-time winner, 2007-11
  • Scarborough Economic Development Corporation's Technology and Manufacturing Business of the Year Award, 2006

Professional and Industrial Organization Membership and Support

  • Aerospace Industries Association
  • Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • American Marketing Association, Phoenix Chapter, board member 
  • American Society for Quality
  • American Society of Mechnanical Engineers
  • American Welding Society
  • Arizona Aerospace Initiative
  • Arizona Chamber of Commerce Defense and Aerospace Committee
  • Arizona Manufacturing Council Board of Directors
  • Arizona Tooling & Machining Association
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Gas Turbine Institute and Materials and Metallurgy Committee
  • Association for Corporate Growth
  • Association for Operations Management
  • Fabricators & Manufacturers Association
  • The Fabricator Editorial Advisory Board
  • Forming & Fabricating Editorial Advisory Board
  • Global Information Assurance Certification
  • Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Phoenix Economic Development Committee
  • Laser Institute of America, corporate member
  • Maine Advanced Technology Center
  • Maine Metal Products Manufacturing Association
  • Maryland World Class Manufacturing Consortium
  • Manufacturers Alliance
  • Manufacturers Association of Maine
  • National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program |  Nadcap
  • Nadcap Management Council, Nadcap Performance Review Institute
  • National Defense Industrial Association
  • National Tooling & Machining Association
  • Nuclear Industry Assessment Committee
  • Performance Review Institute
  • Power-Gen International Program Committee
  • Project Management Institute
  • SAE Aerospace Council
  • SAE Americas Aerospace Quality Group
  • SAE International Standards Committee | G-14  Americas Aerospace Quality Standards Committee
  • Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
  • Society of Automotive Engineers
  • Society of Women Engineers
  • U.S. Air Force Association
  • Waterjet Technology Association
  • Wellness Council of America
  • Women in Aviation International