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Matt Kalina
Director of Media Relations | LAI International, Inc.
LAI International Corporate Headquarters
14350 N. 87th St., Suite 105 | Scottsdale Airpark | Scottsdale, AZ 85260| USA
480-348-5942 Ext. 365 | info@LAIco.com
Corporate BackgroundLAI is a leading contract manufacturer of precision-engineered components and assemblies for aerospace, power generation, defense, medical and other advanced technology industries. The company’s technology, engineering and manufacturing solutions are used to build components for airframes, aircraft engines, power generators, defense systems, medical devices and other industrial applications.
LAI has developed strategic relationships with leading global OEMs and operates five U.S. manufacturing facilities, with locations in Minneapolis, Phoenix, Tucson, Westminster, Md., and Scarborough, Maine — all of which are ISO 9001 and AS9100 certified. The company also offers NADCAP-certified non-conventional machining processes.
LAI has developed innovative applications in advanced machining processes, including waterjet cutting and drilling, laser cutting, drilling, welding and heat-treating, EDM drilling, CNC EDM, high-speed EDM, conventional CNC machining, five-axis CNC machining and precision grinding. The company also provides gage calibration, tooling production, air-flow inspection and additional manufacturing services.
LAI provides complete design-for-manufacturing, fabrication, assembly and manufacturing solutions for highly engineered precision products. LAI is known for its experience in supply chain management of complex manufacturing processes and delivering direct material productivity solutions through manufacturing innovation, optimized processes, a best-in-class workforce and state-of-the-art technologies.
The company is privately owned by Spell Capital Partners, LLC, Minneapolis, Minn., and RLJ Equity Partners, LLC, Bethesda, Md. LAI's corporate headquarters are located in Scottsdale, Ariz. The management team has lead the success and growth of the business with a vision to provide superior service and deliver outstanding quality in the company's tradition of innovation. LAI continues to execute its strategy of expanding its capabilities by taking on more of its customers' supply chain. LAI's acquisition in 2007 of RTI, Scarborough, Maine, expanded its capabilities in manufacturing power generation and aerospace equipment.
Quick Facts about LAI International
Five U.S. manufacturing facilities: Phoenix, Tucson, Minneapolis, Westminster, Md., and Scarborough, Maine
- Corporate headquarters located in Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Founded in 1979
- ISO 9001 | AS9100 | Nadcap certified
- ACE Corporate Excellence Award, four-time winner, 2008-11
- Arizona Manufacturers Council's Outstanding Small-to-Medium Manufacturer of the Year, 2011
- Boeing Performance Excellence Award, 2010
- GE Customer Impact of the Year Award winner
- Lockheed Martin Corporate STAR Supplier
- Northrop Grumman Platinum Source Preferred Supplier
- Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private U.S. company, five-time award winner, 2007-11
