LAI partners with Dutch aerospace manufacturer

Company to manufacture F-35 fighter jet components

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 31, 2008—LAI International, Inc., a strategic supplier of precision components and sub-assemblies for original equipment manufacturers, announced it has formed a manufacturing partnership with a Dutch aerospace manufacturer for F-35 fighter jet parts.
   LAI was awarded a two-year deal in a partnership with Stork Fokker aerospace group to manufacture specialized flight control surface components for the Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 fighter jet for the Royal Navy. LAI made the announcement following its participation at the 2008 Farnborough Air Show in the United Kingdom. The contract has a multi-million-dollar potential over an estimated five years.
   “LAI will collaborate with our partner in the Netherlands to provide the highly engineered precision components, coordinating a sophisticated series of manufacturing steps to provide ready-to-assembly parts for the aircraft,” John Hartley, director of aerospace products for LAI, said.
   LAI also has multi-year contracts to manufacture a variety of highly engineered, precision-machined titanium, aluminum and Inconel components for each variation of the advanced attack aircraft F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jet—a conventional take-off and landing aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, a carrier variant for the U.S. Navy; and the STOVL aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps and the Royal Navy. 

About LAI International
   LAI is the premier manufacturer of precision engineered components and assemblies for aerospace, power generation, defense and other advanced technology industries. The company is a major supplier of finished goods. Its technology, engineering and manufacturing solutions are the lifeblood of airframes, aircraft engines, power generators, defense systems and other mission-critical applications. LAI is the largest precision contract manufacturer in its class with the fastest growth as ranked by Inc. Magazine.
   LAI has longstanding and strategic relationships with all leading global players in every area of their operations, including Boeing, Eaton, GE, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, Siemens, Timken, and more than 70 percent of Fortune 500 global manufacturers.
   LAI operates five manufacturing facilities, dispersed in key manufacturing regions across North America, with locations in Minneapolis, Phoenix, Tucson, Westminster, Md., and Scarborough, Maine—all of which are ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100 certified. The company also offers NADCAP certified non-conventional machining processes.
   For more information, see www.LAIco.com.

Quick Facts: LAI International, Inc.
Founded: 1979
Five U.S. mfg. facilities: Phoenix, Tucson, Minneapolis, Westminster, Md., and Scarborough, Maine
Headquarters: Scottsdale, Ariz.
All facilities ISO 9001:2000 | AS9100 certified
An Inc. 5,000 fastest-growing company