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LAI named to top manufacturers list
Company ranked in Phoenix Business Journal's manufacturers list
LAI moved up six spots from 21st to 15th-largest non-electronic manufacturers in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, according to the recently published Phoenix Business Journal Book of Lists 2010.
LAI — one of only three precision contract manufacturers to make the annual list — employs more than 225 people nationwide with operations in four states. The Business Journal ranks companies based on number of employees.
“We are pleased to be recognized as a top manufacturer,” Stewart Cramer, President of LAI International, said. “We plan to use the combined resources of our innovation, advanced technologies and skilled employees to help us grow and exceed our customers’ expectations in 2010. We believe we are well positioned with the right customers to see top-line growth as the economy recovers.”
Cramer pointed out several key accomplishments the company made last year, including earning process qualifications and production certifications from several key customers, progress on research and development projects associated with the manufacture of advanced power generation components, and development of a major maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) program for turbine assemblies.
LAI was recognized as a Northrop Grumman Platinum Source Preferred Supplier and established a strategic products organization last year. The company also installed new metal fabrication equipment, a five-axis machining workstation and a precision hole-drilling center.
“We will continue to gain market share in our core markets of power generation, aerospace and defense by broadening our customer base, expanding our service offerings and better leveraging the diverse capabilities of our company,” Cramer said. “We will also look at new potential growth markets in 2010 that offer the opportunity to further strengthen and grow our company.”
About LAI International, Inc.
LAI International, Inc. is a leading contract manufacturer of make-complete 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 IS0 9001:2008 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.
For more information, see www.LAIco.com.
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
- All facilities ISO 9001 | AS9100 certified
- GE Customer Impact of the Year Award winner
- Lockheed Martin Corporate STAR Supplier
- Northrop Grumman Platinum Source Preferred Supplier
- ACE Corporate Excellence Award winner, 2008-09
- An Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private U.S. company, three-time award winner, 2007-09
