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LAI International representative named to Nadcap council
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., March 17, 2011 — LAI International, Inc., a strategic supplier of precision components and subassemblies for original equipment manufacturers, announced an LAI International representative was appointed to the Nadcap Management Council at the recent Nadcap Performance Review Institute's Supplier Symposium in Barcelona, Spain.
The representative also serves on two special task groups and as a member of a supplier support committee for non-conventional machining suppliers.
The Nadcap Management Council is comprised of senior quality leaders and managers of 40 prime contractors and seven supplier representatives from Europe, Asia and the Americas. The group met in Barcelona Feb. 28 - March 4, 2011.
The council is the managing body of Nadcap, the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program, a global cooperative standards-setting program for aerospace engineering, defense and related industries. The Nadcap program, as a part of PRI, was created in 1990 by the Society of Automotive Engineers and is headquartered in Warrendale, Penn.
Nadcap's members convene to coordinate industry-wide standards for special processes and products. Through the Performance Review Institute, Nadcap provides independent certification of manufacturing processes for the industry.
LAI International announced last year that its Maine production facility had become the world’s first manufacturer to achieve Nadcap certification for conventional machining. The company's Nadcap-accredited conventional machining processes include broaching, edge treatment, hole-making, grinding, milling and turning.
All of LAI International’s five manufacturing facilities are certified to IS0 9001:2008 and AS9100. In addition to Nadcap certification for conventional machining, Rich Technology International also is Nadcap certified for non-conventional machining, including laser machining, welding and electrical discharge machining or EDM. LAI Southwestern Laser, LAI International’s facility in Tucson, Ariz., also is Nadcap certified for laser machining.
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 conventional and 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 five-axis 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
- ISO 9001 | AS9100 | Nadcap certified
- ACE Corporate Excellence Award winner, 2008-10
- 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, four-time award winner, 2007-10
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ., March 17, 2011 — LAI International, Inc., a strategic supplier of precision components and subassemblies for original equipment manufacturers, announced an LAI International representative was appointed to the Nadcap Management Council at the recent Nadcap Performance Review Institute's Supplier Symposium in Barcelona, Spain.
The representative also serves on two special task groups and as a member of a supplier support committee for non-conventional machining suppliers.
The Nadcap Management Council is comprised of senior quality leaders and managers of 40 prime contractors and seven supplier representatives from Europe, Asia and the Americas. The group met in Barcelona Feb. 28 - March 4, 2011.
The council is the managing body of Nadcap, the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program, a global cooperative standards-setting program for aerospace engineering, defense and related industries. The Nadcap program, as a part of PRI, was created in 1990 by the Society of Automotive Engineers and is headquartered in Warrendale, Penn.
Nadcap's members convene to coordinate industry-wide standards for special processes and products. Through the Performance Review Institute, Nadcap provides independent certification of manufacturing processes for the industry.
LAI International announced last year that its Maine production facility had become the world’s first manufacturer to achieve Nadcap certification for conventional machining. The company's Nadcap-accredited conventional machining processes include broaching, edge treatment, hole-making, grinding, milling and turning.
All of LAI International’s five manufacturing facilities are certified to IS0 9001:2008 and AS9100. In addition to Nadcap certification for conventional machining, Rich Technology International also is Nadcap certified for non-conventional machining, including laser machining, welding and electrical discharge machining or EDM. LAI Southwestern Laser, LAI International’s facility in Tucson, Ariz., also is Nadcap certified for laser machining.
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 conventional and 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 five-axis 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
- ISO 9001 | AS9100 | Nadcap certified
- ACE Corporate Excellence Award winner, 2008-10
- 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, four-time award winner, 2007-10
