STALOWA WOLA, Poland, March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ZKM Forging
(http://www.zkmforging.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ladish Co., Inc.
(http://www.ladishco.com) (Nasdaq: LDSH) announced today that it has been awarded
AS9100 accreditation. The certification process was audited by Bureau
Veritas.
According to Jozef Burdzy, ZKM's President of the Management Board and
General Director, the accreditation is a milestone in the history of the
29- year-old company. He said, "With this certification, ZKM has
demonstrated that its quality system meets the most demanding standards in
the industry. This accreditation opens the door for us to bid on the most
technically advanced forgings now being manufactured anywhere in the
world."
Jack Franczak, Director - Quality & Technology, European Operations for
Ladish, said, "ZKM has conducted more than two-thousand hours of training
for dozens of the organization's engineering, production and quality
personnel. ZKM is now ready to commence and sustain operations that meet
the highest standards for quality assurance."
Commenting on receipt of the certification, Ray Knutilla, Managing
Director, European Operations for Ladish, said, "Forging buyers in the
European aerospace industry have known for some time that the official
awarding of this certification was imminent, and last month ZKM began work
on its first aerospace order, a structural component for the Airbus A320."
Founded in 1978, ZKM forging was acquired by Cudahy, Wisconsin-based
Ladish Co., Inc. in 2005. ZKM serves more than a dozen areas of heavy
industry with technically advanced forgings. Ladish is a leading producer
of highly engineered, technically advanced metal components for the jet
engine, aerospace and general industrial markets. Ladish is headquartered
in Cudahy, Wisconsin with operations in Wisconsin, Oregon, Connecticut and
Poland. Ladish common stock trades on Nasdaq under the symbol LDSH.
This release includes forward-looking statements that are made pursuant
to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected in them. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, uncertainties in the company's major markets, the impact of
competition, the effectiveness of operational changes expected to increase
efficiency and productivity, worldwide economic and political conditions
and the effect of foreign currency fluctuations.
SOURCE Ladish Co., Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.zkmforging.com
http://www.ladishco.com
CONTACT:
Wayne Larsen of Ladish Co., Inc.,
+1-414-747-2935, or Fax, +1-414-747-2890; or William J. Libby of
Libby Communications, +1-231-755-4111, or Fax, +1-231-755-4144
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