Company to manufacture F-35 fighter jet components
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 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 http://www.LAIco.com.
SOURCE LAI International, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Matt Kalina, Director of Media Relations of
LAI International, Inc., +1-480-348-5942, Ext. 365,
MKalina@LAIco.com
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