MSA has taken delivery of its newest piece of equipment that will improve the quality of our heading dies. The Extrude Hone manufactured by Kennametal is an abrasive flow machine where a chemically inactive and non-corrosive media, similar to soft clay, is forced through heading dies to improve surface finish. Internal surfaces like as those [...]
After months of development and multiple prototypes, MS Aerospace is introducing a new and revolutionary parts handling system. Consisting of an integrated rolling cart and stationary benches, the system was developed in-house, and specifically designed to eliminate the nicks and dings commonly associated with the movement of parts in pans or even egg trays. The [...]
Can you imagine a bigger challenge than supplying parts to a customer whose warehouse is aboard a ship? Or a supply depot in a war zone in the heat of the desert. How about an engine repair station in the arctic? With a supply chain that circles the globe, supplying precision hardware to the United [...]
In July, representatives of GE Aircraft Engines for global sourcing visited MS Aerospace. One of the purposes of the visit was to validate the capacity of MS Aerospace to incorporate a material increase in procurement requirements for GE Aircraft Engines starting in 2012. Forecasts for MS Aerospace regarding the procurement trends for aerospace fasteners have [...]
At the start of the second half of 2011 there are many developments and opportunities that MSA is currently pursuing. The Sales and Marketing teams are developing a combined strategy to target these potential opportunities. The complete service MSA offers is second to none. As many other small business manufacturers have been acquired in recent [...]
Like any business MS Aerospace sells its products to customers. MS Aerospace has been successful in finding products that its customers demand. This makes it a little easier to make the sales necessary to sustain its business. But do customers purchase our products just because we make them? All customers would state that just because [...]
MS Aerospace visited United Launch Alliance at its headquarters in Denver, Colorado recently. This dynamic and important customer of MS Aerospace applies decades of experience to the United States space program. Formed in December 2006, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a 50-50 joint venture owned by Lockheed Martin and The Boeing Company. ULA brings together [...]
It was with much pride that MS Aerospace received an award at the recent B/E Aerospace Supplier Conference. B/E Aerospace, one of the largest aerospace fasteners distributors in the world, selected among its wide supplier base, the 25 most strategic partners to attend its very first worldwide supplier conference. Not only was MS Aerospace invited [...]
MS Aerospace recently visited one of its valued customers: Lockheed’s Space Systems Company, located in Denver, Colorado. This long term customer of MSA is very diverse regarding its products for space application. Space is a demanding environment. But with systems built by Lockheed Martin, space is where the future takes flight, through partnerships that raise [...]
Following the conclusion of the recent ISO audit at MS Aerospace, the company immediately has started to adopt standards to conform to AS 9100 Rev C. AS 9100 Rev C has more exacting standards than the Rev B version, and continues to work toward continual improvement of all processes under a coherent Quality Management System. [...]