day four
Harper Engineering Co. was founded in 1968 when Boeing worker O. J. Harper had a vision to address technical challenges in aircraft interiors. Since then, Harper Engineering has evolved into a leading producer of mechanically engineered devices for aircraft interiors. With a range of aircraft-certified products such as stowage bin latches, ceiling latches, door locks, oxygen bottle brackets, and seat track fittings, it has also expanded into manufacturing certified products from reinforced thermoplastics. The company employs 85 people in Renton and is 100 % employee owned. Through the company’ s commitment to ontime delivery and exceeding quality, it was named the 2023 Boeing Supplier of the Year for Supply Support and Services. For the last 12 months it has maintained 99.89 % quality and 99.53 % on-time delivery metrics.
“ It feels like fish in water. It feels good. It’ s like a second family. I pretty much grew up here.”
Andrey Khlevnoy( left) shuts down machines for the evening at Harper Engineering Co. He started officially in 2008 right out of high school and has risen through the ranks to the position of shop lead.
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