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CASE STUDIES
Holbert’s claims are corroborated by
the numbers included in case studies of
firms that have utilized NWTAAC and
TAAF to alter their trajectory.
Aerospace firms NWTAAC has worked
with are typically lower tier contract
manufacturers who are not usually
exclusively aerospace suppliers. Limits
on the amount of assistance per firm
have historically driven the scale of
firm NWTAAC works with; the higher
the limit, the larger the firm. Northwest
firm size average is about $15 million;
nationally the figure is more like $25
million.
NWTAAC has assisted aerospace ma-
chine shops with AS9100 certification,
building knowledge-based projects, and
has worked with OEMs, foundries, and
others. Dozens of full stories along with
final analysis of program benefits are
provided on the nwtaac.org website un-
der Case Studies page, however, below
are a few testimonials of TAAF partici-
pants NWTAAC has worked with.
Nothing speaks louder than the words
of a client and there is no shortage of
praise for this program and the work
NWTAAC helps firms accomplish.
An electronic components manufac-
turer that saw a 43 percent increase
in sales numbers states, “Because of
the (TAAF) projects, we were able
to develop several products that later
accounted for a large percent of our
sales. The marketing projects allowed
us to reach into smaller markets and get
sales. We were able to reach our goal of
50 percent export.”
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