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T
he site also provides a platform to
spotlight companies in an article, with-
in the local news section. The site is
marketed and travels to the internation-
al airshows in Paris and London and
can represent companies by directly fo-
cusing on companies they are trying to
get connections to. In addition to tools
for advertising a company, it can also
showcase needs for hiring new staff,
and desires to collaborate with other
companies. The website is also rich
with resources on magazine and news
releases, events and ways to connect.
The goal is to keep people informed
and connected at all times.
You can join the network for free to
get a simple listing showing your com-
pany, address and line of business. Or
you can upgrade to an enhanced pro-
file, adding all the multimedia, photos,
and documents that help showcase your
company to be awarded a contract.
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Come visit aerospacevendors.com and connect your business to this global supply
chain. The founder of Aerospace Vendors, Steve Kidd, supports the aerospace
community by being very active as a planning committee member and contribu-
tor to several key organizations like PNAA. With this close relationship in place,
members of PNAA receive special discount consideration and get on board with
the online community as a preferred vendor.
Case Study: GlobalTech Plastics
For many years Steve had come to know GlobalTech Plastics of Fife, Washington,
and was curious as to why they had not expanded into aerospace. They were al-
ready working with the more technical resins commonly used in aerospace, such
as ULTEM (used in industries such as aerospace, automotive, and military ap-
plications due to its high strength-to-weight ratio and FST rating) and they had
advanced metrology inspections in place, both prerequisites for aerospace support.
The only component missing was the AS9100 certification and Steve discovered
that the company believed the cost to achieve the AS9100 certification was a barri-
er to entering the aerospace industry. Through his community built via Aerospace
Vendors Steve introduced GlobalTech to a local consultant to start the process.
This revealed that knowledge of the supply chain, and the level at which a com-
pany would like to supply, is an important part of the certification process — i.e.,
become either a Tier 1 supplier to the OEM or a Tier 2 supplier to a Tier 1. The
latter configuration is often an easier place to start within the work flow, with much
less investment and commitment.