News | February 15, 2001

Read more about what Pacific Aerospace & Electronics, Inc. (U.S. Aerospace Division) is all about.

<%=company1%> includes four divisions which, in concert with PA&E's U.S. Electronics Group and European Aerospace Group, apply some of the broadest expertise in interlocked technologies available from one source, including design engineering, materials science, technical manufacturing and integration/assembly.

We produce materials and parts, such as high-integrity aerospace alloy castings, with superior performance characteristics for the most advanced applications. We also support the manufacturing needs of global leaders with a full complement of integrated services and expertise, including engineering analysis, definition, design, manufacture, production modification, test, documentation and ongoing support.

And we repeatedly prove, with innovative design and process efficiencies, that PA&E is the value-added manufacturing partner for Fortune 500 companies at the leading edge of progress in aerospace, defense, electronics, geo-technology, telecom munications. transportation and other industries.

PA&E's U.S. Aerospace Group is known as an innovative and reliable source of com- prehensive, advanced technical manufacturing solutions, producing high-reliability parts and subassemblies for the most demanding applications in the most unforgiving environments.

We apply our breadth of technical manufacturing skills to meet the most stringent customer objectives, and the most unique customer requirements, to help ensure that our customers' technology will perform flawlessly where there is no margin for error.

Our expertise in the casting sciences allows us to combine accuracy, versatility, high integrity and strength, and a quality finish, with the most appropriate and economical production methods to provide total solutions for specific customer requirements.

Confronted with a myriad of dimensional, metallurgical and production objectives, we can achieve fine microstructures for greater levels of fatigue strength and fracture toughness, r convert complex assemblies to one-piece castings, eliminating any possibility of failures associated with riveted assemblies, and reducing weight by eliminating the need for overgypping material.

Our broad and integrated expertise - in design, engineering, materials, processing, manufacturing, assembly/integration, quality control and a breadth of value-added services enables us to apply the latest technical manufacturing advances to create custom products and services.

So while our competitors offer parts, PA&E develops and delivers custom components to create total customer solutions.

Advanced CNC machining is a cornerstone of our business. State-of-the-art facilities support precision machining of complex CNC surfaces, hogouts, thin-wall solids , fabrications, forgings and castings.

We work closely with global leaders such as Boeing, Litton, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and others to design and manufacture to their specific requirements. We ovide manufacturing solutions that not only meet their Objectives, but surpass their expectations and protect their reputations.

And they benefit from the convenience and cost savings of our comprehensive integrated services, and from the certainty that arises from working with one reliable strategic resource.

Every cast and machined part we make is tested to withstand the rigors of long use in harsh environments, from millions of miles at high speeds to thousands of impacts at take-off and landing.

We use some of the most sophisticated Computer Numeric Control (CNC) equipment availto produce some of the most advanced, precision-tolerance cast and machined parts in United States. We also meet international ISO 9000 quality standards.

To keep pace with our customers' ever-changing needs in aerospace and transportation, continue to expand our facilities and upgrade our technology - all as part of our commitment to quality design engineered, comprehensive technical manufacturing solutions.