MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH INTERGRITY FASTENERS FOR THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY TO TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents History President’s Letter New Building Hot & Cold Heading Heat Treat Department CNC & Milling Thread Rolling Configurations Testing Lab Fatigue Testing Inventory Quality Assurance Customer Service Visual Manufacturing Shipping Research & Development General Information
History M.S. Aerospace Inc. was established on June 1, 1992, with some very big ideas. The original facility was located on Foothill Boulevard in Sylmar, California, coincidentally just a few miles from the current manufacturing facility. The Company’s simple strategy was to position itself as a customer-responsive niche player in the high temperature, high strength aerospace bolts, studs, pins and screws market serving the jet and rocket engine industry. The Company entered this market serving the most demanding customers in the industry manufacturing the most challenging and superior quality high strength fasteners. In the short term, the depressed aerospace market of 1992 and 1993 compelled the Company to distinguish itself by concentrating these core strengths: unrivaled quality, significantly shorter lead times and superior service. In this way, the Company was able to maintain tremendous growth even during an industry wide recession. M.S. Aerospace soon gained a formidable reputation as a manufacturer capable of consistently producing world-class fasteners in impressive lead times, with the integrity and documentation required by an increasingly demanding marketplace. In January 1994, the original M.S. Aerospace facility in Sylmar, California was destroyed as a result of the Northridge earthquake. Although a profound blow to the start up company, M.S. Aerospace secured another building in Burbank, California and was back in full production by the beginning of February 1994, just two weeks after the earthquake, and just four days after moving into the new building. This dynamic move and recovery exemplified the “can do� spirit which drives the Company today. The process of rebuilding the Company began immediately and was successful beyond expectations. By the end of 1994, M.S. Aerospace has secured General Electric Aircraft Engines approval with a 100% quality rating. The growth of the Company continued through 1995 and 1996, most significantly attributable to providing Pratt and Whitney and General Electric with impeccable quality jet engine fasteners in very short lead times. Not surprisingly, M.S. Aerospace outgrew its Burbank facility and by the end of 1997, moved into a brand new purpose built facility in the Cascades Business Park in Sylmar, California. Unabated growth of M.S. Aerospace continued, driven by the ability of the Company to provide its customers with an unrivaled level of service, and the very best critical-application aerospace bolts in the industry. During this period, the Company gained ISO9001 and AS9100 certifications, NADCAP accreditations of its Lab and Non Destructive Testing as well as many new OEM approvals. Such was its rate of growth that in June 2004, M.S. Aerospace moved once again, still within the Cascades Business Park in Sylmar, California, to another purpose built facility which more than doubled its previous space, adding a new NADCAP accredited Thermal Treatment facility. In addition, the Company added in-house cleaning, passivation, lube and drilling, all designed to integrate the manufacturing process and elevate quality control even beyond its already superior status. M.S. Aerospace continues to go from strength to strength, still serving the most demanding customers in the industry while adding many high strength, high fatigue structural and landing system parts, medical parts, and other high performance parts to its portfolio. As it continues to grow, M.S. Aerospace looks forward to serving its customers with consistent reliability, quality, integrity and service by continuing to build on its knowledge and experience in high strength, close tolerance and high temperature fastener market. The commitment of M.S. Aerospace to continuing improvement is prominent in every business decision made, and the dedication of the Company to providing its customers with the very best product and service means its customers will receive the best value possible.
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President’s Letter M.S.Aerospace has a simple vision: To be the finest manufacturer of Aerospace Fasteners in the world. Since the inception of M.S. Aerospace in June 1992, we have dedicated ourselves to achieving this goal by focusing on the needs of our customers through Quality, Service, Reliability, Value, and Integrity. Thanks to these principles, M.S.Aerospace has developed a strong reputation as a leading manufacturer of high strength, high temperature, and close tolerance fasteners in the aerospace industry. We claim with pride that M.S.Aerospace delivers the best, most reliable aerospace bolts, studs, pins, and screws that are available in the market today. M.S.Aerospace has the advantage of having the best employees in the business with the experience, expertise, dedication, and vision to take a leadership role in responding to the requirements of an increasingly demanding marketplace. Our employees are constantly trained and retrained to world-class standards, and enable M.S.Aerospace to be the most dynamic and fastest-growing aerospace fastener manufacturer in the world. M.S.Aerospace demonstrates genuine Continuous Improvement through management commitment, millions of dollars of investment in new equipment, including significant automation, CNC machinery, environmental improvements, and a complete 14,000 square foot thermal treatment department. Our most important strategic investment has been a new purpose built 100,000 square foot facility. This allows us to bring in-house and under one roof, all the processes required to manufacture the complete line of superior fasteners for which we are known. M.S.Aerospace never compromises with regards to the quality of our systems, processes, testing, inspection, or certification, and so has developed a well-deserved reputation for quality, integrity and honesty in all aspects of our business dealings. It is this dedication to the details which has made us such a strong partner on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs, and our facility has twice been visited by NASA astronauts in recognition of our contributions to Manned Space Flight hardware. M.S.Aerospace takes real pride in our success, and in partnership with our valued customers. We will serve the aerospace industry with the best fasteners available for all your applications for years to come. Michel Szostak
President
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The purpose built shop area covers 80,000 square feet. Continual investment in new equipment and technology keeps M.S.Aerospace at the very forefront of the i n d u s t r y.
CAPACITY AT T H E V E R Y F O R E F R O N T O F T H E I N D U S T R Y
Conveniently located at the junction of the 5 and 210 freeways, minutes from the 118, 405, and 14 freeways, our facility is within easy reach of anywhere in southern California.
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RELIABILITY P R O D U C I N G PA R T S W I T H T E N S I L E VA L U E S UP TO 300,000 POUNDS PSI
H OT & C O L D H E A D I N G M.S.Aerospace has both Hot Heading and Cold Heading capability (also known as hot & cold forging). This allows for small and large quantity production runs in any aerospace material or head configuration. The process of forging the head of a bolt forms a far stronger fastener than machining and allows M.S.Aerospace to manufacture bolts with ultimate tensile values up to 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 p o u n d s p e r s q u a r e i n c h .
M . S . A e r o s p a c e ’s m a n y H o t H e a d i n g presses range from 35 to 235 tons and are equipped with new technology induction heaters and temperature control devices ensuring the highest integrity of your part. M.S.Aerospace manufactures parts of any length to 12” and any diameter up to 1.5”.
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I N - H O U S E H E AT T R E AT M E N T D E PA R T M E N T M.S.Aerospace has a complete 14,000 square foot in-house thermal treatment facility where we perform hardening, tempering, solution treatment and aging of high strength and/or high temperature aerospace steels. The heat treatment department includes a vacuum oil quench furnace, 3 aging furnaces, 3 TMQ furnaces, 2 box furnaces and a solution treat furnace.
ITY CAPABILITY COMPLETE AND IN-HOUSE
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INTEGRITY T H E M O S T S O P H I S T I C AT E D F A S T E N E R S I N T H E M O S T D E M A N D I N G C O N F I G U R AT I O N S
C N C L AT H E S & M I L L I N G M.S.Aerospace has state-of-the-art CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) lathes and milling machines to produce the most sophisticated fasteners in the most demanding configurations. M . S . A e r o s p a c e ’s C N C t e c h n o l o g y a l l o w s f o r t h e e f f i c i e n t a n d c l o s e tolerance machining required for all aerospace materials.
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CNC milling ensures exacting tolerances.
S e c o n d a r y C N C ’s a d d c a p a c i t y a n d v e r s a t i l i t y.
STRENGTH F A R S T R O N G E R PA R T S
THREAD ROLLING M.S.Aerospace has an extensive thread rolling department, including flat die and cylindrical die machines, where we thread roll both standard and metric parts. Our thread rolling process imparts “cold working” into the threads and results in a far stronger thread than one which has been cut or machined.
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M . S . A E R O S PA C E M A N U FA C T U R E S A W I D E RANGE OF CLOSE
B O LT S
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STUDS
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TOLERANCE, HIGH T E M P E R AT U R E , A N D HIGH STRENGTH A E R O S PA C E B O LT S , STUDS, PINS AND SCREWS. THESE FA S T E N E R S A R E PRODUCED IN A LARGE VA R I E T Y O F A E R O S PA C E M AT E R I A L S , A N D I N MANY DIFFERENT C O N F I G U R AT I O N S . M . S . A E R O S PA C E ’ S H I G H S T R E N G T H FA S T E N E R S ACHIEVE TENSILE
CLO TOLER • HI TEMPER • HI STREN
R E S U LT S I N T H E R A N G E 160,000 LBS PER SQUARE INCH, TO 300,000 LBS PER SQUARE INCH. T H E H I G H F AT I G U E L I F E FA S T E N E R S P R O D U C E D B Y M . S . A E R O S PA C E C A N R E A C H 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 F AT I G U E CYCLES.
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PINS
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SCREWS
CONFIGURATIONS • 12 POINT (Double Hex) BOLTS • HEX HEAD BOLTS • SOCKET HEAD BOLTS • “D” HEAD BOLTS • “T” HEAD BOLTS • SLAB HEAD BOLTS • TIERODS • SHOULDER BOLTS • INTERNALLY RELIEVED BOLTS • EXTERNALLY RELIEVED BOLTS • SHEAR HEAD BOLTS • SPLINE HEAD BOLTS • 6-LOBE RECESS BOLTS • OFFSET CRUCIFORM BOLTS • FILLISTER HEAD BOLTS
OSE ANCE
• SLOTTED HEAD BOLTS • PLAIN STUDS • DOUBLE-ENDED STUDS • SHOULDERED STUDS
GH AT U R E
• CLEVIS BOLTS • EYE BOLTS • PINS
GH NGTH
• SPECIAL CONFIGURATIONS • METRIC BOLTS
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THOR-
THE MOST COMPLETE AND THOROUGH TESTING T E S T I N G L A B O R AT O RY M.S.Aerospace conducts the most thorough destructive testing, i n c l u d i n g f a t i g u e , s h e a r, s t r e s s rupture and tensile tests. In addition, we conduct complete micro and macro evaluations of each lot, and of the raw material.
M.S.Aerospace has a complete n o n - d e s t r u c t i v e t e s t i n g ( N D T ) f a c i l i t y, providing both magnetic particle and fluorescent penetrant inspection. Level III NDT inspectors are on staff.
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EFFICIENCY T H O R O U G H LY T E S T E D PA RT S W E E K S FA S T E R
F AT I G U E T E S T I N G
Fatigue testing simulates the forces placed on our fasteners in high vibration environments. M.S.Aerospace has a 100,000 lb capacity 80hz fatigue machine which, at 80 cycles per second, can conduct a 2,000,000 vibration cycle fatigue test in under 7 hours. In addition, M.S.Aerospace has hydraulic fatigue testing machines to determine the fatigue resisting properties of smaller fasteners. Our fully-equipped testing lab and specialty testing equipment allows M.S.Aerospace to deliver thoroughly tested parts weeks f a s t e r.
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INVENTORY T H E M AT E R I A L I N V E N T O R Y Y O U N E E D T O MEET YOUR CRUCIAL DEADLINES I N V E N T O RY M.S.Aerospace inventories a vast array of raw materials. Based on your projected usage, an M.S.Aerospace specialist creates an inventory requirement plan. In addition, our new larger facility allows M.S.Aerospace to inventory large quantities of raw materials. This ensures prompt delivery of your fasteners during raw material shortages, often weeks before our competition.
MATERIAL INVENTORY • INCONEL 718 (180KSI)
• 17-4PH
• 4340
• INCONEL 718 (220KSI)
• 15-5PH
• 4340VM
• WASPALOY
• 300 SERIES STAINLESS
• 6304 (17-22)
• A286
• 400 SERIES STAINLESS
• 4130
• AMS5842 (MP159*)
• GREEK ASCOLOY
• 4140
• AMS5844 (MP35N*)
• AM355
• AMS5772 (STELLITE 188)
• H-11
• CUSTOM 455
• RENE 41
• TITANIUM
• L-605
• AERMET100**
• PH13-8MO
• 8740
• MANY OTHERS
* MP159 and MP35N are trademarks of SPS Technologies ** Aermet 100 is a trademark of Carpenter Technology
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QUALITY C O N S I S T E N T LY C O N F O R M I N G F A S T E N E R S Q UA L I T Y A S S U R A N C E
Our quality assurance department has the authority and commitment to ensure that only perfectly conforming fasteners are shipped to our very demanding customers.
M . S . A e r o s p a c e ’s q u a l i t y personnel are experienced and highly trained in the most sophisticated measurement and detection techniques and are familiar with the tightest tolerances and most stringent requirements.
S TAT I S T I C A L P R O C E S S C O N T R O L ( S P C ) A sophisticated statistical process control system continuously monitors and displays all dimensions g e n e r a t e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e f a c i l i t y. S t a t i s t i c a l p r o c e s s control aids M.S.Aerospace in consistently producing the highest quality and a 100 percent conforming product.
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SERVICE A C C U R AT E I N F O R M AT I O N P R O M P T A N D C O U R T E O U S S E RV I C E C U S TO M E R S E RV I C E What sets M.S.Aerospace apart is our world class and knowledgeable customer service team. Yo u c a n d e p e n d o n o u r M . S . A e r o s p a c e ’s s e r v i c e p r o f e s s i o n a l s a t a l l t i m e s f o r a c c u r a t e , p r o m p t and courteous service and attention. Customer service provides real-time information from the quoting stage, through manufacturing, shipment and delivery of the parts. T h r o u g h c h a l l e n g e o r t r i u m p h , M . S . A e r o s p a c e ’s c u s t o m e r s e r v i c e t e a m i s dedicated to communicating timely and accurate information.
V I S UA L M A N U FAC T U R I N G (MRP/ERP) A bar-coded, real-time enterprise resource planning system (ERP) throughout M.S.Aerospace tracks all orders, monitors work in progress and material inventories with precision. This allows customer service to provide accurate and timely information. In addition, ERP captures actual costs which permits M.S.Aerospace to offer the most competitive pricing to our customers.
SHIPPING A l l o f M . S . A e r o s p a c e ’s e f f o r t s a r e u l t i m a t e l y d e d i c a t e d t o s h i p p i n g t h e best possible fasteners on time...every time.
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INNOVATION D E S I G N I N G FA S T E N E R S F O R C R I T I C A L A P P L I C AT I O N S
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT M . S . A e r o s p a c e ’s h i g h l y s k i l l e d engineers utilize our cutting edge CAD software to help you design fasteners. M.S.Aerospace selects the right material, configuration, strength, and torque values to meet your requirements, particularly for critical applications.
A LWAY S C U T T I N G E D G E M.S.Aerospace is constantly reviewing our internal systems, procedures and manufacturing methodologies to drive continuous improvements in every aspect of our business. We a r e c o m m i t t e d t o r e s e a r c h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t t o a c h i e v e cost savings, manufacturing efficiencies, superior lead times, better manufacturing processes, new fastening technologies and truly world class manufacturing.
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M.S.Aerospace parts are used in Military, Commercial and Space applications JET ENGINES: All applications, including Hot Section and Rotating Parts AIRFRAME: Airframe and Structural WHEELS AND BRAKES: Aerospace Landing Gears ROCKET ENGINES: Manned Space Flight, Commercial Launch & Military AUXILIARY POWER UNITS: Various APU’s SPACE SHUTTLE: Critical Applications INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION: Thousands of Parts in Main Framework PROPELLERS: Critical Applications MISSILES: Critical Applications TANK ENGINES: Critical Applications
General Information & Certifications • Quality system certified to ISO9001 • Quality system certified to AS9100 • MSA currently maintains the following NADCAP approvals Materials Testing Laboratory Heat Treat Non-Conventional Machining (EDM) Non-Destructive Testing • Full and complete certifications included with every order • Commercial and government entity (C.A.G.E.) code 0UCY9 • Registered Head marking Logo: “MSA” • Many OEM approvals
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