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New Exhibitors
A multiplicity of innovation
The New Exhibitors Showcase once again shows the variety of organizations seeing the value in making their debut at MRO Americas
A mixture of company types made up the pavilion
The New Exhibitors Showcase pavilion had a good mix of companies from a law firm to bearings repair and chemical providers. The New Exhibitors Showcase provides companies new to MRO Americas with a ‘light’ version of exhibiting in the hall. “We did the one in Amsterdam [MRO Europe]. Our US branch is a newer company. We have an office in the UK and Spain. It was good to do the Showcase at MRO Americas as it was a foot in the door because a lot of our customers are here,” said Carter Americas Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Erick Sloan.
A very different company on the pavilion was Latitude Aero, a specialist in seat refurbishment and repair. While Latitude Aero is about soft furnishings and deep cleaning upholsteries, its fellow New Exhibitors neighbor, Salloytech, specialized in cutting difficult-to-machine aerospace grade materials. For Salloytech, nickel and cobalt base superalloys as well as titanium and hardened steel, are its focus.
Another very different outfit is Aerochemicals, an alliance of independent chemical specialists for the aerospace industry, offering products and technical support. Chemicals are also the key for Reliance Aerotech Services, also new to the show. It provides cabin disinfection services along with a variety of other offerings from recruitment to project support. The Reidel Law Firm is different again, with strategic and operational counsel to clients for international trade. It can assist importers, exporters, and customs brokers in adhering with the US regulation of international trade.
Spairliners, a joint venture between Air France Industries, KLM Engineering & Maintenance and Lufthansa Technik, brought an international dimension to the pavilion. Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, Spairliners provides multiple services, including component access, on-site stock lease, stand-alone repair, and asset optimization.
Southwest Aerospace Technologies also does repair, it is a certified FAA/ EASA 145 Repair Station. “We’ve been to MRO [Americas] in the past and decided it was time to go ahead and start exhibiting. We were going to start small and in this case I like where we’re at, it’s a good environment and good people,” said Southwest’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Kurt Encinias. A good environment and good people - all greatreasons to be present on the New Exhibitors Showcase. ■
NEW EXHIBITORS SHOWCASE COMPANIES
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Aerochemicals Carter Americas Celestica Latitude Aero RexAdvance Technology Pte Ltd Reidal law Firm Reliance Aerotech Services Salloytech Southwest Aerospace Spairliners
