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IND-06Industry
Aerospace Ground Systems
Ground support equipment, tooling, and test structures produced under AS9100D discipline with first article inspection on every configuration.
- Quality system
- AS9100D registered
- Laser trackers
- 4
- First article format
- AS9102
- Lead plant
- Ostmark Tooling & Metrology
Sector overview
What manufacturing for this sector actually involves
We do not produce flight hardware. We produce the equipment that supports it: ground handling structures, assembly tooling, and test rigs where a dimensional error transfers directly into an aircraft assembly.
AS9100D discipline governs the work — configuration control, first article inspection to AS9102, and change control that treats a minor revision as a revision.
Large tooling structures are measured by laser tracker in the as-built condition, and delivered with the alignment record the customer will re-verify against in service.
Large aerospace assembly tooling structure being verified with a laser tracker on the shop floor
REQSector requirements
Four things this sector demands that others do not.
- 01
Configuration control
Every revision is a controlled change, with build records tied to the exact configuration shipped.
- 02
First article inspection
AS9102-format first article inspection on every new configuration and after any change affecting form, fit, or function.
- 03
Large-scale alignment
Laser tracker verification of tooling structures in the as-built condition, with the alignment record delivered.
- 04
Documented special processes
Welding, heat treatment, and finishing performed to approved procedures by qualified personnel, with records retained.
Components we buildBOM
- Assembly jigs and holding fixtures
- Ground handling and transport structures
- Engine build stands
- Static and fatigue test rig structures
- Precision alignment tooling
- Access platforms and work stands
Standards worked toSTD
- AS9100D aerospace quality management
- AS9102 first article inspection
- AWS D1.1 and D17.1 welding
- ISO 10012 measurement management
- ISO 9001:2015 quality management
Certification scope and current certificate numbers are listed on the quality page.
CAPCapabilities used
The disciplines this sector's work usually routes through
- CAP-03
Tooling, Dies & Fixtures
Production tooling, progressive dies, and inspection fixtures designed and cut in-house, so tooling lead time never becomes program lead time.
View capability - CAP-06
Metrology & Inspection
A climate-controlled metrology hall, portable measurement on the shop floor, and inspection data that ships with the parts.
View capability - CAP-02
Heavy Fabrication & Weldments
Structural weldments to 40 tonnes, with coded welding procedures, stress relief, and large-envelope machining under one roof.
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PRJSector project
A program delivered in this sector
RFQRequest for quotation
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