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Aerospace Manufacturing and BCI Aerospace together profile world-class
aerospace industry suppliers of note.
BCI Aerospace has just announced a new event in the aerospace calendar:
Aerospace Meetings Guadalajara 2010 running from 4-8 October.
Aerospace Manufacturing’s Mike Richardson discovers what significance
this event will have in helping to make Mexico’s aerospace dream a reality
Living the
dream
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n recent years, Mexico has developed significant engineering concerned with low cost labour, but now also offers strong
and design capabilities to serve an aerospace industry which engineering skills and tariff-free access – not only to the EU,
generates approximately US$4,000 million in exports but also the USA, Canada Japan and Brazil too.
and provides 27,000 direct jobs for its economy each year. The Mexican state of Jalisco specialises in aerospace design
Its dream for the development of a Mexican revolution in and engineering capabilities through partnerships with leading
aerospace involves consolidating its current capabilities, companies that help create a technological talent base devoted
manufacturing more complex components and structures and, to engineering electronics, testing, systems integration,
most importantly, achieving full assembly of an indigenous prototypes development and software development services.
aircraft within the next four years. The state capital, Guadalajara, already employs more than
Calling upon its existing strengths in automotive, electronics 80,000 people working for an electronics industry that
and ICT applications, Mexico is now positioned to design and comprises design, manufacturing and MRO operations.
manufacture a variety of aerospace avionics systems, including
crucial safety critical hardware and software products. Although The strategy for aerospace growth
the country is yet to build its first aircraft, Jalisco-based Hydra One of the key strategies of Jalisco’s electronics industry is
Technologies designs and manufactures three types of drone to increase its growth in the aerospace arena. To help make
UAV for the international market place. this dream a reality, Canieti, Mexico’s national chamber
The movement of large aerospace OEM companies like for electronics, telecommunication, and IT industries has
Safran, Eaton Corporation, and Bombardier has seen the collaborated with the Jalisco government to facilitate the
emergence of small, high-tech companies that continue to technology transfer of the region’s electronics skills into
support Mexico’s supplier base and help make it internationally Mexico’s burgeoning aerospace capabilities.
competitive. The focus for the country is no longer primarily “The state of Jalisco has built close relationships with
the government, academia and the electronics sector,”
begins Federico Lepe, deputy secretary of strategic projects,
Government of Jalisco. “Between them, the region has
identified that the main area for growth for Jalisco is in
establishing an aerospace cluster. Our aim is to develop and
strengthen relationships with large subcontract manufacturers
and its supply chain like Sanmina SCI, Jabil, Benchmark
Electronics and Flextronics: companies that are already
involved in the aerospace industry, that possess AS9100
approvals and are looking to move into the region along with
current aerospace companies located in Guadalajara, such as
Global Vantage and CGM, focused on engineering services.”
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Guadalajara: The 65m high yellow turrets are
a widely recognised symbol of the city
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