Quality control is ensured through process testing and fi nal product certifi cations.
As the world’s largest aerospace company, Boeing is a leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space, and security systems. It’s also a top U.S. exporter, supporting airlines and U.S. and allied government customers in 150 countries. Its products and services include commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapons, electronic and defense systems, advanced information and communication systems, and performance-based logistics and training.
We’re a strong company. We’ve got our specialties, including a good handle on what’s going on in the aircraft industry. With all the diff erent markets we service for wire, large rope, aircraft cable and cable assemblies, we’re more than just another cable manufacturer. We are a
one-stop shop destination. -Tina Privee, Loos & Company Product Manager
Similar to its role with Lockheed Martin, Loos & Company has been heavily involved with Boeing’s Parts Manufacturing Authority (PMA) for fl ight control cable assemblies. Instead of holograms, these parts are labeled with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 8130 tags to ensure quality control. Loos & Company is currently certifi ed to make and sell about 5,000 parts with Boeing part numbers to airlines, essentially all commercial after-market outfi ts, provided that the order is supplied with the FAA tag. T e PMA certifi cation simply means that a part from Loos & Company is as good as one that comes directly from Boeing, according to Privee. A Loos & Company employee is certifi ed as a manufacturing inspector for the FAA. As part of the company’s qualifi cations, it must work through the FAA, explains Privee. “I coordinate all of these eff orts through Lockheed and Boeing, working closely with key Loos personnel. We’ve been involved with this program for a number of years and it’s been a good program for us fi nancially.” Another key contract for the wire rope fi rm is
Bombardier, Inc., a leading Canadian manufacturer of trains and aircraft, including business jets, commercial aircraft, high-speed trains, and public transit. As a Bombardier Aerospace Approved Supplier, Loos & Company supports both Bombardier’s production and spare parts divisions. As with Lockheed Martin and Boeing, approved source
Founder A.W. “Gus” Loos showing off Kobra Koils, an early consumer product produced by Loos & Company.
18 MAY-JUNE 2013 The original Loos & Company garage.
control is an important facet of the Bombardier program. To that end, Loos & Company is audited on an annual basis to ensure that all of its processes are in compliance with the company’s standards. Loos & Company doesn’t mind being reviewed on an annual basis and passing inspections. “This review process is how companies maintain their approved supplier base in order to uphold their necessary quality systems,” Privee points out. Recently, the company became certifi ed as AS-9100 Rev. C, a quality management standard that focuses on product safety and reliability for the defense and commercial aerospace industry. According to Privee, anybody who’s anybody in the aerospace industry must be qualifi ed as a Rev. C. She serves as an internal auditor
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