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Industry Mourns Edward James Braun, Jr. July 28, 1939 – October 31, 2020


Signicast Is Pleased To Announce Their Recent Certification To The AS9100 Standard


AS9100 is the internationally recognized quality


management system specific to aerospace and defense industries. This certification ensures that the facility adheres to the rigorous quality, reliability, and safety standards of the defense industry, major aerospace OEMs, and general aviation manufacturers. AS9100 replaces the earlier AS9000 and fully incorporates the entirety of the current version of ISO 9001, while adding requirements relating to quality and safety. Because AS9100 certification helps ensure an organization has adequate quality management systems in place, many aerospace manufacturers and suppliers require compliance and/or registration to AS9100 as a condition of doing business with them. As a result, AS9100 certification is important for any aerospace-related company to consider. With this certification, Signicast defense, aerospace, and


aviation customers will see a reduction of process qualification lead time. The rigor of the AS9100 quality management system often supersedes organization-unique requirements from the aerospace and defense industries, effectively eliminating the lengthy time associated with a full process qualification. “Signicast has been eagerly received into the defense and aerospace market, but our lack of AS9100 created a lot of additional work for our prospective customers to qualify us as a new supplier,” says Pete Lorenz, VP of Sales at Signicast. “In some instances, it served as a barrier to entry. Now that we have the certification, we can help streamline the onboarding process for our new customers.” In addition to the AS9100 certification, Signicast meets and exceeds the highest of standards by maintaining compliance with NADCAP, ITAR, and NIST requirements. Signicast partners with NADCAP-certified suppliers to make sure that your component is fully documented from start to finish and your supply chain is secure.


Edward James Braun Jr. of Marble Falls, Texas passed


away October 31st, 2020 as a direct result of Parkinson’s Disease. Edward was born in Chicago, Illinois to Edward and Carmen Braun. He graduated from Downers Grove Lee High School; he joined the Navy Reserve where he served as a submariner for one year. After his stint in the Navy Reserve, Edward continued to serve his country and joined The United States Marine Corp for four years. Following an honorable discharge, Ed married the love of his life, Heidemarie Pfannschmidt, in 1961 and soon had three sons: Edward, Charles and Thomas. Edward continued his career path when he found


his passion in the foundry industry. In 1962 Ed began his lifelong career as a foundryman in Addison, Illinois. In 1970 Ed moved his family to Austin, Texas where he was a plant manager at Pure Castings. Shortly following, the Braun’s relocated to Marble Falls where Ed’s career flourished. He partnered two foundries in Burnet County, Highland Lakes Quality Castings and Sure Cast, before pursuing his career at Buntrock Industries where he worked for twenty- eight years and traveled all over the western United States, Canada and Australia. He took great pride in his work. Ed enjoyed traveling to Europe with his wife and he loved snow skiing and water skiing with his sons. He had a very full and rich life. Ed was an invested family member and leader who always cared, loved and looked out for his entire family. Edward is survived by his wife Heidemarie Braun.


His children Ed, Chuck, Tom and his wife Amber; his six grandchildren Michael and his wife Hannah Braun, Cassye Braun Harrelson, Cayla Braun, Jessica Braun, Heidi Braun and Charley Braun; his five great-grandchildren Cayten Harrelson, Fowler Harrelson, Tinsley Braun, Amelia Braun and Walter James Braun; his younger brother Chuck and wife Sharon Braun, along with five nephews. In lieu of flowers please send donations to Marble


Falls EMS in the name of Edward James Braun at www. marblefallsareaems.org.


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