Aerospace Industry

Background

• First aerospace activity in Sonora started 24 years ago, manufacturing cables and harnesses for companies like Boeing: Thermax

• In 1998 Smith West in Guaymas and ITT Cannon in Nogales started their manufacturing activities and triggered the development of the industry in Sonora.

Sonora’s Aerospace Industry Today

Sonora is home to the most important and integrated machining cluster in Mexico.

• Main clusters located in: – Guaymas - Empalme – Nogales

• Main operations include: – Precision machining– Electronics manufacturing & assembly– Investment casting

• Recent development in Manufacturing Activities:– Composite components for aircraft Interiors:

DAHER Aerospace. BE Aerospace will start 2009.

– Aircraft structural composite component manufacturing starting soon.

Sonora currently has 34 companies with Aerospace manufacturing capabilities:

Sonora’s Aerospace Industry Today

Aerospace Electronics Manufacturing Companies in Sonora:

• Harco Labs: Cable Assemblies, thermocouples

• Amphenol Aerospace: Aircraft connectors and harnesses

• BAE Systems: Aircraft harnesses

• Arrow: Harness assembly

• Radiall: Manufacturing of interconnect components. Aluminum CNC machining.

• Vermillion: Assembly harnesses and related components

• Parker Hannifin: Aircraft fuel meters, break system components, hydraulic system valves, aircraft harnesses.

Aerospace Electronics Manufacturing Companies in Sonora:

Aerospace Metal-Mechanic Manufacturing Companies in Sonora:

• Precision Aerospace Products: Precision machining of turbine components.

• Oviso Manufacturing: Precision machining of aircraft components

• G.S. Precision: High precision machining of airplane engine components

• Goodrich Turbomachinery Products: Precision machining of turbine components.

• Sargent Aerospace: Precision hydraulic control components and specialty and self-lubricated lined bearings.

• Smith West: Precision machining of turbine components.

• Tolerance Masters: Precision machining for metallic component manufacturing for the aircraft’s safety system.

• Aero Design & Manufacturing: Precision Machining

• Horst Engineering: Swiss screw machining, turning, milling, thread rolling, centerless grinding, and assembly.

• Peninsula Components: Precision Machining• Grupo Sigmex: Precision Machining

Aerospace Metal-Mechanic Manufacturing Companies in Sonora:

Aerospace Manufacturing Companies in Sonora:

• Investment CastingESCO Turbine Components: Blades, damper seals, etc.

• Assembly and PaintingDucommun Aerostructures: Final assembly and painting of spoilers for Boeing next generation 737.

• Composite components manufacturingDAHER Aerospace: Medium sized composite components and high pressure tubing.

Secondary Process in Sonora

• CRS - Chem Research Sonora: NADCAP approved Anodizing, Plating, Passivation and Chem Film. Non Destructive Testing.

Investment Attraction Efforts

• The EDCS promotes the State in the main shows & expos worldwide– Farnborough Airshow– Paris Air Show– Aircraft Interiors Hamburg

• Presents the business opportunities in Sonora on seminars & conferences in Asia, Europe & Latin America as well as in the United States and Canada.

Sonora Advantages

• Availability of highly skilled labor

• Standard compliance oriented personel

• Hard working – easy to train workers

• Main regional cluster in Mexico: Baja California and Sonora 50% of aerospace industry.

Sonora Advantages

• Transnational cluster Sonora – Arizona and even greater Sonora – Arizona – Baja California – California

• Land availability

• Airport infraestructure: Hermosillo, Obregón, Guaymas, Nogales.

Future of the Aerospace Industry in Sonora

• Sonora is taking advantage of the cost reduction driven changes on the industry.

• Targeting secondary process services providers to partner with

• Working on the development of well trained – well educated personel according to the industry standards

Future of the Aerospace Industry in Sonora

• Partnering with Arizona to potentiate the region opportunities

• Main targets:– Service – Maintenance Facilities – Center for engineering designs– Aircraft assembly facilities

• South region to be developed as the aerospace industry host.