AIAC TO ATTEND EUROSATORY 2024: SHOWCASING ADVANCED DEFENSE CAPABILITIES
For Immediate Release
Paris, France – June 16, 2024 – American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) and its affiliates will attend, as exhibitor and participant, Eurosatory 2024, the largest international exhibition for land and air-land defense and security. The event will be held from June 17-21 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, a large convention center located near Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. It is the second-largest in France, encompassing eight exhibition buildings on 115 hectares.
Eurosatory is the premier platform for the defense and security industry, featuring products ranging from raw materials to operational systems. In 2022, the exhibition attracted over 1,700 exhibitors and approximately 62,000 visitors from 150 countries. Organized by COGES, Eurosatory provides a unique opportunity for professionals in the sector to connect, collaborate, and innovate.
AIAC companies manufacture precision components, materials, assemblies, and proprietary products for the defense industry. Production capabilities include printed circuit board manufacturing, PCB assembly, casting, forging, precision machining, electrochemical machining, electrodeposition machining, fabrication, wiring and cable manufacturing, prototyping, and final assembly. Materials utilized include copper, aluminum, steel, titanium, zirconium, hastelloy, inconel, monel, magnesium, polymers, and composites. End products include jet engine disks and blades, jet plane structural components, satellite propulsion and guidance devices, helicopter rotor components, submarine masts and hatches, land-based vehicle structural components, and mobile electric generators.
BeLinks S.A., an AIAC company, shall be exhibiting at Eurosatory 2024. BeLinks specializes in advanced electronic manufacturing for automotive, home, robotics, and defense applications and will be showcasing their extensive capabilities. Other AIAC companies will be represented by AIAC Managing Directors L. M. Levie, Marc Renard-Payen, Bertrand Talabart, and executives from AIAC companies in North America and Europe.
L.M. Levie, Chairman of AIAC, stated, “Our participation in Eurosatory 2024 provides an unparalleled platform to engage with industry leaders, government officials, and potential partners. We look forward to exploring new opportunities for collaboration.”
The exhibition includes an indoor and outdoor area, featuring a dynamic live demonstration zone where real-life applications of various defense and security products will be showcased, including vehicle demonstrations and technical interventions. These demonstrations occur twice daily and attract about 1,000 visitors.
Attendance at Eurosatory is reserved for professionals, ensuring a focused and productive environment. The event is closed to the general public and prohibits access to individuals under the age of 16.
ABOUT AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL ACQUISITION CORPORATION
American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) is a diversified industrial group with manufacturing and distribution sites in 24 countries and 3 territories in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. AIAC has acquired and grown subsidiaries, divisions, and affiliates of Boeing, Siemens, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technologies, Moog, Johnson Controls, Merck, Pfizer, Astellas, Visteon, Carlyle, Blackstone, Riverside, Ahlstrom, Groupe Suez, Groupe Rexel, and many other leading multinational corporations.
AIAC manufacturing companies serve companies and governmental entities worldwide in all major sectors, including aviation, space, defense, automotive, truck, rail, marine, petrochemical, solar, nuclear, food, confectionary, beverage, civil engineering and infrastructure, commercial construction, mining, dredging, disaster relief, education, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. AIAC companies manufacture materials, components, assemblies, packaging, equipment, and finished products. In addition, AIAC companies are exclusive, authorized distributors of leading branded industrial and consumer products throughout Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand and electrical equipment throughout France.
Of note, AIAC purchased Boeing Canada in 2005, and has produced over 10,000 components for every Boeing jet plane ever since, reliably serving Boeing from manufacturing facilities in North America. A leader in ultra-high precision jet engine component manufacturing, AIAC companies also produce 2,200 fan blades and blisks for jet engines produced by GE, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, and Honeywell.
AIAC companies actively support exploration into outer space, manufacturing critical components for launching and propelling spacecraft and satellites. AIAC customers in this sector include NASA, the European Space Agency, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Boeing. AIAC companies also produce the critical wire and cable for Tesla, GM, Ford, Chrysler-Fiat, Toyota, Nissan, Navistar, and Caterpillar. In connection with its paper manufacturing interests, AIAC controls and sustainably manages 22 million acres of Manitoba, Canada forestland, an area equivalent in size to the nation of Hungary. AIAC companies design, manufacture and service road and highway signage for over 4,000 municipalities in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. AIAC companies also design and produce poles for illumination and signage for cities and states throughout North America.
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ABOUT EUROSATORY
Eurosatory is the largest international exhibition for land and air-land defense and security, held biennially at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in Paris, France. Organized by COGES, the exhibition brings together professionals from across the globe, showcasing a comprehensive range of products and services from the entire defense and security industry. In 2022, Eurosatory hosted over 1,700 exhibitors and approximately 62,000 visitors from 150 countries, solidifying its position as the premier event of its kind worldwide. The exhibition is exclusively reserved for professionals, including exhibitors, institutions, government officials, industry professionals, and members of armed and security forces, ensuring a focused and productive environment.
The exhibition features both indoor and outdoor areas, including a dynamic live demonstration zone that highlights the real-life application of various defense and security products such as vehicles, drones, and technical interventions. These demonstrations, held twice daily, attract around 1,000 visitors. Eurosatory presents an extensive array of products from tanks, armored vehicles, and trucks to small arms, communications systems, uniforms, logistics services, and disaster response solutions. The event emphasizes security, with a significant presence of monitoring, alert, and emergency response solutions, as well as civil security institutions like fire departments. The history of Eurosatory dates back to 1967, evolving from a national event to a fully international exhibition, reflecting the global nature of the defense and security industries.
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Media Contact:
Isabel Carro-Toro, Vice President
American Industrial Acquisition Corporation
+34 689 295 827 (Spain)
+ 1 787 244 3175 (USA)
icarro-toro@aiac.com