VECCO, AN AIAC AFFILIATE, ACQUIRES KAMAN COMPOSITES WICHITA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sterling Heights, MI – August 10, 2024 Vital Engineered Components Company, Inc. (VECCO), an affiliate of American Industrial Corporation (AIAC), acquired Kaman Composites Wichita (KCW), a division of Kaman Aerospace Group on August 9, 2024. VECCO, formed in 2022 and formerly a division of MB Aerospace Group (now Barnes Aerospace), shall rebrand Kaman Wichita as VECCO Wichita in the coming weeks. This acquisition strategically enhances VECCO's portfolio, adding KCW’s exceptional composite manufacturing capabilities to VECCO’s existing ultra-precision machining skills.
KCW is a specialized composite components supplier in the aerospace and defense industries, providing critical components to Boeing, Sikorsky, Raytheon Technologies, Spirit Aerospace, and Tata, among other blue chip customers. The acquisition by VECCO positions KCW to offer even greater value to its end-users through an expanded range of services. The Wichita facility is equipped with state-of-the-art machinery and equipment, including multiple autoclaves, freezers, ovens, and paint booths.
"KCW has a strong history of providing composites, metal bond, compression mold, and vacuum form aerospace solutions to both defense and commercial industries. As newly VECCO Wichita, they are positioned for substantial growth, and we are absolutely thrilled to bring their strong capabilities into VECCO and support their future," said Robert Bell, CEO of VECCO.
AIAC Chairman L. M. Levie commented, “VECCO’s acquisition of Kaman Composites Wichita from Kaman Aerospace substantially enhances our product and service offering to our existing customers, while offering new customers, as well. We warmly welcome the employees, managers, customers, and suppliers of KCW to VECCO and to the AIAC Group.”
Further details about plans for VECCO Wichita will be announced in the coming weeks.
About VECCO
VECCO’s manufacturing, engineering, quality, and machining experts define and execute advanced 5-axis CNC machine and turning processes. They manage the workflow through chemical treatment, coating, painting and more. VECCO manages processes from cast blanks to finished, mission-critical components.
Originally incorporated in 1969 in Sterling Heights, Michigan as Tool Specialties, VECCO is taking the next steps in continuous improvement by creating components vital to aerospace engine manufacturing.
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About American Industrial Acquisition Corporation
American Industrial Acquisition Corporation (AIAC) is a diversified industrial group with manufacturing and distribution sites in 24 countries in North America, Europe, and Asia. AIAC has acquired and grown non-core subsidiaries and divisions of Boeing, Siemens, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Johnson Controls, Merck, Pfizer, Astellas, Visteon, Carlyle, Ahlstrom, Tolko, Groupe Suez, Groupe Rexel, and many other leading multinational corporations.
AIAC 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. AIAC is a leading manufacturer of building, street and highway signage in Europe, signage and illumination structures in North America, and a distributor of electrical products throughout France.
Of note, AIAC purchased Boeing Canada in 2005, and has produced over 10,000 unique 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 produce 2,200 fan blades and blisks for each jet engine produced by GE, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce, and Honeywell. AIAC companies produce the critical automotive wire and cable for Tesla, GM, Ford, Chrysler- Fiat, Toyota, and Nissan. In connection with its kraft paper manufacturing interests in Canada and the US, AIAC controls and sustainably manages 22 million acres of Manitoba, Canada forestland, an area equivalent in size to the nation of Hungary.
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 lead in the design and manufacture of undersea umbilical cables for world-wide oceanographic research.
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American Industrial Acquisition Corporation
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