Connecticut Spring & Stamping, a manufacturer of precision parts for the aerospace, and defense industries worldwide, will attend the AeroDef 2011 Exposition, held April 5-7 in the Anaheim Convention Center. CSS will feature its ability to assemble components for a variety of aerospace applications in booth #1158.
CSS is an AS9100-certified manufacturer of stamped parts and springs to the aerospace industry, including safety critical components used in engines, cockpit instrumentation, and flight landing systems. As a certified Source supplier with ship to stock capabilities, CSS supplies components directly and indirectly to the most recognized industry leaders. CSS is also an authorized government spare parts supplier and maintains parts stores for aerospace customers. Well known for implementing Kanban production scheduling systems for customers, CSS offers just-in-time shipping of both small and large quantities.
CSS manufactures and assembles parts for a variety of aerospace applications in a range of specialized materials, including Titanium, Inconel X750 and 600, 17-7 PH, Hastelloy, Waspalloy, Ni-span, and Eligiloy. Part examples include stampings such as wire harness clips for holding wires in place inside the engine and frost shield assemblies on laser guidance systems for missiles and smart bombs. Other parts include blade locks, double torsion springs, spring regulators, and clutch springs, as well as retention and tension spring clips & compression springs.
The company participates in a variety of tailored programs, including Source Release programs for several large aerospace customers. CSS is registered as a Department of Defense trading partner, certified as a Commercial and Government Entity, and participates in the Defense Trade Controls program. “CSS specializes in collaborating with aerospace customers to achieve their design objectives,” said Steve Dicke, vice president of sales and marketing at CSS. “We are experts in assisting our customers with part design for manufacturability and consistency, ultimately developing sophisticated tooling to produce extremely tight stack tolerances, less than a thousandth of an inch.”