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November 16, 2010 - Aerospace Component Manufacturers AbelConn, Photo Etch Merge to Create Major Industry Player
Companies will offer expanded product lines with continuous improvement of speed and reliability
NEW HOPE, MN & FORT WORTH, TX – Nov. 16, 2010 – A merger between two aerospace specialty manufacturers – Photo Etch and AbelConn – has created a major player in the industry. Working together, the companies can provide more products and services to their extensive slate of clients, which includes the leaders of the aerospace industry, such as Honeywell, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Rockwell Collins, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and the U.S. Department of Defense, among others.
The merger brings together more than 220 employees, including 29 degreed engineers, working from two manufacturing facilities that span 100,000 square feet of production space. With these extensive resources, AbelConn and Photo Etch expect to become the industry leaders in design, quality and on-time delivery of specialty components for the aerospace industry.
Together, Photo Etch and AbelConn will offer a wider array of products, engineering support and customer service. Each company, however, will continue to operate under its own name, at its own facility and with its current leadership team. Wally Olson of AbelConn will serve as chief executive officer of both companies, but Randy Fry will lead Photo Etch as its president.
By bringing together their product portfolios, the companies can design and manufacture back planes, connectors, LED displays and control panels for aircraft cockpits, simulators, flight instrumentation, flight-worthy black boxes and night vision lit display panels.
“For decades, these two companies have served many of the same clients with specialized, high-quality components. Plus, we took similar approaches to high quality, on-time performance and complementary engineering services,” Olson said. “By bringing together our product lines, we can offer our customers an incredible range of items and expertise to all of our combined clients – faster and better than ever.”
“This is a rare case where a merger is designed to benefit the customer,” Fry said. “That’s one reason we’re so enthusiastic about bringing Photo Etch and AbelConn together. Clients can still deal with the same team they know and rely upon, whether in Texas or Minnesota. However, we will provide them with more expertise and better service than ever before.”
About AbelConn AbelConn, LLC is a low-volume, high-mix provider of high-reliability Class 3 SMT/PTH circuit card assemblies, interconnect products, backplanes, chassis, harnesses and custom-engineered solutions. Founded in 1959, the company features IPC Class 3 Workmanship, as well as Nadcap accreditation in Electronics with optional NASA-STD-8739 compliance. The firm operates from a 50,000-square-foot facility in New Hope, Minn. For more information, visit www.abelconn.com
About Photo Etch Photo Etch designs and manufactures sophisticated, integrally lighted displays and control panels used in military aircraft, commercial aircraft, flight simulators, ground communications systems and navigation systems. Founded in 1968, the aerospace company manufactures its products in accordance with ISO 9001 and SAE AS9100 quality standards. The firm operates from a 50,000-square-foot facility in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit www.photo-etch.com.
September 1, 2009 - AbelConn, LLC Receives Nadcap Accreditation
Based on the results of a recent assessment by Performance Review Institute (Warrendale, PA), AbelConn, LLC (New Hope, MN) is pleased to announce that our facility has been awarded Nadcap accreditation for Electronics as of September 1st, 2009.
Nadcap is an industry-managed, consensus approach to OEM oversight of special process and product suppliers. Nadcap is an integral part of the supplier management system of most of the world’s aerospace prime manufacturers.
Washington D.C., June 8, 2009 -AbelConn LLC Receives 2009 Best of New Hope Award-
AbelConn has been selected for the 2009 Best of New Hope Award in the Electric Equipment & Supplies category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).
The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2009 USCA Award Program focused on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties.
SOURCE: U.S. Commerce Association
December 5, 2008 AbelConn, LLC Wins Lockheed Martin STAR Supplier award
New Hope, MN — AbelConn, LLC, an industry leading provider of backplane assemblies, chassis assemblies, LED assemblies, interconnect products and custom connectors to the Aerospace and Military market has been recognized by Honeywell as a key supplier.
At a recent award ceremony, Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) added another STAR performer to its growing list of exemplary suppliers. AbelConn, LLC hosted Lockheed Martin representatives who awarded AbelConn, LLC the Lockheed Martin Corporation STAR Supplier - Facility Award.
Lockheed Martin recognized AbelConn’s Supplier management and employees at the New Hope, MN facility as one of the top-performing suppliers to Lockheed Martin.
December 4, 2008 AbelConn, LLC recognized by Honeywell for TWO YEARS of 100% On Time to request achievement
New Hope, MN — AbelConn, LLC, an industry leading provider of backplane assemblies, chassis assemblies, LED assemblies, interconnect products and custom connectors to the Aerospace and Military market has been recognized by Honeywell as a key supplier.
On December 12, 2008 the Honeywell Aerospace-Coon Rapids factory achieved TWO YEARS uninterrupted 100% on time to request (OTTR) to their customers. A Critical component of this acheivement was AbelConn, LLC’s success in continuously improving part quality and on time delivery performance.
AbelConn, LLC is honored by the recognition and committed to continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.
October 1, 2008 AbelConn, LLC selected as a winner of a Raytheon IDS Suppler Excellence Award
New Hope, MN — AbelConn, LLC, an industry leading provider of backplane assemblies, chassis assemblies, LED assemblies, interconnect products and custom connectors to the Aerospace and Military market has been awarded a “Three Star” Supplier Excellence Award.
The Supplier Excellence Award is awarded yearly to suppliers who have maintained the highest standards regarding quality of service, on-time delivery, safety and investment in process improvement initiatives.
AbelConn, LLC is proud to be one of the 62 recipients of this year’s award and look forward to continuing the “No Doubt” support of IDS and all Raytheon.
November 27, 2007, By Dee DePass, Star Tribune
State firms supplied parts of Airbus A380
A good portion of the European A380 was made in America -- with Minnesota getting a share.
Representatives from airplane parts makers Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems in Burnsville and PaR Systems in Shoreview looped above the Upper Midwest on Tuesday morning inside their latest project, the new Airbus A380.
The massive aircraft could spell more opportunity for Minnesotans if Airbus lands more orders for it. ...more
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Nov. 16, 2010
Aerospace Component Manufacturers AbelConn, Photo Etch Merge to Create Major Industry Player
Companies will offer expanded product lines with continuous improvement of speed and reliability
NEW HOPE, MN & FORT WORTH, TX – Nov. 16, 2010 –– A merger between two aerospace specialty manufacturers – Photo Etch and AbelConn – has created a major player in the industry. Working together, the companies can provide more products and services to their extensive slate of clients, which includes the leaders of the aerospace industry, such as Honeywell, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Rockwell Collins, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and the U.S. Department of Defense, among others.
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