STALOWA WOLA -- ZKM Forging (ZKM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ladish Co., Inc. (Ladish), received new orders from Goodrich Corporation's Landing Gear business under a five-year, long-term agreement. The orders are for the first of more than 20 landing gear components destined for service on large commercial aircraft. The orders call for the forging and shipment of production quantities commencing in December 2008. The components will be produced at ZKM's facility in Stalowa Wola, Poland.
"The increasing flow of aerospace orders into our facility is a result of focused investments in people and equipment," says Jozef Burdzy, ZKM's President of the Management Board and General Director. "Buyers of forged components are demonstrating confidence in our ability to produce quality parts on schedule to support build programs in Europe and North America."
"Technical advances at ZKM, from material preparation and forging, to inspection and value-added machining, have laid the foundation for a ramp up of orders for highly technical aerospace forgings," says Ray Knutilla, Managing Director, European Operations for Ladish. "In fact, they are at a pace that supports the goals of our business development plan."
"This order further validates our ability to work with customers in the US and Canada that have manufacturing operations in Poland's Aviation Valley, as well as in North America," says Thomas Trisco, Director Sales and Marketing, European Operations. "On-site evaluations by a number of OEM and systems integrators have confirmed the readiness of ZKM to provide the overall value, quality, service, and delivery needed to take care of aerospace customers worldwide."
Founded in 1978, ZKM Forging was acquired by Cudahy, WI-based Ladish Co. Inc. in 2005. ZKM serves aerospace and industrial markets including transportation, mining, and construction equipment.
For more information visit www.zkmforging.com and www.ladishco.com.
