The Boeing Co. has announced plans to buy Summit Aeronautics Group, a titanium manufacturer in Montana.
Summit already serves as a supplier on several Boeing programs. The company does the hard metal machining on 747-8 fail-safe bars, which allow the flaps to move on the wings; 787 edge frames that fit around the doors; and 767 main-landing-gear beams, which facilitate the landing gear rotation.
After the purchase is finalized, the Helena, Mont., site will continue its existing workload for Boeing and manufacture other machined parts for the 787.
“Bringing this successful partner and its talented employees into Boeing provides additional flexibility to support increased production rates,” said Ross Bogue, vice president and general manager of Boeing Fabrication. “It grows our capacity to manufacture titanium and other hard metals structures in support of current and future airplane production requirements.”
Summit employs about 135 people.
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