1. Aerospace Industry

2. Background
First aerospace activity in Sonora started 24 years ago, manufacturing cables and harnesses for companies like Boeing: Thermax
In 1998 Smith West in Guaymas and ITT Cannon in Nogales started their manufacturing activities and triggered the development of the industry in Sonora.

3. Sonora’s Aerospace Industry Today
Sonora is home to the most important and integrated machining cluster in Mexico.
Main clusters located in:
Guaymas - Empalme
Nogales
Main operations include:
Precision machining
Electronics manufacturing & assembly
Investment casting

4. Sonora’s Aerospace Industry Today
Recent development in Manufacturing Activities:
Composite components for aircraft Interiors: DAHER Aerospace. BE Aerospace will start 2009.
Aircraft structural composite component manufacturing starting soon.
Sonora currently has 34 companies with Aerospace manufacturing capabilities:

5. Aerospace Electronics Manufacturing Companies in Sonora:
Harco Labs: Cable Assemblies, thermocouples
Amphenol Aerospace: Aircraft connectors and harnesses
BAE Systems: Aircraft harnesses
Arrow: Harness assembly

6. Aerospace Electronics Manufacturing Companies in Sonora:
Radiall: Manufacturing of interconnect components. Aluminum CNC machining.
Vermillion: Assembly harnesses and related components
Parker Hannifin: Aircraft fuel meters, break system components, hydraulic system valves, aircraft harnesses.

7. Aerospace Metal-Mechanic Manufacturing Companies in Sonora:
Precision Aerospace Products: Precision machining of turbine components.
Oviso Manufacturing: Precision machining of aircraft components
G.S. Precision: High precision machining of airplane engine components
Goodrich Turbomachinery Products: Precision machining of turbine components.
Sargent Aerospace: Precision hydraulic control components and specialty and self-lubricated lined bearings.

8. Aerospace Metal-Mechanic Manufacturing Companies in Sonora:
Smith West: Precision machining of turbine components.
Tolerance Masters: Precision machining for metallic component manufacturing for the aircraft’s safety system.
Aero Design & Manufacturing: Precision Machining
Horst Engineering: Swiss screw machining, turning, milling, thread rolling, centerless grinding, and assembly.
Peninsula Components: Precision Machining
Grupo Sigmex: Precision Machining

9. Aerospace Manufacturing Companies in Sonora:
Investment Casting
ESCO Turbine Components: Blades, damper seals, etc.
Assembly and Painting
Ducommun Aerostructures: Final assembly and painting of spoilers for Boeing next generation 737.
Composite components manufacturing
DAHER Aerospace: Medium sized composite components and high pressure tubing.

10. Secondary Process in Sonora
CRS - Chem Research Sonora: NADCAP approved Anodizing, Plating, Passivation and Chem Film. Non Destructive Testing.

11. Investment Attraction Efforts
The EDCS promotes the State in the main shows & expos worldwide
Farnborough Airshow
Paris Air Show
Aircraft Interiors Hamburg
Presents the business opportunities in Sonora on seminars & conferences in Asia, Europe & Latin America as well as in the United States and Canada.

12. Sonora Advantages Availability of highly skilled labor
Standard compliance oriented personel
Hard working – easy to train workers
Main regional cluster in Mexico: Baja California and Sonora 50% of aerospace industry.

13. Sonora Advantages
Transnational cluster Sonora – Arizona and even greater Sonora – Arizona – Baja California – California
Land availability
Airport infraestructure: Hermosillo, Obregón, Guaymas, Nogales.

14. Future of the Aerospace Industry in Sonora
Sonora is taking advantage of the cost reduction driven changes on the industry.
Targeting secondary process services providers to partner with
Working on the development of well trained – well educated personel according to the industry standards

15. Future of the Aerospace Industry in Sonora
Partnering with Arizona to potentiate the region opportunities
Main targets:
Service – Maintenance Facilities
Center for engineering designs
Aircraft assembly facilities
South region to be developed as the aerospace industry host.