Valence Surface Technologies, a full-service surface finishing company specializing in the commercial aerospace, defense, space and satellite industries with 12 sites across the United States, has received several approvals for its Garden Grove and Wichita operations.
Valence Garden Grove Operations, formerly known as Coastline Metal Finishing, received approvals for:
- Northrop Grumman: Aluminum surface preparation (COPS 0003), corrosion inhibiting primer application (BR-127) (COPS 0010), and application of epoxy-based primers (PR5-37).
- Pratt & Whitney Canada: phosphoric acid anodize (PAA) (CPW 597), clean room (CPW 249), and bond brimer (CPW 486).
- Cessna: sulfuric acid anodize (CSFS020), chem film (CSFS027), cleaning (aqueous degreasing) (CSFS036), cleaning (CSFS039 & CSFS044), cleaning (aluminum) (CSFS045) and cleaning (stainless steel) (CSFS046).
- Other new service approvals include Cytec (BR 127) adhesive bonding primer, and aeroglaze (306, 307), specifically at our Garden Grove facility.
Valence received Safran Landing Systems approval at its Valence Wichita facility, formerly known as Chrome Plus International, for the following processes:
- Degreasing: PCS2621
- Dry grit blasting with aluminum oxide: PCS2610
- Etch inspection of high strength steel parts: PCS3600, MIL-STD-867, AMS2649
- Passivation of corrosion resistant steels: AMS2700, PS 13001
- Magnetic particle inspection: PCS3100, ASTME1444M-16
- FPI sensitivity level 3 per AMS2644: PCS3200, ASTME1417M-16, FPI sensitivity level 4 per AMS2644: PCS3200 ASTME1417M-16
- Chromium hexavalent plating: PCS2110, AMS-QQ-P-320, AMSD2640 Class 2, AMS2406 MIL-1501
- Cadmium plating with CrVI: AMS-QQ-P-416
- Low embrittlement, electrodeposition: DCMP 173, MIL-STD-1500
- Inorganic coating stripping with CrVI: MIL-STD871
Safran is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of nacelle assemblies for commercial and business aircraft, providing engine components to leading aerospace manufacturers such as Airbus and Boeing. With the new approvals, Valence continues to expand offerings so that customers have a single-source finishing solution in all regions of the United States.
“Valence is excited for the opportunity and prosper the Safran approvals will provide to the site and workforce within Wichita," says Kevin Moser, general manager at Valence Wichita Operations.
Valence Surface Technologies is one of the world’s largest independent provider of aerospace product finishing services. With 12 locations and over 2,500 unique industry approvals, Valence says it processes more than one million parts per month. In addition to being Nadcap accredited, all Valence sites provide specialized metal processing and finishing services to a diversified set of fast-growing commercial aerospace, defense, and space/satellite markets.
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