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“Highly aesthetic metallic components are a big part of our business, especially for cabin furnishings and seating products,” added Myers. With so much work in seating and tray tables, when asked if there will be self-cleaning tables in the future to help prevent the spread of germs, they said that it wouldn’t surprise them if the seating manufacturers are working on it! They said, “What’s important for us is to ensure that we deliver table assemblies which perform in accordance with the customers’ spec- ifications and that the passenger has ease of use with a reliable design and proper functioning.” They are collab- orating with Tier 1 customers to help them achieve their goals of producing lightweight reliable and high-quality products which can be manufactured at an optimized price — which they say is a differentiator in their work. Aside from sitting and enjoying a complementary drink on one of their tray tables, you will also see their handiwork in the flight deck cockpit doors for the Boeing 737 (interior cabin security flight deck door). To reach their goal of longevity in the aerospace industry, they have worked to develop long-term contracts. In 2016 they were awarded a multiyear supplier agreement to deliver Boeing 787-10 substructure assemblies. “This was a major achievement for us and we are honored to be selected to pro- vide content on such a revolutionary aircraft,” said Myers. FEBRUARY | MARCH 2019 ISSUE NO. 7 37