Aftermarket parts distributor Globalparts.aero (Booth No. 3215) of Augusta, Kan. announced a corporate rebranding that emphasizes major enhancements to its business, including the establishment of an FAA Part 145 repair station and a new build-to-print parts manufacturing center equipped with computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines. “These moves allow us to broaden the support of our worldwide base of OEM, business, charter and regional aircraft operators and provide them with a single, efficient and cost-effective parts solution,” said Malissa Nesmith, GlobalParts.aero’s vice president and COO. Nesmith noted that the company’s former name, Global Parts Inc, “wasn’t anything that directly tied us to aviation. We have now tied the name to aerospace with the dot-aero name.”
For its planned parts-to-print manufacturing enterprise, Global has invested nearly $3 million in acquiring five factory-new CNC machines, including a Makino Mag 1 five-axis horizontal machining center that can mill complex parts from aluminum blocks measuring up to 60 inches per side. The company plans to use its new manufacturing capability to make out-of-production parts for legacy aircraft under OEM license and take on work from machine shops in the Wichita area that are migrating to larger machines that make bulkier parts. Global plans to build a 60,000-sq-ft addition to its facilities to house the manufacturing operation.
