“Long-term contracts were higher, primarily due to higher chemical pass-through revenue and related service fees, while hardware volume increased at a lesser pace,” the company stated.
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Revenue increased “due to higher demand levels for more complex fasteners.”
“Before acquiring KLX, Boeing was starting to invest in ways to be more integrated with customers’ parts stocking operations as a step to achieve this,” writes Lee Ann Shay of MRO-Network.com. “KLX already is doing that by being integrated in customers’ shop floors day to day through its bin stocking programs for OEMs, airlines and MRO.”
“Increased demand more than offset the impact of the decision to exit less profitable machined components.”
If a deal is reached, Arconic would become the second major aerospace fastener supplier to be acquired in recent months.
Organic revenue was up 6%, “driven by volume growth in aerospace engines and defense.”
“Our customers have long desired a supplier who could offer essentially 100 percent of their requirements for fasteners, consumables and expendables,” stated KLX CEO Amin Khoury.
“Volume growth in aerospace engines, defense and industrial more than offset the continued downturn in the industrial gas turbine market and headwinds in aerospace airframe production mix, related to fastening systems.”
“During the quarter, we captured increased end market demand through our refocused commercial efforts,” stated CEO Thomas Amato.
Overall TriMas sales increased 3% to $817.7 million in 2017, with operating profit growing to $88.5 million.
"ASG continued its market momentum with three new contract awards and market share gains valued at approximately $125 million in the aggregate."
MW Aerospace Solutions is a new brand linking four companies: Atlantic Spring, BellowsTech, Helical, and Servometer.
Established in 1962, Space-Lok designs and manufactures internally and externally threaded fasteners and component mechanisms for all sectors of the aerospace industry.
Until Monday, Arconic’s board had stuck by Kleinfeld “as Elliott, billionaire Paul Singer’s hedge fund, accused him of financial underperformance, an ‘obsession’ with image, and wasteful spending on a Manhattan headquarters,” Bloomberg reports.
Ratcliffe started his career with Rexnord/Fairchild Specialty Fasteners Div.
Based in Clinton Township, MI, KUKA Aero integrates new robotic technologies used in aerospace assembly, and provides automation solutions and engineering to the aerospace industry.
The company said these new program awards represented “significant market share gains” and are initially valued at approximately $300 million in the aggregate.