CCS集团

2019年5月8日

开拓航空公司在泰国骑航空热潮布莱恩Garrett-Glaser | 5月8日,2019年,在CCS工厂推进科技在曼谷,泰国。泰国曼谷——今年3月,CCS推进科技成为第一个内资公司在泰国成为Boeing-approved组件供应商,完成公司在三个特殊的审计流程关键航空航天制造业:铬酸阳极氧化、荧光探伤和磁粉探伤。这是一个值得骄傲的时刻的相对较小的泰国制造公司,但是从第一个“第一”通过CCS。2005年,CCS是第一个Thai-owned公司授予AS9100认证,标志着全球航空航天制造业的质量标准。2009年,该公司收到了来自国家航空航天和国防承包商地矿认证程序(NADCAP)航空航天制造业的特殊过程。2014年,CCS是第一个Thai-owned公司赢得一个航空航天价值超过5000万美元的合同,提供零部件和总成的波音777和787;空客A320飞机A350, A380和A220;和AW139介质的双胞胎。从2012年到2016年,该公司的航空航天部门的收入增长了400%。首席执行官Ketan极希望至少200%的增长在2016年和2021年之间。 Pole says there are a lot of new opportunities in aerospace manufacturing coming to Thailand, as a “best-cost” country. Founded in 1989 with “one man and one machine,” CCS Group, which also includes CCS Engineering and CCS Packaging, has grown to employ over 1,400 people, with 450 in aerospace. As a build-to-print manufacturer willing to take on projects of any size, CCS produces parts used in electronics, computers, automotive, biomedical and many other industries. But aerospace is what Pole is most focused on. In 2005, the company entered the aerospace sector with just two machines. Today, it has 110, with plans and space allocated to buy plenty more. CCS contributes parts to nacelles, interiors, actuation, cargo, barking, sensing, and air management systems for aircraft. “I see the biggest growth from aerospace components. No growth is in automotive,” said Pole during a tour offered to media. “And a little growth in oil & gas.” CCS supplies parts to many Tier 1 suppliers such as Collins Aerospace, Moog Aircraft Group and Triumph — all of which Pole describes as eager to give his company more business. For certain parts that require advanced manufacturing techniques, it’s the sole supplier companies like Collins have outside the United States. CCS isn't yet involved in defense supply chains but has received interest from BAE Systems in the UK, according to Pole. Part of the company’s success stems from a focus on advanced technology and processes; instead of competing with other regional manufacturers, CCS seeks to bid for parts where it’s one of the only certified producers in the region. Pole explained using seating bars for aircraft seats as an example. “We also do seating bars for the pilot and crew seats. The most simple seat is the economy seat. So we don’t do economy seats,” Pole said. CCS’ success also comes from a strategic and relentless focus on exceeding customer expectations. As Rotor & Wing toured the factory floor, Pole pointed to a nearby supplier contract on a bulletin board. “The company is looking for less than 500 [parts per million] defective,” Pole explained. “In the last six months, we are zero. On-time delivery, they are looking for 95 percent. We are 100.” "No one else in Thailand is making this part," said CEO Pole. It's used in air management systems for aircraft. Photo: Brian Garrett-Glaser CCS also benefits from a booming Asian aerospace industry. Pointing to a particular machine on the factory floor, Pole said the lead time for a company to acquire it in the U.S. or EU would be five or six months. “Here? Seven days,” Pole said, because regional suppliers of the machine keep more stock than their Western equivalents — something they are able to do because of the booming industry. Looking ahead, Pole described plans to continue moving his company toward high-tech manufacturing through IoT connectivity and the certification of more special processes. He also has plans for CCS’ next “first” as a Thai-owned company. “Landing gear is very sensitive to weather; you have to land in -40 degrees and +40 degrees weather, so the landing gear cannot rust,” Pole explained. “But landing gear coating is done with cadmium plating, and cadmium plating is dangerous and poisonous. So, companies have developed a new coating called zinc-nickel plating that is less harmful than cadmium plating, and all future aircraft with have this.” “And there is nobody who can do zinc-nickel plating in Thailand. So we want to be the first Thai company to do this.”