About Airex
Best-in-class linear motors
Airex manufactures precision-wound components for industries that require top-performance motoring. Our patented winding technology and robotic methodology knowledge is unmatched, assuring you best-in-class quality linear motors, rotary motors and voice coils.
Company Overview
Airex brings the virtues of small company dedication with more than 60 years of expertise to the marketplace. We apply our technology to both domestic and international markets. We believe that the quality of service to our customers and the products we produce provide end-users with the best opportunity to succeed in a very competitive environment.
We continue to develop our technology base as a fundamental component of our mission. Product innovation will introduce new opportunities for our customers in the markets they serve. While our low cogging rotary motor was once termed “the quietest motor ever tested in this country”, our linear designs are now credited with the highest thermal efficiency. This focus on performance has been acknowledged with a variety of new contracts awarded in both product development and manufacturing areas. We have also received international recognition, and numerous patent awards as a result of the company’s innovative thinking and groundbreaking implementation of technology.
We will continue to implement our designs in high performance markets. We anticipate new technology in magnetic bearings applicable to the semiconductor market, the medical industry, the US defense program in space and the European space program. Automated manufacturing systems and numerous other markets are candidates for this technology as it matures. The common thread through these markets will be the requirement for cutting edge performance and the highest levels of quality.
Certification
AS9100 certification is an essential component of our quality system, as it allows Airex to provide the highest quality components to the aerospace industry. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to protect technology and technical information are also integrated to Airex systems.
As an AS9100 certified organization, our Quality Management System sustains our standards from initial design to final manufacturing tasks. With constant focus on customer needs, we continue a tradition for the highest quality of every product we manufacture and service we offer. Airex provides the highest quality experience at every level of our organization.
Airex Quality Policy
Airex delivers structured, rigorous, world-class quality that exceeds customer and market expectations. We pledge to apply our resources to continuous improvement to maintain and exceed our best-in-class brand and expand our market knowledge resulting in an expanded market share and customer base.
Project timeline highlights
1961
Airex begins coil winding for National Defense Missile Systems
1968
First automated winding machine development for Bendix gyroscopes
1976
Guidance system development with Draper Laboratories
1980
Zig-Zag winding patent for reduced end turn torque motors – USAF SFIR/Navy 10 PIGA
1988
Quality system revitalized for space flight for Martin Marietta/NASA Mars Explorer Mission
1998
Automated work cells introduced
2003
Commercial success with patented linear motor
2004
Custom voice coils engineering for MKS gas chromatography
2005
Gyro component engineering for US Army Blackhawk/Chinook helicopter retrofit
2006
Airex introduces patented magnetic bearings to the marketplace
2009
Linear actuator product launched with Schneeberger Partnership
2010
Spherical voice coil engineering for imaging – General Dynamics Gordon Stare program
2011
C12/P16 linear motor introductions for Apple iPad manufacturing
2012
Innovative voice coils designed for Speedline material deposition
2013
Begin manufacturing for Honeywell Strategic Missile Guidance Systems
2014
Rotary motors engineered for Lockheed Integrated Defense Technologies
2015
C10/C16 linear motor introductions for international markets
2016
Ultra-low-cogging rotary motor engineering for Quartus Space-based Optical Positioning Gimbal
2018
PIGA Strategic Missile Defense Program collaboration and manufacturing with Draper
Certifications and quality management
Airex AS9100 certification communicates our commitment to quality products and services. AS9100 requirements and the Airex Quality System are continually updated and implemented, and procedures are documented consistently. Our current certification is valid through October 8, 2020.
The AS9100 Quality Management System applies to every aspect of design, manufacture, test, inspection, delivery and administrative duties performed on a daily basis at Airex. All Airex employees are responsible for quality in every function of the organization and individual job descriptions. Each team member receives training in specific skills appropriate to the required tasks, which assists them in applying our high standard of quality.
The Airex Quality System utilizes both external and internal analysis. Annual reviews include benchmarking of product/quality performance in the marketplace as well as internal audits and review of the quality system at the organizational level.
The Airex Quality Management System consists of defined procedures which describe the organization, authority, responsibility and verification activities of Airex to ensure product conformance to specified requirements.
We believe that our approach to quality, both in service to our customers and in the products we manufacture, provides end-users with the best opportunity to succeed in the global marketplace.
Lean manufacturing as a value add
Airex fundamental belief in lean manufacturing provides a path to continuous improvement in the production of your customized or commercial components. Quality assurance and complete solutions to your company standards are our commitments to you. We stand behind the best-in-class designations for the uniformity and repeatability of our linear motors and custom components.
Off-the-shelf motors cannot compete with the performance of our linear motors and components, and chances are, if you’re our customer, off-the-shelf motors do not exist for your specific needs. Airex manufactures custom, precision-wound components for the highest degree of accuracy, which is why they’ve been utilized in aerospace projects and high-performance commercial applications for decades. Your specific requirements for value engineered components are met and often exceeded via our patented technology and robotic methodology.
Market demand for the highest levels of performance demands our unique coil winding process, material science technologies and best-in-class thermal performance.
We maintain a workplace culture where innovation is expected, creativity is encouraged and commitment is honored. The environment has evolved with company growth and the advancement of every team member. Our Board of Advisors provides the structure and discipline to meet the challenges of the next stage of growth, as we commemorate our third generation of leadership.
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