ABOUT US

Active Engagement

We will build and maintain close relationships with our customers, working with the strategic decision makers in operations, engineering and procurement management. We listen to our customers, to clearly understand their priorities and our ability to satisfy their present and future needs. At Cadence, we have a drive for growth, creatively bidding for new business, in addition to responding to traditional requests for information and proposals.

Aligned Stratgies

We aim to be part of our customer's strategic plans, contributing to their discussions about the future, jointly identifying opportunities for success. We align our own strategic plans, making clearly-targeted investments to increase the value of our products and services, and flow down this same approach to our suppliers and other partners, to create an integrated supply chain.

Industry-Leading Capabilities

We offer outstanding quality and delivery at cost-competitive prices to the leading aerospace and defense companies of the world. We invest in our people to create highly effective, innovative and motivated teams with common objectives and shared values. We aggressively pursue continuous improvements in all areas of our business, through the rigorous adoption of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

Our Customers

We are proud to call the aviation industry’s leading prime manufacturers our customers. From Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner to the Airbus A320/A350 family of aircraft, Cadence Aerostructures and Aeroequipment products are a mainstay across a diverse mix of commercial airliners, as well as on defense and rotorcraft platforms. Our business is built upon enduring relationships with world-class manufacturers including Boeing, Airbus, Northrop Grumman, Fokker, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies, FACC, Honeywell and Spirit. We help our customers deliver some of the most innovative and cost-efficient aircraft flying today. Overall business efficiency and seamless execution, in cadence with our customers, is what we strive for in all of our endeavors.

Continuous Improvement

The primary focus of our Continuous Improvement (CI) program is to provide premier customer service and offer the best value to all of our customers.

Our first priority is developing a culture of zero defects by implementing the Quality Clinic concept and ensuring problems are identified and solved in the most efficient way possible. Shop floor metrics allow us to implement data driven problem solving using the standardized Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) problem solving methodology. All Centers of Excellence have been trained and are implementing these concepts today. We are also very focused on identifying and implementing mistake proofing ideas and concepts to make sure we have the most effective and repeatable processes possible.

All Centers of Excellence are using Lean improvement tools such as 5S, SMED, TPM, VSM and Kanban to stabilize and standardize our manufacturing and business processes. We use flow and pull tools and techniques to reduce our lead time with the goal of delivering perfect quality 100% on time with the best possible value. We have held Kaizen improvement events with our customers and suppliers to identify and implement the best possible processes. Our goal is to have brilliant processes through our businesses that connect us seamlessly with our suppliers and our customers.

We have Design to Cost (DTC) and Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFX) experts at the companies that want to work with our customers to improve product flow and reduce costs. Our experts understand the processes and know how to apply the tools and techniques to achieve maximum benefit.