OCTOBER 2021AEROSPACEDEFENSEREVIEW.COM19working against it. The tool has become indispensable and even a requirement in bearing installation or replacement procedures of aircraft parts of major OEMs. Furthermore, to make sure that the bearing was not damaged during the process, Aero Staking offers a breakaway torque testing tool that breaks the torque of the inner race of the bearing while recording its maximum value.Revolutionizing the Market of Bearing InstallationsThe story behind Aero Staking's genesis dates all the way back to WWII when Nazi Germany bombed a Polish munitions factory in Eastern Poland and reconfigured it to produce machine parts for the Heinkel aircraft. Post war, when the Allies took over, the manufactory started producing all kinds of bearings for free Europe. At that time, Lucian Borowski, a core product and process designer, had been working in the factory mastering the secrets of custom tooling for specialized bearings. Borowski brought over that knowledge to the U.S. where he joined forces with a few other European and American engineers of Aero Precision Corp (now APMC) in the sixties.Then at the onset of the nineties, Ark Maciaszek entered the team as a young engineer imbuing the novelty of innovation into their manufacturing process. Years later, as he becomes president of the company, Maciaszek goes on to create a sister company to concentrate purely on specialized tooling for aircraft bearings, thereby bringing Aero Staking into existence. Focusing on customer needs over profit, Aero Staking is creating new products that revolutionize the market of bearing installations.With everything manufactured in-house, Aero Staking ensures the maintenance of their tooling to the quality standard of AS9100. The company makes good on time with the help of its local suppliers, purchasing only the best quality materials available on the market. "Any given tool of Aero Staking lasts forever because we buy the best materials to make our tools workhorses," says Maciaszek. The company's two centralized facilities are also in a prime location near the O'Hare airport, where they assist airlines directly in dealing with Aircraft on ground (AOG) situations, whether those involve landing gear, rudder or engine mount bearing.Aerospace Machinery's Very Own Custom Problem SolverWith bearing installation, removal, and testing tools being the company's specialty for decades, Aero Staking is truly a leading "one-stop-bearing-tool" solution source in aerospace manufacturing. More than just a manufacturer, the company has solved problems as well as designed innovative solutions for its customers and supplying partners throughout the years. Notably, the company developed custom tooling systems for United Airlines, costing them only the price of new bearings and a one-time purchase of Aero Staking's toolkit.A particularly interesting instance for the company was when they won the contract to design and build a specialized tooling kit for the Joint-Strike Fighter for its three-bearing swivel nozzle. These toolkits are now to be present with every serial number aircraft that resides on US Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Impressed with the company's capabilities, Brazilian multinational aerospace manufacturer Embraer invited Aero Staking over for a demonstration of their specialized tooling kits. Embraer went on to purchase the kits and have been successfully using them on their newest product.In an effort to further accelerate their existing processes, Aero Staking plans to double up on more state-of-the-art computer-numerical-control machinery. Even on the software end, the company has been investing heavily in CAD/CAM and ERP systems to stay on top of available technology, cementing Aero Staking's continuing leadership in specialized bearing replacement tools. We take the environment obstacles into consideration and make specialized tooling that the operator can maneuver, rather than selling standard tooling that doesn't fit
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