Visiting Valent Aerostructures

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This week I had the opportunity to tour the Valent Aerostructures assembly plant in Cottonwood Falls. I enjoyed visiting with several of the employees and the executive management team, as well as learning more about the complex aircraft assembly facility and the economic impact Valent has on the local and state-wide economy. CEO Henry Newell and partner Bruce Breckenridge reviewed with me the company's current state, vision for the future, and how they plan to achieve it. Valent Aerostructures supplies complex structural components and major sub-assemblies for leading airframe manufacturers in the commercial aerospace, military fixed wing, rotorcraft, missile and ground support, and general aviation industries. The company also provides solutions for leading airframe manufacturers, including: Spirit Aerosystems, Boeing Defense Systems, Honeywell, Boeing Commercial Airplane, Gulfstream, GE, Thales, Cessna and GKN.

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