DANBURY-BASED SUBCONTRACTOR NAMED BY BAE

GAR Electroforming, a division of AlphaCoin LLC, recently announced it received the BAE Systems Partner 2 Win Supplier of the Year Award for exceptional performance and contributions to supply chain success in 2020 for BAE Systems Inc.”™s Electronic Systems sector. Danbury-based GAR Electroforming, which was named BAE”™s Subcontractor the Year, was honored at a virtual ceremony and was selected from a large pool of suppliers that worked with BAE Systems in 2020.

“We are honored to have been selected by BAE Systems for this prestigious award,”™”™ said Russell Richter, president of GAR. “BAE Systems provides some of the world”™s most advanced, technology-led defense, aerospace and security solutions, and to earn recognition from them is a tremendous credit to our GAR Electroforming team.”

BAE Systems meets regularly with its suppliers to transfer best practices to ensure that the components and materials that compose BAE Systems products meet the highest-quality standards. 

“We are proud of the partnership we have with companies like GAR Electroforming that delivered the highest-quality products on-time, despite the challenges presented by a global pandemic,” said Kim Cadorette, vice president of operations for BAE Systems”™ Electronic Systems sector. “We recognize that our suppliers are critical to our company”™s success”¦.”

GAR Electroforming develops copper, nickel and nickel/cobalt leading-edge abrasion strips for rotorcraft composite blades, turbine engine composite outer guide vane erosion sheaths, missile wing slot protective seals as well as defense-related coldshields and heatshields. Last year, the company added 7,500 square feet of manufacturing space to its facility”™s existing footprint in Danbury, Connecticut. It is the nation”™s largest and most established full-service AS9100 certified electroform manufacturer. 

AlphaCoin”™s other operating facilities are Connecticut Coining in Bethel and Gasser in Commack, New York, which also manufacture components for aerospace, defense and medical companies.