LAI International

Employee size

51-200

Organization type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Westminster, MD

Founded

1979

Founded by Robert Ulrich in Maryland in 1979, LAI International has grown from a regional contract manufacturer into a multi-site company known for developing advanced manufacturing technologies for difficult, mission-critical work. It serves OEMs in demanding sectors, with a particular history in aerospace, where its precision components support aircraft and other high-consequence systems. LAI holds AS9100D certification and was the first company to earn NADCAP certification for additive manufacturing.

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