Since 1965, SMR Technologies has manufactured mission-critical aerospace and defense components from its Appalachian headquarters in Fenwick, West Virginia. The company is particularly known for aircraft de-icing systems, in-flight refueling components, and hovercraft skirting, while also producing specialized composite assemblies and inflatable systems. As part of the Loar Group, SMR contributes to a global aerospace and defense network.
Touchstone Advanced CompositesFormed in 2013 and now a wholly owned subsidiary of CONSOL Innovations, Touchstone Advanced Composites has built its identity around developing unusual tooling solutions for aerospace and defense manufacturers. From its Triadelphia, West Virginia, facility, the company makes precision composite tooling and parts, including tools shaped from CFOAM® carbon foam produced in-house. Its expanded operation employs about 50 people and serves customers involved in major U.S. aerospace and defense programs.TRIADELPHIA, WV
BiTec SMIFounded in 1985, BiTec SMI is a Dayton precision machine shop that makes complex, high-performance components for aerospace, defense, and advanced industrial applications. Its 40,000-square-foot facility handles difficult-to-process materials, including nickel-based alloys and composites, with full traceability under AS9100 Rev D and ISO 9001:2015 certification. Now part of the Ajax Defense group, BiTec supports critical U.S. aerospace and defense manufacturing programs.DAYTON, OH
Veelo Technologies, LLCCincinnati-based Veelo Technologies develops and manufactures lightweight conductive materials and heating technologies for composite aerospace and defense systems. Founded in 2008 by Joe Sprengard Jr., the company grew from laboratory trials into commercialized solutions for applications such as lightning-strike protection, composite bonding and aircraft de-icing. Its multidisciplinary team brings together chemistry, materials science, electrical engineering and scaled manufacturing, and Veelo is AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified.CINCINNATI, OH
Compass Systems, IncSince 1997, Compass Systems has been a certified small business known for turning complex defense and aerospace ideas into technologies ready for operational use. Based in Patuxent River, Maryland, it brings together engineers, technicians, and veterans to support government and commercial customers from development through manufacturing. Its Johnstown, Pennsylvania, manufacturing division has operated since 2004 in a 15,000-square-foot facility.JOHNSTOWN, PA