Characteristics of China's aviation parts manufacturing industry

In recent years, with China's series of incentive policies for aerospace high-end equipment manufacturing and military industry, a number of private enterprises with the ability to manufacture aviation parts have gradually entered the domestic military and civilian markets. The level has been continuously improved. Moreover, Chinese companies have lower cost, faster efficiency, and the advantages of policy support. Choosing Chinese companies for aviation parts processing can better ensure the benefits of the company.

Characteristics of aviation parts manufacturing industry

• (1) Aviation parts and components have a wide variety of products, complex processes, strong professionalism, high precision requirements, and obvious characteristics of small batches and multiple varieties

Large-scale aircraft is composed of millions of parts, with various types and complex designs. At the same time, based on the requirements of high stability, high speed and high safety of the aircraft, the design, manufacture, processing and assembly of various parts and components have extremely high technology requirements and quality standards. In addition, the aviation parts industry has obvious characteristics of small batches and multiple varieties, and it is impossible to carry out large-scale standardized and batch operations. The above-mentioned characteristics require aviation parts suppliers to have a high technical level and strict quality control system, and have outstanding comprehensive strength in terms of equipment capability, process technology, production organization management, personnel skill level, automation and intelligence of production, etc.

• (2) High degree of product customization

Due to the special requirements of the application environment, indicators, parameters, and performance of aviation parts and components, as well as the research and development of new models and the update and iteration of active models, the customization characteristics are obvious. Manufacturers are easy to form long-term cooperative relationships. For mass-produced products that have been finalized, when it is necessary to add outsourced suppliers, the main manufacturer will generally select a small range of suppliers with relevant business capabilities that have already cooperated. For products under research and development, once the product development trial production is successful and put into batch production, and there are no major technical updates or quality problems, customers will not easily change suppliers involved in the trial production development of this type of product in principle.

• (3) The manufacture of aviation parts needs to obtain relevant qualification certification

In consideration of the quality reliability, safety, and stability of aviation parts and components, relevant suppliers should obtain corresponding qualifications and certifications before they can produce them. In the field of military products, related parts processing and manufacturing companies usually need to pass strict examinations to obtain relevant qualifications, as well as the comprehensive capability evaluation of suppliers by relevant contractors. In the field of civil products, Boeing, Airbus, China Commercial Aircraft, etc. require suppliers engaged in the subcontract production of civil aviation products to conduct quality system certification according to AS9100, and pass their respective supplier comprehensive capability assessments. Enterprises have obtained third-party quality system certification for aviation One of the prerequisites for product supplier market access.

• (4) The aviation parts manufacturing industry is a capital-, technology-, and talent-intensive industry

Due to the characteristics of high material strength, high product precision, complex structure and processing technology, aviation parts and components are difficult to process and require the use of high-precision processing equipment. Make a big investment. At the same time, aviation parts manufacturing enterprises also need to form their own technical systems in terms of materials, equipment, tooling, technology, assembly, testing and testing; in order to maintain the advancement of technology, they need to be equipped with research and development related to aviation parts manufacturing technology Talented and skilled talents to ensure product quality, processing efficiency and delivery cycle. Therefore, the aviation parts manufacturing industry is a capital-, technology- and talent-intensive industry.