MB Aerospace expands USA and Poland operations with acquisition

MB Aerospace, the international aerospace engineering group, has announced the acquisition of aero-engine component manufacturing business Norbert Industries.

Further, the acquisition expands the coverage of aero-engines supported by the group to more than 60 various OEM platforms across commercial, industrial gas turbines and defence applications.

“Not only are we acquiring two highly-performing operations which possess attractive manufacturing capabilities and customer-service led management teams but we are also securing significant additional engineering and manufacturing capacity. We are particularly excited that this acquisition brings with it a significant level of engineering and manufacturing capacity in Rzeszów, Poland, where Norbert Industries co-located in 2008 after itself acquiring a manufacturing division from one of its main customers (Pratt & Whitney) with a significant presence in the region.

“We recognise the hard work that Kevan Johnston – president of Norbert – and his team have put into building this business, in particular the bold strategic decision taken in 2008 to acquire and establish a strong manufacturing presence in Eastern Europe. We look forward to welcoming them to MB Aerospace and supporting the Norbert team with the next stage in their development.”

The enlarged group now has a range of fabrication and machining capabilities able to provide OEMs with engineering skills and services alongside the complex products found throughout aero, marine and industrial gas turbine engines across the full product life-cycle. Core product technologies include fan cases, combustion cases, inlet cases, turbine exhaust cases, turbine support cases, air transfer cases, intermediate cases, rotating rings, complex structural assemblies alongside a range of diffusers and sync rings.

MB Aerospace already supplies many key names in the aerospace and defense industries, providing supply chain integration services alongside the manufacture and repair of complex aero-engine components. Together with Norbert, the enlarged MB Aerospace group provides services and support to more than 60 separate aero-engine platforms across a range of commercial, defense and industrial gas turbine applications. Kevan Johnston, president of Norbert Industries, added: “The Norbert teams here in Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA and in Rzeszów, Poland are thrilled to join MB Aerospace.”