LAI Wins Manufacturing Contract for Vehicle Armor Plate Production

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- LAI International, Inc.,a strategic supplier of precision components and sub-assemblies fororiginal equipment manufacturers, announced it has won severalmanufacturing contracts for armor plate systems.

As part of the agreements, LAI received five awards for armor plateproduction for a military vehicle armor system developed by theArmy Research Lab designed to stop high-threat level,penetrating-type explosives.

"LAI continues to prove itself in manufacturing precisioncomponents at high-production levels for mission-criticalapplications, including military vehicle armor," Stewart Cramer,president of LAI, said. "Our manufacturing team is successful atadapting to change and responding to the needs of our customer tomake complex components more efficiently and ultimately to delivercomplete products faster."

LAI has completed work on its third contract for projects with U.S.Army TACOM and Letterkenny Army Depot. The contracts are valued at$8.2 million over the next two years. The company already has beenissued contracts this year for more than $7.5 million.

About LAI International

LAI is the premier manufacturer of precision engineered componentsand assemblies for aerospace, power generation, defense and otheradvanced technology industries. The company is a major supplier offinished goods. Its technology, engineering and manufacturingsolutions are the lifeblood of airframes, aircraft engines, powergenerators, defense systems and other mission-criticalapplications. LAI is the largest precision contract manufacturer inits class with the fastest growth as ranked by Inc. Magazine.

LAI has longstanding and strategic relationships with all leadingglobal players in every area of their operations, including Boeing,Eaton, GE, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney,Rolls-Royce, Siemens, Timken, and more than 70 percent of Fortune500 global manufacturers.

LAI operates five manufacturing facilities, dispersed in keymanufacturing regions across North America, with locations inMinneapolis, Phoenix, Tucson, Westminster, Md., and Scarborough,Maine-all of which are ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100 certified. Thecompany also offers NADCAP certified non-conventional machiningprocesses.

For more information, see http://www.LAIco.com.

SOURCE LAI International, Inc.




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