Aerospace

Soaring to the Future The Oakland The Oakland Commitment Aerospace Advantage Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson is Oakland County is home to one of the largest research, committed to promoting the aerospace industry. Our and manufacturing centers in the world. workers are highly trained, knowledgeable and dedicated designers and manufacturers can easily find to expanding the industry. Aerospace companies benefit AS9100, AS9120 and NADCAP certified Oakland County from over 100 years of manufacturing research, companies that will help them increase production and ingenuity. efficiencies and quality standards. “Since 2004, my team has dedicated personnel and Our high concentration of human capital makes Oakland programs to support the efforts of emerging County, the region and the state especially attractive to companies. Aerospace is a vital sector in providing aerospace companies seeking a labor market rich with products for transportation in the 21st century and engineering, manufacturing and design talent. beyond,” said Patterson.

w 41 percent of Oakland County residents over the age of 25 have college degrees (national average is about Organizations 26 percent) To Support You: w Oakland County has the third-highest number of high- w tech workers in the nation and twice the corporate Automation Alley - Southeast ’s Regional R&D professionals compared to the national average Technology Cluster w w Our regional universities enroll nearly 12,000 science Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association and engineering graduate students on an annual basis (MAMA) w Michigan Defense Contract Coordination Center (DC3) Research and development activities in Oakland County w Michigan Manufacturers Association cover a wide spectrum of today’s leading including advanced electronics and controls, aerospace, w MMTC - Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center alternative energy, communications and transportation. A w National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) large percentage of these projects are conducted jointly w National Defense Industrial Association with research at public universities in the county and more w than 50 independent colleges and universities in the state. National Institute of Industrial Technology (NIIT) w Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC) w Over 70 percent of Michigan’s top OEM parts suppliers w Robotics Industry Association (RIA) World are headquartered in Oakland County, including over Headquarters 2,000 business research facilities w Selfridge Air National Guard Base w More than a third of the state’s R&D facilities are located in Oakland County w Society of Manufacturing Engineers World Headquarters w U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) w TARDEC’s National Automotive Center (NAC) w U.S. Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM)

Photo courtesy of Williams International Michigan Aerospace Michigan Defense Contract Manufacturers Association Coordination Center (DC3) (MAMA)

Founded in 2007, the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA) is a consortium of Michigan AS9120, AS9100 and NADCAP certified manufacturers. MAMA represents the interests of Michigan’s aerospace manufacturing firms with a single, unified voice while providing educational programs and industry research to its members. It also serves to promote the capabilities of the Michigan manufacturing community to the global aerospace industry. The Defense Contract Coordination Center (DC3) and MAMA also provides the following services: the Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC) w Exposure to and interaction with the leaders of the are working together to increase the number of Michigan global aerospace industry through trade missions and companies winning federal contracts. DC3 opens doors for visits to local Michigan suppliers companies by: w Access to multiple state grants to assist in w Promoting and representing the capabilities diversification efforts of businesses before federal buyers and w Works with the leading aerospace marketing firm to prime contractors assist in positioning in-state capabilities to best reflect w Works proactively to increase the number of prime the value Michigan companies provide to the industry contracts awarded to companies w Access to industry experts in advanced aerospace w Identifies opportunities for companies to create and quality certifications and process engineering as well compete as supply chain clusters as advanced materials w Access to emerging technologies, standards, The Michigan Economic Development Corporation compliance requirements and continuous process (MEDC) created DC3 to strategically connect defense and improvements aerospace buyers and prime contractors with Michigan’s capable supply chain. Oakland County MAMA members include: General Inspection – www.geninsp.com Michigan is a world leader in manufacturing innovation. Giffin International – www.giffinusa.com New and growing industry sector leaders choose Michigan Hi-Tech Mold – www.hitechmold.com manufacturers to make their products. Plante Moran – www.plantemoran.com Progressive Stamping – www.progressivestamping.com Michigan’s growing defense and aerospace business Test Equipment Distributors – www.tedndt.com provides diversification and increases new job growth in X-Ray Testing – www.xritesting.com the state. Michigan is the perfect choice when the federal government looks for innovative new technologies and companies to manufacture those products.

From 2000 to 2007, Michigan companies secured almost $25 billion in government defense contracts. Two industry leaders, General Dynamics Land Systems and BAE Systems have expanded to Michigan and have created more than 2,600 new jobs.

Photo courtesy of MAMA Procurement Technical College and University Assistance Centers (PTAC) Research Centers and Programs Michigan is home to 41 colleges and universities that graduate almost 100,000 students annually. This highly skilled and knowledgeable work force is a powerful asset when companies make site location decisions. Michigan is a world leader in technology with more than $2 billion spent on research and development every year.

Here’s a sample of current college and university research centers in the state:

Central Michigan University w Center for Supply Chain Management

Eastern Michigan University w NSF Coatings Research Institute The 11 regional PTACs are the front line in Michigan’s Kettering University efforts to bring defense and aerospace contracts to w state companies. ANNAF (Joint Army, Navy, NASA, Air Force) Standard Methodologies Our procurement specialists partner with Michigan Lawrence Technological University companies to demystify government contracting, orient w Aeronautical Engineering Minor & Certificate Programs those unfamiliar with the process and help companies secure and complete federal, state and local contracts. w Center for Innovative Materials Research PTACs helped Michigan companies win over $646 million Michigan State University in contracts in 2009. w Fraunhofer Center for Coatings & Lasers – Aerospace PTAC can assist your company throughout the entire pre- Michigan Technological University award to post-award procurement process, including: w Carbon Technology Center w Registering to become a government contractor Oakland Community College w Identifying bid opportunities w Customized Alternative Energy Programs & Certificates w Simplifying the bidding process w Expediting payments through electronic invoicing w Product Development & Manufacturing Center w Assisting with post-award evaluation of your submitted contract and/or award w International Fastening & Joining Research Institute PTACs are designed to help Michigan companies capture w a portion of the $400 billion – $800 billion that the federal Aeronautical Engineering Program government spends each year for goods and services. Wayne State University w Institute for Manufacturing Research – Aerospace w Smart Sensors & Integrated Micro Systems Lab (SSM) Western Michigan University w Advanced Materials Testing and Evaluation Laboratory

Photo courtesy of Selfridge Air National Guard Base Aerospace Related Companies in Michigan - (Partial List)

ACTANO Inc. – Troy Metro Technologies Ltd – Troy ADCO Circuits, Inc. – Rochester Hills Michigan Aerospace Corp. – Ann Arbor ALRO Steel Corp. – Jackson Michigan Aerospace Manufacturing Association – American Industrial Painting – Clinton Twp. Grand Rapids AZDEL – Southfield Michigan Wire Die – St. Clair Shores Bay Cast Companies – Bay City MNP, Inc. – Utica Beta Steel – Utica Models and Tools – Shelby Twp BMT Aerospace – Fraser Moeller Manufacturing – Wixom BorgWarner – Auburn Hills Mustang Inc. – Troy Capital Welding Inc. – Southfield Oakland Air – Waterford Commercial Steel Treating Corp. – Madison Heights Odyssey Inc. – Lake Orion Commercial Tool – Comstock Park Ovidon Manufacturing – Howell Dager Systems – Chesterfield – Waterford Defense Components of – Auburn Hills Petronis Industries – Wixom Delta Tooling Co. – Auburn Hills Precision Gage – Hillsdale Duggan Manufacturing – Shelby Twp. Progressive Stamping Co. Inc. – Royal Oak Duncan Aviation – Battle Creek ProMetal RCT, Llc. – Troy Durr Systems Inc. – Auburn Hills Radian Precision – Madison Heights Fastco Industries, Inc. – Grand Rapids Ranger Tool – Saginaw EDAG GmbH & Co. KGaA – Auburn Hills Roush Industries – Auburn Hills Elysium, Inc. – Southfield Royal Technologies – Hudsonville Fisher Dynamics – St. Clair Shores Smiths Industries Aerospace – Grand Rapids Future Products Inc. – Clawson Sombur Machine and Tool – Port Huron GE Aviation – Muskegon Steel Services and Warehousing – Detroit General Broach – Morenci Tata Technologies – Novi General Dynamics – Sterling Heights TD Industrial Coatings – Sterling Heights General Inspection – Davisburg Test Equipment Distributors – Troy Gentz Industries – Warren Testek Inc. – Wixom GFM Corp. – Roseville Topcraft Metal Products – Hudsonville Giffin International – Farmington Utica Automation – Shelby Twp. Global Tooling Systems – Macomb Twp. Utica Body and Assembly – Shelby Twp. Grupo Aernnava – Ann Arbor Utica Enterprises – Shelby Twp. Gulfstream Aerospace – Birmingham Utica Laser Systems – Shelby Twp. Hi-Tech Mold – Rochester Hills Utica Standard Products – Shelby Twp. Highland Bolt – Utica Utica Washers – Detroit Hi-Vol Products – Livonia Vicount Industries – Farmington Hills HydroDynamic Technologies Inc. – Pontiac Visioneering Inc. – Fraser Imperial Metal Products – Grand Rapids Vitullo & Associates – Wixom Jay Enn Corp. – Troy Williams International – Walled Lake JF Hubert Enterprises – Troy Woolf Aircraft Products – Romulus JS McNamara – Madison Heights X-Ray Testing – Troy Koops, Inc. – Holland – Troy Green - Oakland County Companies Louca Mold & Aerospace Machining – Auburn Hills Blue - Southeast Michigan Companies Marposs Corp. – Auburn Hills Black - Michigan Companies McGregor Manufacturing Corp. – Troy Merrill Aviation – Merrill Merrill Fabricators – Alma Merrill Technologies Group – Saginaw Merrill Tool and Machine – Merrill Metro Machine Works – Romulus Southeast Michigan Oakland/Troy Located in Troy, this airport has one and is Airport Facilities primarily for private and business aircraft. Aerospace professionals realize that the increasingly competitive business environment and customer priorities Oakland/Southwest Airport place a stronger emphasis on optimizing the product Located in New Hudson in the southwest corner of development process. Oakland County, this airport has one runway and is used primarily for private and business aircraft. Aerospace companies located in southeast Michigan enjoy a wide selection of commercial and military to help Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport speed up the product development process. Detroit Metro (DTW) serves over 35 million domestic passengers a year, in addition to over 3 million These local resources help in the development of faster international passengers between the McNamara and better verification systems, accelerated lead times and and North Terminals. Passengers have access to 160 improved operational efficiency. worldwide non-stop destinations through 37 . There are also two Fixed Base Operators at DTW that provide Oakland County International Airport services for private and corporate aircraft. Oakland County International Airport (OCIA) is the second busiest airport in Michigan and is located in Waterford Detroit Airport Township. OCIA provides an aviation gateway to the world, Detroit Willow Run Airport is Michigan’s third busiest featuring a 6,500 foot main runway. OCIA is the ultimate airport with over 100,000 flight operations per year. corporate and general aviation facility serving Oakland Occupying 2,600 acres, the airport serves cargo, corporate County, and southeast Michigan. and general aviation clients. The airport offers five runways OCIA features a new environmentally responsible 13,500 and a 24-hour FAA Tower. square foot terminal that will be one of the first of its kind in the country for a general aviation airport. Flint Bishop International Airport Bishop International Airport (FNT) is located just 30 miles north of Pontiac and provides service to 11 major cities. Bishop features three main runways at 7,848, 7,199 and 4,291 feet, in addition to services for private and corporate aircraft.

Selfridge Air National Guard Base Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township is one of the busiest reserve forces military installations in the .

The 127th Wing (Air National Guard) is the host organization at the base. Tenant units include Michigan Army National Guard, separate Joint Reserve intelligence and robotic units, and active duty Army components such OCIA Fast Facts as the Joint Combat Support Systems; Navy Operations w OCIA is one of the busiest general aviation airports Support Center (reserves); Marine Wing Support Group-47 in the nation with over 200,000 takeoffs and landings headquarters, Marine Support Squadron 471-Det B; 1st each year Battalion 24th Marine Regiment; Coast Guard Air Station- w Yearly more than 500,000 passengers and pilots pass Detroit; U.S. Border Patrol; Customs and Border Protection through the airport Great Lakes Air and Marine Wing. w More than 800 private and corporate aircrafts are Selfridge encompasses almost 700 buildings, one runway based at OCIA at 9,000 feet, over a million square yards of taxiway and w Virtually all of the Fortune 500 companies use OCIA paved aircraft parking ramps. The working population of on an annual basis the base include over 5,000 reservists, guardsmen and w Over 500 T-Hangars and plenty of open space for private contractors. aviation parking Incentives, Tax Credits & Oakland County is an Financing Programs International Hub Oakland County’s Economic Development Team will help Foreign firms make the strategic decision to locate in your company find potential sources of capital Oakland County because of the highly skilled labor market, and financing. strong educational systems and the international support services available to them. Defense Contracting Michigan Business Tax Credit — The program will help companies receive federal contracts w 700 foreign-owned from the Department of Defense, Department of Energy firms from 37 and the Department of Homeland Security. countries are in Oakland County Through the authority of the Michigan Economic Growth w Nearly 42 percent Authority, companies awarded federal contracts may also of Oakland County be awarded a refundable tax credit against the Michigan residents have Business Tax. earned a bachelor or Michigan New Jobs Training Program — The program graduate/professional authorizes community colleges to issue debt on behalf of degree employers that are creating new jobs and/or expanding w 19 school districts operations in Michigan for the purpose of funding job and three consortium schools in Oakland County offer training. The program provides flexible funding to meet a Mandarin Chinese language programs variety of training and development needs, ranging from w Oakland County has 93,450 people in the labor force highly specialized and customized training to basic skill comprised of professional, scientific and technical development for new jobs. services skills The debt is paid by capturing the incremental increase in the state income tax associated with the new employees’ wages and redirecting it to the college instead of the state. Oakland County is a Funds may be used to pay for 100 percent of any direct Strategic Location training expenses.

Traditional and Non-Traditional Financing — Oakland 300 400 500 600 County’s Business Finance Corporation and Economic Development Corporation help companies with the SBA 200 Toronto 504 Loan and with Tax-Exempt Revenue Bond programs. Oakland County Through the Automation Alley Technology Center, Michigan 100 emerging companies can be assisted with securing non- traditional and unique sources of financing and capital. Detroit Cleveland State Incentives / Tax Credits — Michigan has a wide distance is in miles variety of incentive programs and tax credits for companies w Centrally located between Chicago, Toronto and that qualify. Cleveland, Oakland County is strategically positioned w Anchor Jobs Tax Credit to capture the entire Midwest market w High-Tech MEGA Tax Credit w The Michigan-Ontario border is the busiest U.S. - Canada crossing in the country, making this area w High-Wage MEGA Tax Credit an ideal location to reach the United States and the Canadian markets. Ontario, less than an hour’s drive from Oakland County, generates some 40 percent of Canada’s total gross domestic product Your Strategic International w Michigan is ranked sixth in the nation for new patents issued. Michigan entrepreneurs, companies and Gateway universities filed 3,797 patents in 2007. (Source: U.S. w Tunnel: Detroit – Windsor Tunnel (U.S. – Canada Patent & Trademark Office, 2008) crossing) w History has proven that Michigan’s work force can w Bridges: Ambassador Bridge in Detroit (U.S. to successfully apply automotive manufacturing skills to Canada crossing) – International Bridge in Sault Ste. the aerospace industry. The Ford Willow Run plant Marie (U.S. to Canada crossing) – Bridge produced B-24 bombers throughout WWII, reaching in Port Huron (U.S. to Canada crossing) astonishing production levels of 14 aircraft per day w Coastline: The state has over 3,200 miles of shoreline w on the Great Lakes, second to Alaska in the U.S. During WWII, a Lawrence Technological University alumnus developed the high wing/rear door design still w Water: The five Great Lakes make up one-fifth of the used in cargo aircraft worldwide world’s fresh water supply w Agriculture: The state’s second largest industry after automotive Oakland County Can Help Your Business Michigan Fast Facts The Economic Development Team offers assistance in:

w There are nine Michigan universities with departments w Site location and/or programs that are associated with the w Financing aerospace industry w Tax incentives w The University of Michigan’s w program is ranked 4th in the nation (tied with Georgia Liaison with state and local agencies Institute of Technology and Purdue University) w Workforce development w The University of Michigan is #3 in the nation for w Business Assistance Center (business consulting) research and development spending, according to the w Information products — to ensure you make the right National Science Foundation (2006) decision for your company’s location w According to U.S. News & World Report, the University of Michigan Engineering School is ranked 9th in the nation w Michigan is the number one state for vehicle-related R&D activity, spending $12.4 billion annually, according to the National Science Foundation and employing an estimated 65,000 professionals statewide

Contact us today for more information:

Oakland County Department of Economic Development & Community Affairs Planning & Economic Development Services

2100 Pontiac Lake Road, Building 41 West Waterford, MI 48328 Phone: (248) 858-8706 | Fax: (248) 975-9555

Website: www.GlobalOakland.com L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive Oakland County’s Aerospace Contact is: Michele Eaton, Senior Business Development Representative With the support of Email: [email protected] The Oakland County Board Phone: (248) 858-0978 of Commissioners © 2010 Oakland County, Michigan