• Flight Control: Flap Tracks & Slat Tracks
• Landing Gear: Bearing Races, Trunions, Hanger Links, Retraction Links
• Boeing: 737NG, 777, and 787
• Airbus: A350
• Embraer
• Military: Various

With onsite access to spherical, cylindrical, and surface grinders, lathes, drill presses, hone tables, mills, and CNC machines, Sunvair performs all grinding and machining operations in house. The vast amount of equipment we maintain allows each machining operation to have at least one secondary machine for a backup role.

We have carved a unique niche in the commercial aerospace industry with our highly technical spherical Inner Diameter (ID) and Outer Diameter (OD) operations. Our grinder operators have decades of experience and are capable of performing the most challenging grinding procedures.

Sunvair tools can generate operational efficiency and accuracy for the chromium-plating process, and have been proven to shorten typical plating processes up to six times, compared to traditional methods. Sunvair’s tooling capabilities were added in 2020, when we acquired Advanced Tooling Company (ATC), which has serviced the defense, aerospace, OEM, and MRO markets since 2004.

Sunvair’s onsite plating facilities support its HVOF thermal spray and cargo loading system product lines. Full vertical integration through plating allows us to provide tighter turnaround times and a great degree of quality control to our customers.

Available processes include:

• Dimensional Calibrated Checks
• Mag Particle Inspection
• Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection
• Nital Etch / Temper Etch
• Eddy Current

With Tank Depths of more than ten feet, Sunvair’s plating tanks can accommodate landing gear components of nearly every size, from Bombardier Q400 to Boeing 787. For environmental safety, all tanks were built above ground with redundant layers of leak detection and protection.

Our nickel and cadmium electroplating fixtures and associated support tooling consist of variations of conforming and no-mask conforming anode systems. This tooling is custom designed for each application utilizing pure nickel, cadmium, steel, stainless steel, platinum, and platinized titanium anode materials.

If you have a large component that doesn’t fit into your existing plating tank, we also specialize in out-of-tank, flow-style anode plating systems for these components.

Traditional electroplating requires careful masking of any areas that need protection from the plating process. While effective, this process is time-consuming and exposes workers to hazardous chemicals. Sunvair’s No-Mask Anode process reduces costs, improves safety, and drives quicker turnaround times.

Sunvair offers onsite Level III Magnetic Particle, Fluorescent Liquid Penetrate, Nital/Temper Etch, and Eddy Current inspections. This enables us to perform all required non-destructive testing onsite, which translates to faster turnaround times and better cost control.

Sunvair incorporates multiple inspections beyond the Component Maintenance Manual (CMM) requirements, which result in “best in industry” overhauls. While self-imposed, these additional inspections ensure longer on-wing time, thus lowering long-term costs to airlines. Additionally, Sunvair tightens the allowable CMM dimension tolerances to provide a perfect fit at assembly. Our inspectors plan repairs that remove the minimal amount of base material, allowing a longer life for each part.

Sunvair also maintains a robust tooling calibration inspection process, using both internal documentation and outside credited calibration companies to maintain the highest of standards.