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Aerospace and defense manufacturing partners
Flight-critical and defense hardware demands tight tolerances, traceability, and the right certifications. Find independent machine shops set up for aerospace and defense work, then talk directly to the shop making your part.
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Aerospace and defense shops on OpenSpindle
Real shops that machine and fabricate aerospace and defense parts. See their equipment and certifications, and talk to the person making your part.
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Certifications and standards that matter
For aerospace and defense work, the certification is often the gate. Look for these on a shop before you send a controlled drawing, and confirm the specific scope for your part.
AS9100
The aerospace quality management standard (built on ISO 9001 with aviation, space, and defense requirements). The baseline expectation for flight hardware and most tier-one supply chains.
NADCAP
Accreditation for special processes such as heat treat, welding, non-destructive testing, and chemical processing. Often required per-process on aerospace prints.
ITAR Registered
Registration with the U.S. State Department to handle defense articles and technical data under the export regulations. Required for controlled defense work.
CMMC
The Department of Defense cybersecurity maturity standard for shops handling controlled unclassified information (CUI) in the defense supply chain.
ISO 9001
The general quality management baseline. Common on shops that also carry AS9100, and sufficient on non-flight and commercial-aerospace parts.
Processes
Capabilities for aerospace & defense
Materials
Materials for aerospace & defense
Applications
Typical aerospace & defense parts
Why OpenSpindle
Built for aerospace & defense buyers
Talk directly to the shop
No account manager in the middle. You work with the shop actually making your part, which matters when a drawing needs a real engineering conversation.
No sales gate
Upload a drawing and request quotes without a sales rep or account manager in the middle. Faster than the login-walled portals.
Compare multiple shops
See several independent shops with the certifications your part needs, and compare quotes rather than taking a single price.
Certifications up front
Shops list their AS9100, NADCAP, ITAR, and CMMC status on their profile, so you can shortlist before you send a controlled drawing.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Filter to ITAR-registered shops and confirm the scope for your specific part and technical data. ITAR-registered shops on OpenSpindle handle defense articles under the export regulations; always confirm registration and data-handling directly with the shop before transmitting controlled drawings.
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Get aerospace and defense quotes
Upload a drawing once and compare quotes from independent shops with the certifications your part needs.
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