Sealtech successfully entered Hongkong aviation supply chain
In June 2016, the Hongkong Productivity Council (Health Promotion Bureau) under the assistance of the Hongkong seals manufacturer sealtech successfully obtained the Hongkong Civil Aviation Department issued a parts manufacturer approval (PMA), Hongkong has become the first to enter the aviation supply chain manufacturers.
In view of the rapid growth of the Asian low-cost aviation market, the Council has launched a "sustained Hongkong aviation supply chain in the emerging low-cost aviation market growth and development" project to help small and medium-sized enterprises to enter the aviation market.
Rubber products manufacturer sidaxing successfully entered Hongkong aviation supply chain
Sun Guowei, chief consultant of materials and manufacturing technology of Hongkong Productivity Council, said that the processing capacity of Hongkong's traditional rubber and plastic enterprises is excellent, and they have the ability to enter the aviation market. The agency is expected to successful sealtech, can let other manufacturers in Hongkong to understand the entire application process and operation, and to assist the next application within two years to obtain the relevant approval.
In order to promote the relevant projects, earlier this year, the manufacturers were interested in entering the aviation market and attended the Singapore airshow to meet more airlines and understand their requirements for the manufacturing industry. In addition, the fourth quarter of this year, the Council will also participate in an aviation industry exhibition in mainland China, and set up "Hongkong Pavilion", while holding business matching activities, in order to further assist Hongkong manufacturers to expand the network and explore opportunities.
In addition to Asia, Sun Guowei pointed out that the United States cheap air market mature, there are many airlines use non original parts, there are opportunities for the development of Hongkong manufacturers.
Zhang Qianhua, President of the Hongkong Aviation Industry Association, added that the aviation market in the Asia Pacific region will continue to expand in the future, and about six hundred aircraft will be delivered annually. Many inexpensive airlines are developing, with higher flexibility in their procurement processes and easier acceptance of new suppliers.
The application for investment of HK $million lasted three years
Sealtech has twenty-five years of experience in production of rubber products, and plans to focus more production of seals, while the Civil Aviation Department approved parts, is a civil aircraft cabin mounted on the Restroom in anti siphon valve sealing ring can be installed in the mainland, Hongkong and Macao registered aircraft.
Sidaxing aviation department director He Yide said in recent years the quality of low value products, the competition is more and more big, the company decided to enter the high value of products in the market, to enhance the competitiveness of the company, and the aircraft parts manufacturing is one of the potential market. The company invested millions of Hong Kong dollars in the acquisition of PMA, and the application process lasted three years.
He said, in the application process, raw material is one of the most difficult, because the sealing ring through the specifications of the original temperature, hardness and pull test, while Hongkong has not approved laboratories, so the company in particular to Austria and England, the procurement of raw materials.
Sealtech in obtaining the approval letter, will be the first in Hongkong cheap airlines market promotion, and plan to apply for the quality management system of aviation industry certification (AS9100), the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) PMA, then the US aviation market. The company will consider applying for PMA for some products that do not affect airworthiness safety, but will not consider setting foot in the main components such as aircraft landing gear, engine and so on.
Sealtech chairman Liu Weijian pointed out that to brand and customer network established in three years, the aircraft non original parts prices relatively cheap original parts at least half or more, very broad prospects.
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