CBOL Corporation

CBOL Corporation was founded in 1987 and is a US-based, employee-owned company in Chatsworth, California. It supplies products to aerospace, defense, space, energy, industrial, automotive, environmental and electronics customers in the US and abroad, drawing on a worldwide network of manufacturers and suppliers. Its staff include engineers and sales specialists who speak a variety of languages.

Business lines

• Aerospace and defense: spare parts and subsystems for military programs including the UH-60, CH-47, C-130, F-16 and F-15, sourced from approved US vendors
• Industrial parts: engineered parts for OEM customers from a worldwide network of manufacturers
• Chemicals: adhesives, sealants, paints, coatings, solvents, lubricants and cleaners, including specially formulated compounds for aerospace, industrial and electronic uses
• MRO: a single source for products from approved OEM licensees, military approved and FAA-certified providers
• Energy and science: products for government research and development needs
• Space industry: space level electronic and electrical components

Products

• Hardware for aerospace, military and commercial manufacturers and OEMs
• Electronics and electrical components
• Metals: plate, sheet, coil and bar stock from US sources, which the company describes as aircraft quality
• Composites, insulation materials, seals and silicone sheets
• Raw materials and hard-to-find OEM parts, with PPAP and process control documentation when required

Logistics

CBOL says it coordinates ocean, air and ground transportation, with export packaging including hazmat packing, IPPC treatment of wooden crates, IATA documentation, kitting, LTA, JIT and AOG shipments, and can handle export licences. It also says it consolidates shipping containers to lower freight costs.

Registrations and certifications

• Registered with the US State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) as an exporter of defense articles
• Certified to apply for and receive licences from the Bureau of Industry and Security
• Registered with the Department of Transportation for hazardous materials transport
• Registered with the ATF as a dealer and handler of high explosives
• AS9120B and ISO 9001:2015 listed, as reported in the Aviation Suppliers Association accreditation database
• Holder of the President's E Certificate for Exports, according to its website