GracoRoberts

GracoRoberts is a distributor of specialty chemicals and other supplies for the aerospace industry. It serves customers around the world through online stores and direct sales.

The company carries more than 100,000 products. These include adhesives, sealants, surface treatments, composite materials, coatings, lubricants, cleaners, tapes, shop and hangar supplies and tools. It is an authorized distributor for more than 50 manufacturers and sources products from more than 1,000 suppliers. Brands on its shelves include 3M, AeroShell, AkzoNobel, Castrol, Henkel, Huntsman and Momentive.

Customers are aerospace OEMs, MRO shops, defense groups and advanced manufacturers. The company says it serves more than 33,000 customers worldwide. They can order through four online platforms, work with a technical account manager, or use any of ten distribution centers.

Beyond distribution, GracoRoberts offers added services. These include custom formulation with an in-house chemist and application engineers, and specialty packaging and kitting. It also sells short-roll composites cut to the amount a customer needs. Intermix paint services supply custom-tinted coatings. The company also handles defense logistics and compliance, and vendor managed inventory.

GracoRoberts works as a family of companies. Resin Formulators is the manufacturing arm. It makes epoxy resin systems and does lab testing. Silmid extends distribution and export across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and other markets. SkyGeek sells more than 60,000 aviation, MRO and maintenance products online. Pacific Coast Composites stocks composites and cuts adhesive films. Sky Mart focuses on MRO, lubricants and specialty fluids, and adds reach in Latin America, the Caribbean and key US aviation markets.

All businesses in the group hold AS9120B and ISO 9001:2015 certification. The company says its staff bring more than 200 years of combined aerospace experience.

Services

• Aerospace chemical distribution
• Custom formulation
• Specialty packaging
• Short-roll composites
• Intermix paint services
• Defense logistics and compliance
• Vendor managed inventory
• Composite cutting and kitting
• Adhesives and sealants
• Lubricants and coatings