Hughes Bros. Aircrafters, Inc.

Hughes Bros. Aircrafters, Inc. is an aerospace manufacturer in South Gate, California. It makes sheet metal parts and assemblies for aircraft. The site says the company has operated since 1947 from the same location in the Los Angeles Mid-Alameda Corridor Enterprise Zone. The company is now under new ownership. The site footer names Wilder Industries as the parent company.

The company's core process is drop hammer forming. It also uses deep draw forming, hydroforming, and rubberbox forming. Other work includes 5-axis machining, CNC water jet cutting, CNC punching, brake forming, machined assemblies, hydroform blocks, templates and fixtures, and tool design.

The site says the company holds approvals for model-based and digital product definition per Boeing D6-51991 Rev L, using CATIA V5-6R2018. Product inspections use a FARO Edge series coordinate measuring machine. Its heat treat process is Nadcap accredited to several AC7102 standards.

The site lists AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certification. It says the company is certified by the US Department of State under ITAR registration M24026. The site also lists DCMA Special Tooling and statistical process control.

The company uses CATIA, Mastercam, SOLIDWORKS, and JobBOSS MRP software. Its inspection tools include CMM manager software, digital inspection, and hardness and conductivity testing. Each shipment comes with inspection records, certifications, and traceability, according to the site.

The contact page lists a phone number, (323) 773-4541, and a message form for quotes, drawings, technical support, and production planning. The company's address is 11010 Garfield Place, South Gate, California.