LifePort

LifePort is an original equipment manufacturer based in Woodland, Washington. It designs, manufactures, certifies and integrates aerospace products, with a portfolio of more than 1,000 items. The company was founded in 1990 by Gary Darley, a physician assistant who saw the need to load and move patients safely in aircraft. That led to its first product, the Patient Loading Utility System, known as PLUS.

Products

• Medical interiors, products and accessories for air ambulance aircraft, including oxygen, air and vacuum hoses, IV hangers and lamps
• Flat, curved and shaped panels, composites and adhesives
• Ballistic protection systems for aircraft, vehicles and boats
• Custom cabinetry, seating and interiors for aircraft
• Private VIP and business jet seating through PAC Seating Systems, founded in 2002, which offers certified 16g and 9g seats and had received more than 235 FAA Technical Standard Orders by 2018

Services

• Engineering for concept studies, industrial design, structural and thermal analysis, risk assessment, prototyping and qualification
• Test and inspection, including ballistic protection, dynamic seating and medical equipment
• Installation in fixed wing and rotor wing aircraft
• Machining, composites, paint and 3D printing in house, with CNC mills and routers, an autoclave, a platen press and a water jet

Machine shop and manufacturing

LifePort lists its own production equipment on its site. It includes three axis and five axis CNC mills, a dual pallet horizontal mill, turning centers, large CNC routers, spray booths and a paint mixing room, a composite autoclave with a 6 foot diameter and 16 foot length, an ultra high pressure platen press, a Stratasys Fortus 3D printer that can print ULTEM 9085, a wiring harness assembly board and a 60,000 psi water jet. Keeping this work in house lets the company build prototypes, tooling and production parts at one site.

Customers

LifePort has supplied aerospace OEMs, air ambulance operators, law enforcement agencies, government contractors, the US military and foreign militaries.

Company facts

• Certified to ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D and ISO 13485:2015
• Holds an FAA Part 21 Parts Manufacturer Approval and an FAA Part 145 repair station certificate
• Phone: +1 360 225 1212