SON-AERO

SON-AERO, formerly Sonfarrel Aerospace, is an aerospace and defense manufacturer in Anaheim, California. It was founded in 1955 as a precision rubber component maker and now produces rubber, plastic and machined parts for aircraft and defense programs from an 88,000 square foot facility. The company has been under new ownership since 2018.

Capabilities

• Elastomeric seals and custom rubber molding
• Compression molding
• Plastic injection molding
• CNC machining and turning, including build-to-print parts
• Hybrid components that combine rubber, plastic, metal and other materials in bonded assemblies
• Additive manufacturing (3D printing)

Engineering support

The engineering team supports material selection, design for manufacturing, process development and production planning. Materials covered include elastomers, engineering plastics, metals and specialty alloys, composites and fabrics.

Certifications and approvals

• AS9100D and ISO 9001, certified through Intertek
• Boeing specifications including BMS 1-72, BMS 1-73, BMS 1-57, BAC 5321, DMS 2221, DMS 1854, D6-82479 and D6-51991
• Boeing Preferred Supplier Certification (PSC) Bronze level
• United States Government approved supplier
• Approvals from prime contractors including Bell Helicopter, Boeing, General Dynamics, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon
• ITAR compliant; a Six Sigma Black Belt is on staff

Company facts

• Founded in 1955; relocated to the Anaheim facility in the 1970s
• Approximately 120 employees on four 10-hour shifts
• Night shifts added in 2024 for the rubber and compression molding departments
• Engaged with the Honeywell supplier development team since 2006