Ladish’s ZKM Forging Is Now Producing Parts for 10 Aerospace Programs

Stalowa Wola, Poland —ZKM Forging (ZKM) (www.zkmforging.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ladish Co., Inc. (Ladish) (www.ladishco.com) (Nasdaq: LDSH) now serves a total of eight aerospace customers, manufacturing components for 10 programs. ZKM’s production supports aircraft as large as the Airbus A380 and as small as the Hawker Beechcraft HS.125, as well as other programs such as the Airbus A319-320, Boeing 737 and Bombardier CRJ700 aircraft.

Jozef Burdzy, ZKM’s President of the Management Board and General Director, said: “Since acquiring ZKM five years ago, Ladish has continuously invested in equipment, systems, training and new hires to realize our European aerospace forging vision. As a result of this commitment, we now have an expanding aerospace customer base that is providing an increasing percentage of sales.”

Ray Knutilla, Managing Director, European Operations for Ladish, said: “ZKM currently has a customer base of well-known aerospace original equipment manufacturers and system integrators in Asia, Europe and North America. These customers include companies such as Goodrich, Messier-Dowty and Sumitomo. Our goal of establishing a presence in aerospace supply chains around the world has been accomplished. We look forward to growing our industry participation in the days ahead by steadily increasing the number of customers and programs served.”

Founded in 1978, ZKM Forging was acquired by Cudahy, Wisconsin-based Ladish Co., Inc. in 2005. ZKM serves aerospace and industrial markets including transportation, mining and construction equipment.

Ladish Co., Inc. is a leading producer of highly engineered, technically advanced metal components for the jet engine, aerospace and general industrial markets. Ladish is headquartered in Cudahy, Wisconsin with operations in Wisconsin, California, Connecticut, Oregon and Poland.  Ladish common stock trades on Nasdaq under the symbol LDSH.

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