Valence Surface Technologies Receives New Approvals

Valence Surface Technologies Receives New Approvals Valence Surface Technologies' Wichita operations has received a comprehensive process approval list to support Lockheed Martin's F-16 and F-22 programs. Valence Wichita (formerly Chrome Plus International) recently received a series of new processing approvals to support F-16 and F-22 military aircraft programs. These additions bring the total Process Code approvals at the KANSAS facility to forty-nine unique capability approvals. The acquisition of these new approvals supports Valence's strategy to increase regional capacity at North American locations, provide backup capacity, and reduce supply chain risk. This further expands Valence's ability to support all Lockheed Martin sub-tier supplier partners in the Central United States from VST Central Region locations in Wichita, KS and Grove, OK (formerly Pride Plating). When asked about the significance of these approvals, General Manager Marcus Wagoner responded, "Valence Wichita worked hard to obtain these additional approvals, and now has approvals for all Lockheed Martin programs. The team is excited to expand the support we provide to the defense industry and our customers have a single point of contact to fulfill all their processing needs with best-in-class quality and delivery times." Valence Surface Technologies is the largest independent metal coating provider serving commercial aerospace, defense, space and medical market verticals with OEM-approved painting, coating and plating capabilities across the United States. Valence is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and is backed by investment partners ATL Partners and BCI (British Columbia Investment Management Company).

Additional – New Approvals Received:

  Lockheed Martin F-16 approvals:

• (242B) FPS-1004 Fuel tank coating
• (160) NDTS-1500 / NDTS-1501 Hardness testing
• (161) NDTS-1500 / NDTS-1502 Conductivity testing
• (110B) NDTS-1101 Penetrant inspection
• (110C1) NDTS-1101 Aluminum prepenetrant etching
• (110C2) NDTS-1101 Titanium prepenetrant etching

Lockheed Martin F-22 approvals:

• (164) 5PTPCG09 Appendix A Hardness testing
• (165) 5PTPCG09 Appendix B Conductivity testing
• (166) 5PTPTL19 Aluminum hardness/conductivity
• (112) 5PTPCL02 Penetrant inspection
• (146) 5PTPCG06 Penetrant inspection
• (146B1) 5PTPGG01 Aluminum prepenetrant etching
• (146B5) 5PTPGL01 Titanium prepenetrant etching
• (146B6) 5PTPGL03 Aluminum prepenetrant etching

Boeing approval:

• MIL-DTL-5541 Type II Class 3 chemical film

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