Mechanical Ground Support Equipment & Tooling

Farwest Aircraft, Inc. is able to provide a full range of  Mechanical Ground Support Equipment & Maintenance Tooling designed by The Boeing Company.  We manufacture all the tools as listed in the individual ATA Chapters, covering the complete range of the current aircraft models produced by The Boeing Company.

We also take great pride to be chosen by the launch customer of the 787, to be their sole supplier for their tooling requirements.  This honor was based on our past performance, quality and customer dedication.

Farwest  is a leader in its field of expertise and many letters of recommendation, from various airlines, aircraft manufacturers and MRO’s,  make testimony to this fact.

We not only build equipment designed by The Boeing Company, but repair and calibrate them at our ISO and AS certified facility.

Specifications:

Tolerances ± 0.0005″
Industries Served Aerospace. We specialize in all commercial airplanes produced by The Boeing Company.
Production Volume Typical production runs are 1-50pieces.
In-House Equipment We have a broad range of equipment including CNC Machining Centers, Turning Centers and Manual Milling Machines and Lathes. We have the equipment to clean, engrave, polish, bend and cut all materials as well as equipment for fabricating the electrical components of our Ground Support Equipment. For a detailed list of our machines please see our Equipment List.
Commonly Used Materials All Aluminum Grades. All Plastics and Polymers. All Steel Grades
Certifications AS9100  ISO 9001
  Able to provide CE Certification and Documentation
Example Equipment Bootstrap for:
• 787
• 737Lift Device for:
• 787
• 767

Landing Gear Tooling for:
• 737

Vacuum Equipment

Certified to ISO 9001 and AS9100 Quality System