Key Capabilities

Assembly Line Integration

Ascent designs turnkey integrated assembly lines for a proven increase in manufacturing productivity, reliability and quality. So you can build the best products in the industry, with unmatched efficiency and quality. With offices in North America and Europe, our Ascent Integration team develops engineered solutions for challenging aerostructure assembly requirements.

Automated Assembly Projects

Ascent Aerospace is at the forefront of a clear industry trend that is blurring the lines between an automated system and a tool, to optimize system utilization and increase performance and functionality. Tooling is becoming an integral part of the automated system as they are blended into a common work center. Our automated line concept has been proven to drive out recurring costs, streamline the manufacturing cycle and minimize the risk associated with automated manufacturing and assembly.

Fuselage Fastening Systems

Gemcor’s fuselage systems have supported the aerospace industry for the past 75 years. Our modern, all-electric fastening technology offers a reliable, easy-to-use solution for any fuselage application. From simple, semi-automatic to 7-axis CNC solutions, all systems feature countersink depth control, active panel protection and resilient clamping.

Layup Molds

Ascent is a world leader in the design and fabrication of all types of layup molds and bond tools produced from invar, aluminum, steel, and composite materials for nacelles, wings, helicopter cabins and blades, fuselage mandrels and an assortment of detail parts including spars, stringers, and frames for the aerospace industry.

Turnkey solutions from one, truly-integrated supplier

Ascent Aerospace combines assembly line integration and factory automation with our heritage tooling businesses, to provide turnkey solutions from one, vertically-integrated organization. We employ more than 900 industry professionals and span eight companies, with two dedicated engineering offices and greater than 780,000 ft² (72,400 m²) of manufacturing space.

But, at Ascent, we are much more than the sum of our parts. We pull together the unparalleled skills and knowledge of the best-respected experts in their fields, to provide complete, proven solutions. We offer the best of both worlds: the know-how of niche businesses and the scale and capacity of a global company.