We offer both make to print and industry standard ranges in quantities to suit customer requirements.
Experts in the manufacture and assembly of pressed, stamped, formed, laser cut, and machined components, we support a broad range commercial, industrial and aerospace customers.
This includes applications for high performance and speciality automotive, heavy duty and agricultural vehicles, renewables (including power generation), fixed wing and rotary aircraft, and many more.
Please contactus@ford-aerospace.com if your commercial sector or industry is not highlighted below and a member of our team will assist you.
Shims play a key role in optimising high performance vehicles. Utilised in a wide variety of applications such as wheel alignment and braking. Parts can be produced in various materials, including brass, steel and copper, and specified to meet the needs of our customers.
Engineered for success, shims are essential components for high performance vehicles.
We have supplied products to solar, hydro, wind and other renewable market sectors.
Selected because of our ability to manufacture parts in line with the needs of our customers, precision products are widely used by this sector.
Our Precision Laminated and Edge Bonded Shims are designed to meet the needs of the Agriculture & Heavy Equipment Sector.
Utilised in Farming, Construction, and Transportation equipment our products are ideal for a range of applications such as actuators and clutches.
An AS9100 Rev D accredited company, we have significant OEM approvals. A trusted manufacturer of a range of complex, CNC machined, turned and thread rolled components including Vital Parts for the Aerospace Industry. Precision machined to exacting standards, using strictly controlled processes, we produce complex components to precise dimensions, tolerances and performance requirements.
Our customers include many of the world’s leading aerospace OEMs and Prime contractors.
Here at Ford Aerospace, we specialise in building the best quality parts that keep moving vehicles and machinery safe.
We are an ITAR registered AS9100 Rev D company and have forged excellent relationships with some of the world’s leading Primes and OEMs. Supplying precision components for production, legacy and spares programmes, we are also working on new development programmes for this crucial sector.
We manufacture a wide range of shims, gaskets and washers for automotive and heavy vehicle applications.
Our products are used in motors and pumps, hydraulic controls, transmissions, steering columns and gear boxes.
A member of the North East Automotive Alliance, we are incredibly proud of our heritage in this area.
Focused on providing quality and traceability our manufacturing and engineering expertise make us an ideal partner for the Oil & Gas sector.
Experts in Precision Shims for a range of applications including transmissions, gearboxes and controls we are well placed to support this sector.
Lightweight and durable shims are essential for the astronautical sector.
Designed to meet critical standards, our products are used in a wide range of applications such as satellites.
A well-established provider to the rail sector, we have worked in this area for many years. Products produced include tab washers and locking plates but as with all sectors the range varies in line with needs of our customers.
Here at Ford Aerospace we are proud to be members of a number of professional and trade bodies.
With world leading skills in gap management, we work with a wide range of sectors. It includes aerospace, defence, offroad vehicles and power generation. One such application where shims are used which cuts across industries is in transmission systems.
Yes, we have a dedicated engineering department that have helped overcome issues to help customers with problematic parts.
Yellow or heavy duty vehicles are major users of charted shims (also known as graded shims). Our charted shims are produced to the specification of our clients to ensure a secure fit for a broad range of applications such as bearings, axles and hydraulics.