Mark Donegan

Precision Castparts Corp. manufactures metal components and products for the aerospace and defense industries. It offers investment castings, forgings, fasteners and fastener systems, and aero structures for aerospace and power generation applications. The company was founded by Joseph Buford Cox in April 1953 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Wyman-Gordon Co. designed, manufactured, assembled and distributed industrial components and products. The firm offered aerospace turbine engines, land-based gas turbines, seamless steel pipes, and aerospace structural made of exotic metals and stainless steel. It provided services to the aerospace, power generation, oil and gas exploration, medical and automotive industries. The company was founded in 1883 and was headquartered in Portland, OR.

Rockwell Collins, Inc. designs, produces and supports cabin interior, communications and aviation systems and products for commercial and military customers. It also provides information management services through voice and data communication networks and solutions worldwide. It operates through the following four segments: Interior Systems, Commercial Systems, Government Systems, and Information Management Services. The Interior Systems segment manufactures cabin interior products for the commercial aircraft and business aviation markets. The Commercial Systems segment supplies aviation electronics systems, products and services to customers. The Government Systems segment provides a broad range of electronic products, systems and services to customers including the U.S. Department of Defense, other ministries of defense, other government agencies and defense contractors. The Information Management Services segment focuses on communications, systems integration and security solutions across the aviation, airport, rail, transit and nuclear security markets to customers located around the world, which includes commercial airlines, business. The company was founded by Arthur A. Collins on September 22, 1933 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Part of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., PCC Structurals, Inc. is a world leader in structural investment castings for various applications including aerospace, power generation, military, medical, and commercial markets. PCC Structurals is based in Portland, OR and has multiple locations across the United States. The private company provides a wide portfolio of high-quality components, some as large as 100 inches (250cm), with applications in jet aircraft engines, airframes, industrial gas turbine (igt) engines, military armaments, medical prosthesis, and many other industrial markets.

SPS Technologies, LLC designs and manufactures high performance fasteners and precision components. The firm’s products include blind rivets and bolts, shear pins, rivetless nutplates, and cherry max. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.