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McStarlite recently finished installing a Zimmerman FZ30 5-Axis gantry. This large machine tool greatly expands McStarlite’s ability to machine large, fabricated structures, including lipskins, domes and bulkheads. The 25,000 RPM machine has a work envelope of 236″ (6,000mm) x 132″ (3,360mm) x 59″ (1,500mm).

McStarlite Company, a leading producer of inlets, celebrates a remarkable 34-years of partnership with Airbus. We are also honored by the recognition presented by Airbus during our 50th-anniversary celebration. Our enduring collaboration with Airbus has led to sustained support of Airbus programs in the past decades and will extend into the future. This recognition plaque […]

We are thrilled to share the excitement and pride as we commemorated a remarkable milestone: 50 years of excellence, innovation, and growth at McStarlite. From our humble beginnings to becoming a key aerospace supplier for lipskins and other sheet metal parts, our journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. It is not every day that […]

It is with great sadness that we share with our Aerospace Business partners and friends the recent passing of John W. Basso, 88, one of the Founders and Owners of the McStarlite Company in Harbor City, CA. John began his career in sheet metal forming and manufacturing in 1955 with the Starlite Company, a manufacturer of drop tanks, TR3 car fenders, toilet bowls, and lawnmowers.

McStarlite has successfully integrated an automated robot into its production facility. The McStarlite team, in cooperation with our partners, merged the new Kuka robot cell with the existing manufacturing process, to support polishing (jitterbug) of the lipskin segments supporting the A350 program for Airbus.

McStarlite celebrated with Leonardo, the delivery of the 10,000th lipskin for the CFM-56B program. A luncheon was held at McStarlite to commemorate the event. McStarlite is thankful for the over 25 year business relationship with Leonardo.

McStarlite joins Delta Airlines in celebrating the start of A350 service from Los Angeles to Shanghai. McStarlite is a key supplier to the program, providing the lipskins for the engines. In 2017, Delta became the first U.S. airline to operate the A350-900 aircraft. The celebration was held at the Flight Path Museum in Santa Monica, CA.

I am so proud and thankful for my families success and ownership over the past 40 years in the Aerospace Industry, provided RSI being side by side the whole way through the rollercoaster it has been and keeping our connection tight and long-term with our domestic and over sea’s customers. This video was produced through RSI, from the 40 years anniversary party that was held at the Museum of Flying in Santa Monica.