Andreas joins Avantus from the Safran Group and Ascent Aerospace where he was VP/ GM at Coast Composites Inc. in Santa Ana.  Before that he was a Plant Manager in the Structural Systems Solutions Group at Ducommun, so brings with him, the specialist skills and experience in operations, supply chain and management that are closely aligned to the requirements of the Avantus Aerospace Fastener Division.  This presently comprises Calscrew, Fastener Innovation Technology Corp. (“FIT”) and Fastener Technology Corp. (“FTC”). 

Says Dan Strangio, Avantus’ Group CEO, “We are delighted Andreas has chosen to join Avantus.  He is already making significant contributions to operational improvements at Calscrew which will ensure it is best placed to take advantage of the aerospace recovery and ensure we continue to meet our commitments to our valued customers as we continue to drive high quality production with on-time delivery”.

Andreas adds, “Calscrew is a business at an exciting time in its evolution and I am looking forward to helping it increase capacity, efficiency and providing our customers with excellent customer service.  It has a great team and a great future”.