Reliable sourcing for aerospace applications
The aerospace industry is a sophisticated and mission-critical sector encompassing design, development and manufacture of aerial and space vehicles, ranging from commercial airliners and military aircraft to satellites and cutting-edge space exploration technologies.
Our aerospace customers require an intelligent approach to component sourcing and supply chain management. Their requirements extend beyond conventional procurement, necessitating a strategic partner capable of delivering:
- Supply chain reliability
- Exceptional traceability
- Rigorous quality control
- On-time, precise delivery
- Zero-defect component performance
Accreditations and excellence
Princeps has developed a specialised quality management system specifically tailored to meet the aerospace sector's standards, named Princeps Prime and Princeps Assure.
Our ISO/IEC 17025:2017, AS9120B: 2016 and AS6081 certifications represent a gold-standard commitment to excellence, demonstrating our understanding of the aerospace industry's unique challenges.
While based on the internationally recognised ISO 9001 framework, our certifications incorporate nearly 100 additional, sector-specific requirements. These stringent protocols ensure:
- Comprehensive risk management
- Enhanced product safety
- Continuous performance improvement
- Unparalleled component reliability
By maintaining this high standard, we provide aerospace manufacturers with a trusted, strategic sourcing partner capable of supporting the most demanding and mission-critical applications.
Streamlined Supply Chain Solutions
Our range of Supply Chain and Component Sourcing services include:
Traceability
Safe, traceable sourcing of currently available EEE components. Order traceable current parts via a variety of ordering and delivery models including blanket, call off and KANBAN.
Sourcing
Rely on our knowledge & expertise to securely source the parts you need. Secure sourcing for hard-to-find parts including those that are obsolete.
Obsolescence
Continuity planning for obsolescence & open market sourcing of obsolete parts. Obsolescence management and mitigation, BOM monitoring and AS6081 releases, helping avoid long term supply concerns.
Tail Management
Rationalise a range of suppliers to a single point of contact. Vendor tail reduction for supply chain simplification and giving you a single point of contact for EEE sourcing and procurement.
Kitting
Managed solution including sourcing and traceability. Simplify production with kitting solutions & reduce hidden costs, streamlining manufacturing and addresses counterfeit mitigation.
What is an aerospace component supplier?
An aerospace component supplier is a company that sources, verifies and delivers electronic, electrical and electromechanical (EEE) parts that aircraft manufacturers and their supply chains depend on. These aren't generic parts or products, they are components used in environments where failure is not an option, which means when they enter the supply chain parts must be authentic, traceable and compliant with industry standards.
Princeps don't just locate a part and dispatch it, as an aerospace component supplier the company takes ownership of counterfeit risk, carries out rigorous testing and inspection and maintains complete documentation from source to delivery. In practice, this covers everything from current stock to discontinued or hard-to-find parts that standard distributors cannot readily access.
Princeps has been working with aerospace customers since 2006, providing fully traceable EEE components backed by AS9120 and AS6081 certification, the two standards that define quality and counterfeit mitigation in this sector. With over 150 years of combined staff experience and an in-house testing lab, Princeps does the verification so that procurement teams can rely on what is delivered to their facility. From current parts, to an obsolete component or a complex kitting requirement, we find a solution, confirm authenticity and communicate clearly on delivery.
Who are component suppliers to the aircraft industry?
Component suppliers to the aircraft industry sit across several tiers of a structured supply chain. At the top are original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Airbus, Boeing, Safran and Honeywell, who design and build the aircraft and its major systems. Below them are Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, companies that produce sub-systems, assemblies and individual components, from avionics and landing gear to the electronic and electromechanical parts embedded throughout a modern aircraft.
Specialist EEE component suppliers like Princeps operate across these tiers, providing the sourcing, verification and supply chain management that keeps production lines and MRO operations running well. Because aerospace needs zero tolerance for failure, the suppliers that aircraft manufacturers and their partners rely on must hold recognised accreditations. AS9120 governs the quality management requirements for distributors in the aerospace sector, AS6081 addresses the mitigation of counterfeit electronic parts, both of which Princeps carries, plus recently ISO/IEC 17025:2017.
What distinguishes a genuine aerospace supplier from a standard broker or distributor is the process behind each transaction. Princeps draws on a global network of manufacturer authorised sources, has a library of over one million component images alongside X-ray and XRF testing and contributes to counterfeit avoidance working groups including CAWG and IECQ. For procurement teams sourcing electronic components for aircraft applications, that combination of accreditation, testing capability and supply chain transparency is what separates a trusted partner from the rest.