The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) will host a digital trade mission to Europe from June 7 to 11, 2021, focused on growing the state’s aerospace industry.
During the week, companies will receive industry presentations from various European space agencies, European contractors and small businesses to learn about market opportunities for their businesses.
The Digital Trade Mission is held in partnership with Kallman Worldwide, trade show organizer for shows such as the Paris Air Show, DSEI, Milipol, Avalon and many more. With their flagship USA Partnership Pavilion, end-to-end exhibitor services, custom stand-building and corporate hospitality programs, since 1963 Kallman has helped more than 10,000 companies, associations and government agencies “export with purpose and exhibit with confidence” at over 1,500 industry and professional events in 46 countries.
“Colorado is recognized as a U.S. hub for the aerospace for myriad reasons, including the tremendous cooperation between research and development (academia), business, federal and state government, and the economic development organizations that propel the aerospace industry ecosystem in Colorado,” said Jay Lindell, Aerospace and Defense Industry Champion at OEDIT. “It is one of Colorado’s business strengths to have a very collaborative, business-friendly ecosystem of government, universities, and business.”
Nine Colorado companies have joined the virtual mission to further expand their brands into European markets:
Advanced Space is an aerospace engineering company providing space navigation, guidance and control services including mission design, complex orbit transfers, low-thrust navigation, three body analysis, and spacecraft autonomy. Advanced Space exists to support the sustainable exploration, development, and settlement of space and has unique subject matter expertise to support innovative and successful space exploration.
Big Metal Additive (BMA) is an advanced manufacturing company serving aerospace, space, defense, heavy construction, transportation and other industries. BMA has the largest and most sophisticated hybrid metal additive manufacturing capability in the industry.
Based in Boulder, CO and founded in 2011, Black Swift Technologies is recognized for delivering reliable, robust, and highly accurate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) capable of flying scientific payloads in demanding atmospheric environments (high-altitude, arctic, desert, corrosive particulates, and strong turbulence). Their purpose-built scientific aerial platforms are used around the globe for a variety of specialized atmospheric research missions in extreme conditions, including monitoring and assessing wildland fires, volcanoes, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
Intrex Aerospace is an experienced precision CNC manufacturing company that produces tight tolerance machined components for aerospace, defense and space.
Kayhan Space is a Techstars portfolio company with expertise in satellite collision assessment and avoidance, satellite navigation and tracking, and satellite operations. They are a growing technology company with the mission to make spaceflight safer.
Located in Louisville, MMA Design specializes in spaceflight deployable systems. It offers deployable solar arrays, deployable antennas, space structures, precision deployable apertures, and CubeSat systems. The company serves the aerospace, military, scientific, and commercial markets.
QuestThermal Group oversees the development, fabrication and sales of advanced aerospace and commercial thermal management technologies and products. Quest Thermal’s products are currently in space on the ISS, are on the NASA Lucy spacecraft launching to Jupiter, on the LEMS lunar surface science mission, are being designed into a Human Lunar Lander, and are in early design for the Roman Space Telescope. Quest Thermal technologies help store liquid hydrogen for UAVs, aircraft and transportation applications.
Since 2008, SG Aerospace & Gas has been pushing the boundaries of quality and innovation. We are precision manufacture of application-specific products that support the Aerospace, Oil & Gas, and Industrial markets. Our goal is to develop impeccable, high-quality products. As an industrial manufacturer, SG Aerospace & Gas continually invests in technology that allows our products to exceed both industry and customer standards. Our team is ISO 9001: AS9100 Revision D certified, meaning we proactively identify customer needs and ensure quality, satisfaction, and on-time delivery. Terra Fermais an industry-leading Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) that provides Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of Rugged!+™ power and communications products. We specialize in rapidly prototyping ODM & OEM solutions advanced engineering and manufacturing solutions for rapid new product development and fast time to market.
The digital trade mission is part of a new series that OEDIT will be hosting to give companies the opportunity to connect and continue expanding and exploring international exports without traveling. If you are interested in future virtual missions, please contact Katie Woslager, Senior Manager- Advanced Industries at OEDIT, for more information.