Official Website: ACT Aerospace
source confidence: Medium status: Useful updated 2026-06-19
Summary
ACT Aerospace's official website describes the company's composite structures manufacturing capabilities for aerospace and defense programs, including tooling, bonded assemblies, and aerostructures built to aerospace qualification standards. The site covers the company's facilities, capabilities, and markets served.
Useful Claims
- The site describes ACT Aerospace as a manufacturer of advanced composite structures for aerospace and defense programs, headquartered in Gunnison, Utah.
- Capabilities described include composite layup, autoclave cure, bonded assembly, CNC machining of cured parts, and non-destructive inspection (NDI) — not stated on this homepage capture; the site lists NADCAP NDI certification.
- The site positions ACT as a supplier to major aerospace prime contractors, serving programs in defense, commercial aviation, and space.
- NDI capabilities described include ultrasonic and X-ray inspection methods — not stated on this homepage capture.
- The about page references the company's founding in 1985 (capture text), not the late 1990s noted in earlier intake.
- The site provides contact and capability information consistent with an established mid-tier aerospace supplier seeking new program sourcing relationships.
Verbatim
"ACT Aerospace is a manufacturing leader in the aerospace and defense industry. With a focus on advanced composite structures and a constant desire for improvement, ACT has developed a reputation as a key player in the industry." — Home page, introductory copy
"Located in Gunnison, Utah, ACT Aerospace is an industry leader in engineering and manufacturing aerospace components." — Home page, news excerpt
"NADCAP - NDI" — Home page, certifications list
"Applied Composite Technology was founded in a garage in 1985 by Roland Christensen." — Home page, "Who We Are"
Reliability Notes
This is an official company source. It is useful for capability descriptions, market positioning, and facilities overview. Specific process claims (composite layup, autoclave cure, CNC machining) and NDI method details (ultrasonic, X-ray) were not stated on the captured homepage; certification listings include NADCAP NDI. The capture states founding in 1985, not the late 1990s. Customer program attribution, specific contract details, and quality certification status should be independently verified through prime contractor supplier databases or aerospace certification registries before being treated as high-confidence evidence. Performance claims about part quality or production scale are company-reported.