The Conrad Company

The Conrad Company, founded in Southern California in 1966 and now based in Memphis, TN, specializes in the manufacturing and assembly of integrated specialty parts for military aircraft. With over 60 years of expertise, the company operates from a 50,000-square-foot facility, ensuring in-house processes for lower costs, greater efficiency, precision, and high-quality control. The Conrad Company is a recognized supplier to Boeing, having received the Silver Level Boeing Performance Excellence Award multiple times, including for the 2019 performance period, and was nominated for Supplier of the Year in 2016. The company prides itself on delivering high-quality, cost-effective parts and maintaining an excellent record for workplace safety, recognized by the ACUITY Safety Award. The Conrad Company specializes in precision sewing for military aircraft parts, including critical life support items like parachute containers and ground support equipment such as engine covers for the C-17 Globemaster III. They also perform sheet metal fabrication using aircraft-grade aluminum, including blanking, piercing, brake-forming, hydroforming, riveting, and assembly for aircraft components like the F-22 fast drogue container. Additionally, Conrad Company conducts plastics processing, including precision trimming, drilling, vacuum forming of polycarbonates and ABS plastics for parts such as C-17 urinals and ACES II Ejection System seat pans. The company further specializes in composite manufacturing, producing solid laminate and honeycomb panel composites through oven curing and autoclave processing of advanced composite prepreg, utilizing materials like epoxy, phenolic, polyester, Kevlar, and carbon fiber for specialty parts like B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber floor panels.