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Our capabilities span the E&F lifecycle.

Aether's Engineering & Fabrication Facility brings together design engineering, manufacturing, rapid prototyping, and production under one roof. Primarily supporting the Department of War, our team of cleared individuals offers expertise across technical disciplines, including manufacturing, analysis, engineering, and program support.

With large integration areas and high-bay access, our 100,000 sq ft can handle a wide range of system sizes while also supporting depot-level refurbishment and repair.

With large integration areas and high-bay access, our 100,000 sq ft can handle a wide range of system sizes while also supporting depot-level refurbishment and repair.
We are AS9100D registered, ISO9001 registered, and meet D17.1 specifications.
From system definition and design to full-rate production, our Rapid Reaction Prototyping capability supports the full lifecycle of complex systems.
We provide build-to-print manufacturing, systems and software engineering, development, test, and evaluation.

N-site brings order to chaos.

Find it

Custom dashboards, part-level search, and predictive supply views help users quickly surface system health issues, emerging sustainment risks, and readiness drivers.

Assess it

Integrated data, part context, source-data comparison, and part assessment workflows reduce manual analysis and help engineers focus effort on the highest-value actions.

Fix it

Identified issues are linked to practical next steps, including alternative sourcing, additive manufacturing evaluation, and other follow-on engineering workflows.

N-site brings order to chaos.

Find it

Custom dashboards, part-level search, and predictive supply views help users quickly surface system health issues, emerging sustainment risks, and readiness drivers.

Assess it

Integrated data, part context, source-data comparison, and part assessment workflows reduce manual analysis and help engineers focus effort on the highest-value actions.

Fix it

Identified issues are linked to practical next steps, including alternative sourcing, additive manufacturing evaluation, and other follow-on engineering workflows.

From welding to CNC capabilities, our facility offers creation to refurbishment

N-SITE is built to reduce analysis time, compress manual workflows, and support human decision-making with traceable outputs instead of black-box recommendations. It helps users work across existing systems of record faster and more effectively without replacing them.

With large integration areas and high-bay access, our 100,000 sq ft can handle a wide range of system sizes while also supporting depot-level refurbishment and repair.
We are AS9100D registered, ISO9001 registered, and meet D17.1 specifications.
From system definition and design to full-rate production, our Rapid Reaction Prototyping capability supports the full lifecycle of complex systems.
We provide build-to-print manufacturing, systems and software engineering, development, test, and evaluation.

Welding

Our 40 years of welding experience, combined with our 10 years of Aerospace welding, more than meets the D17.1 specifications. That same experience can be applied to other welding specifications, if required. Our current certifications:

D1.1: 1/8” to 3/4” Mild Steel (FCAW)
D1.2: 1/8 to 1” Aluminum (GTAW)
D1.6: .034” to 3/4” Stainless (GTAW)
D17.1: 1/16” to 375” Aluminum (GTAW)
D17.1: .02” TO .08” 17-7PH (GTAW)
D17.1: .02” TO .08” INCONEL 718 (GTAW)
D17.1: .1675 TO 1” Mild Steel (GMAW-SPRAY)
D17.1: .67” to Unlimited Mild Steel (GMAW-SPRAY)
D17.1: .1675” to 1” Mild Steel (GMAW-SPRAY)
D1.1: 1/8” to Unlimited 4130 (GTAW)
D1.1: Unlimited 1018 (GTAW)
D1.2: 1/16” to 1/8” Aluminum (GTAW)
D17.1: .034” to .200” Aluminum (GTAW)
D17.1: .036” to .061” 304 Stainless (GTAW)
D1.1: .125” to Unlimited Mild Steel (GMAW-SPRAY
CWI (Certified Welding Inspector) on staff

Electro-Mechanical

Epilog Fusion 30-watt Fiber Laser Engraver 30”x 20” work area
Boss 100-watt CO2 Laser Engraver with a 48”x 48” cutting area
Omtech 100-watt Fiber Laser Engraver>

Full-Lifecycle Management

Prototype
Design
Engineering
Fabrication
3/4/5-Axis Machining
Electrical Fabrication
Test & Evaluation
Field Maintenance and Refurbishments
Rapid Procurement and Logistics (ILS)

Electrical

IPC J-STD-001 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS}
IPC 610 & 620 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS)
Build-to-specification and/or build-to-print capabilities for wire and cables.
Semi-rigid and flexible RF cable assemblies.
Mil-Spec Connectors: 038999 series I, II, and Ill; M26482,
M26482 SERIESS II, M5015, D-Sub and Micro-D Connectors.
IPC J-STD-OOlFS Space Hardware Addendum Certified IPC.
Specialist (CIS): Module 6: Space Hardware Addendum. IPC
J-STD-001 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) Operator Recertification.
MIL-STD-1553 connectors fabrication/testing etc.
Fiber assemblies LC, ST, FC, MTRJ, SC. MIL SPEC TFOCA II and ST TERMINI Wire Marking

CNC Capabilities

(1) Omax 80X Waterjet (6’ x 13’ Cutting Area)
(1) Omax 55100 Waterjet (4’ x 8’ Cutting Area)
(3) Haas VF2ss - 3 Axis CNC Mill
(1) Haas VF3 - 3 Axis CNC Mill (50 Taper)
(1) Haas VF3SSYT - 3 Axis CNC Mill (Extended Y Travel)
(1) Haas VF4ss - 4 Axis CNC Mill
(1) Haas VF5ss - 3 Axis CNC Mill
(1) Haas VF8 - 3 Axis CNC Mill (72” X-Travel)
(1) Haas VF9 - 3 Axis CNC Mill (84” X-Travel)
(1) Haas ST30Y - Live Tool CNC Lathe
(1) Haas UMC750 - 5 axis CNC Mill
(2) Haas UMC1000ss - 5 axis CNC Mill
(2) Clausing - 15” Manual Lathes
(1) Clausing - 21” Manual Lathe
Multiple Manual Bridgeport Machines
Amada 10ft - 140 ton Pressbrake
Bystronic 10ft - 100 ton Pressbrake
CAMaster Stinger 5 x 10ft CNC Router Table)
Doosan Puma MX2100ST – X-25.6”/Y-9.8”/Z-43.1”

N-SITE is purpose-built for real sustainment work in complex legacy environments.

N-SITE is built to reduce analysis time, compress manual workflows, and support human decision-making with traceable outputs instead of black-box recommendations. It helps users work across existing systems of record faster and more effectively without replacing them.

Faster R&D with reduced development time
Lower integration & modernization costs
Open architecture & systems ensures sustainability while reducing technical risk
Incremental upgrade flexibility
Capacity for fleetwide-deployment
MOSA-compatible
Used in Flight Automation and Control, Missions Systems, & Weapons Systems

With N-Site, you'll have the confidence that comes from traceable data, visible assumptions, and reviewable outputs

N-SITE is a modular sustainment capability that can support individual Program Offices while also aligning with broader enterprise digital backbone efforts. It helps bridge the gap between legacy sustainment realities and modern enterprise data environments. The result is faster analysis, better-prepared action, and a shorter cycle time from readiness signal to engineering response.

Connects logistics, engineering, and technical data into one operational environment for faster analysis and better context.

Integrated Sustainment Data

Highlights readiness drivers, supply risk, and problem parts through dashboards, filtering, and predictive analytics.

Part and Solution Assessment

Supports part-level review, alternative evaluation, and additive manufacturing screening to accelerate solution development.

Data Cleanup

Automatically identifies discrepancies across critical source inputs so teams can address data quality issues before they affect downstream decisions.

Data Structuring

Converts unstructured engineering content into usable formats that support analysis, PLM alignment, and follow-on workflows