6/29/2010
Your invited! Manufacturing Coffee Talk with Mayor Larry Morrissey
Manufacturing Coffee Talk with Rockford Mayor Morrissey: Will be held July
16, 2010 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM at Kaney Aerospace 801 Airport Dr Rockford, IL.
Individuals from the Rockford manufacturing community are invited to attend
an informal discussion with Mayor Morrissey.
Get involved in improving the local business climate so that manufacturers
can prosper in Rockford.
Hear Mayor Morrissey's thoughts about Rockford manufacturing.
Tell Mayor Morrissey your concerns and suggestions.
Find out whom to contact at City Hall about your questions.
Learn what your peers are doing to maintain or expand their businesses.
Meet other elected officials of economic development. Expand your network.
Enjoy a continental breakfast.
Please RSVP Bea Miller, Rockford Area Economic Development Council, RAEDC
by July 12th, 2010 bmiller@rockfordil.com
or 815.969.4255
4/30/2010
U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk hold Press Release at Ardekin Precision
U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk was in Rockford Friday, April 30th, 2010. He was promoting his plan to bring jobs to the Stateline. The eight point agenda inculdes increasing export markets, boosting Rockford rail access, and expanding the Chicago/Rockford International Airport. Kirk is running against Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias for the seat formerly held by President Obama.
Ardekin Precision is a precision manufacturing company, specializing in Small, Unique and Batch Lot Production for the Aerospace, Medical and Industrial Industries.
3/23/10
Boone County, Winnebago Robotics Teams Headed to Championships
High School Robotics team #3352 from BooneCounty called the Flaming Monkeys took first place at the Chicago Regional on Saturday, March 20th and will compete in the World Competition at the Georgia Dome April 15th thru 18th.
Kaney Aerospace Test Director , John McInerney, mentors the Flaming Monkeys.
Click
here to read more about the Flaming Monkeys and the Robotics
team on the Rockford Register Star web site.
2/6/10
Kaney Aerospace President, Jeff Kaney, interviewed on WIFR TV
He wants to make it easier for them to get loans. Obama's plan includes increasing the limit on SBA express loans from 350-thousand to one-million dollars.
The proposal also includes a five thousand dollar tax credit for every new job created.
Jeff Kaney owns Kaney Aerospace in Rockford,and says the five-thousand dollar credit is an attractive offer, But says the credit crunch and confidence is really whats preventing small business hiring.
Kaney hopes the plan is as good as it looks on paper.. but the details will tell.
I'f we could shore up some of our loans with an SBA loan then it would free up some capital for us to expand to invest in equipment and to ultimately hire people so it would be a big help."
Kaney doubled its workforce from 23 to nearly 60 workers last year. Eight and a half million jobs were lost since the start of the recession... And now the government predicts it will take the labor market at least 3 to 4 years to get back on track.
8/27/09
Kaney Aerospace Hosts F-22 Demonstration Team
Kaney Aerospace had the honor of hosting the USAF F-22 Demonstration team while they were in Rockford for Airfest 2009.
The F-22 ground support & pilots pose for a team photo before performing at Rockford Airfest 2009
Airfest 2009 was a huge sucess! Everyone at Kaney Aerospace would like to Thank the Rockford Airport Authority, all the Airfest Volunteers and the USAF Raptor Demonstration team for putting on such a great event.
If you would like to see more Photos from Airfest 2009 please go to KaneyGroup.com and click on the Airfest 2009 banner.
8/20/09
Kaney Group has a new website The Kaney Group™, the parent company
of Kaney Aerospace, is a group of diversified and synergistic companies that
include operations in Aerospace, Agriculture, Aviation, Commercial Real Estate,
High Technology and Manufacturing. Its corporate headquarters are located
in Rockford, Illinois with holdings in eight states in the USA. Visit the
Kaney Group website at KaneyGroup.com
6/18/09
Kaney Aerospace Finalist to Build Seaplane
Kaney Aerospace is featured on WIFR TV news! View the webcast at:
Many kinds of airplanes land at r-f-d.... except maybe.. the seaplane. But that could change... Sort of. A local aerospace company is hoping to land a design contract for a seaplane with international aspirations.
Kaney Aerospace is tops on the list of South Austrailian company.. Tigerfish... To design a model for a new type of seaplane the company is developing. Tigerfish would use Kaney's model for testing and experimental certification. Kaney will retrofit the aircraft to give it the ability to land on water. It would have the ability to hold nearly 30 passengers. CEO Jeff Kaney says this opportunity is possible because of the strength of Rockford's aerospace industry.
" Our program management skills come into play with the cluster here in Rockford Illinois and that's why its so important and that's why I believe were on the winning end of this. its not that just Kaney Aerospace had the ability to do strong program management. and the ability to produce the prototype. there's a huge amount of people behind us willing to step up and do the tasks that need to be done."
If Kaney lands the deal it could take six to eighth months for work to begin.
6-16-09
Rockford's Kaney Aerospace Finalist for Prototype Development
News Release
Rockford's Kaney Aerospace Finalist for Prototype Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2009
Paris, France -
Rockford's Kaney Aerospace is a finalist for the development of a prototype for Tigerfish Aviation's Retractable Amphibious Pontoon Technology (RAPT) program.
Tigerfish Aviation Pty Ltd (Adelaide, South Australia) is developing a new class of seaplane to meet the increasing demand for water based air transport. RAPT is a major improvement over the existing technology of the antiquated fixed float aircraft.
The potential scope of the market encompasses smaller civilian, military and regional aircraft and will enable businesses to capitalize on the growing trend to use waterways for future air transport.
Kaney Aerospace (Rockford, Illinois) is collaborating with Tigerfish and the RAEDC (Rockford Area Economic Development Council) to display the RAPT model and promote the Rockford region's Aerospace capabilities at the Paris Air Show.
The immediate program for Rockford and Kaney Aerospace is to retrofit a RAPT into a RUAG's re-launched Dornier 228 NG. Tigerfish will use the prototype to conduct market demonstrations, complete testing and experimental certification, which will lead to the launching of the production program in 2012.
"The Rockford Area is a perfect fit for Tigerfish because of the breadth and depth of aerospace expertise in the region especially in R&D/engineering, prototype development and MRO activity," says Eric Voyles, VP of National Business Development.
Kaney Aerospace and the Rockford Area Economic Development Council have been actively pursuing aerospace companies like Tigerfish to interact and compliment Rockford's current aerospace companies such as Hamilton-Sundstrand and Woodward.
CFK Valley Stade, advanced composite specialists from Germany and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are expected to have a long-term role in the RAPT program.
ABOUT TIGERFISH:
Tigerfish Aviation Pty Ltd (Tigerfish) is an aerospace research and development firm dedicated to developing core technology for "Retractable Amphibious Pontoon Technology", referred to as RAPT. Tigerfish plans to license the technology to aviation groups to undertake their own development and holistically impress their expertise in associated structural technologies and other transport industries. Tigerfish has recruited a team of highly motivated professionals, comprising in-depth aerospace experience in engineering, research/development, operations and marketing. The management team of Tigerfish comprises over fifty years of experience and provides a solid foundation of international, marketable and technical know-how.
For more information about Tigerfish and their products, please click here.
ABOUT KANEY AEROSPACE: The Kaney Group™ is a group of diversified and synergistic companies that include operations in Aerospace, Agriculture, Aviation, Capital Funding, Commercial Real Estate, High Technology and Manufacturing. Its corporate headquarters are located in Rockford, Illinois with holdings in eight states in the USA.
ABOUT THE RAEDC:
The primary role of the Rockford Area Economic Development Council is to enhance wealth creation in the Rockford Region by marketing the area and helping employers retain and create quality jobs. The RAEDC works closely with many partners to serve as a one-stop resource for clients, to improve the competitiveness of the region and to engage the community in the work of economic development.
ABOUT ROCKFORD'S AEROSPACE CLUSTER:
Roughly 90 companies in the immediate Rockford Area make aerospace-related products and have more than 6,000 employees, many engineers. Rockford has 1.5 times the average number of engineers as the Illinois average. There are over 130 aerospace companies in the greater Rockford Region making it the largest aerospace community in the state of Illinois and one of the largest and most diversified in the central portion of the United States. Corporate citizens include: Hamilton-Sundstrand, Woodward, Ingenium, B/E Aerospace, EmbryRiddleAeronauticalUniversity, Parker Hannifin among others.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Jeff Kaney, CEO
Kaney Group
815.986.4359
Eric Voyles, VP
RAEDC
815.987.8118
Saxon Rudduck, M Director
Tigerfish
+61 8 8363 1811
11/18/2008
Kaney Aerospace Inc. Acquires Ardekin Machine Company
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Kaney Group - Kaney Aerospace Inc. Acquires Ardekin Machine Company
ROCKFORD, IL- November 18, 2008 – Rockford-based Kaney Aerospace Inc. recently acquired Rockford-based Ardekin Machine Company. Now known as Ardekin Precision, LLC, the company is a precision machining and specialized fixture designer and manufacturer having served the aerospace, medical and agricultural industries for the past 21 years. Ardekin Precision is certified under the AS9100/ISO9001 Quality System and is a production certified supplier for numerous major Fortune 50 companies.
Ardekin Precision will continue to offer the specialized close-tolerance machining services, manufacturing process development and design-for-manufacturability expertise core competencies that distinguishes Ardekin’s niche. Building upon a solid machining base, Ardekin has already expanded to provide customers with mechanical and electro-mechanical assembly services, wire harness buildup, final assembly, test and logistical support services. Additionally, Ardekin continues to produce precision machined fixture components for Kaney Aerospace.
The synergies of our companies could not go unrecognized. “Our core competencies are a true compliment to each other. Ardekin comfortably slid into our strategic growth plan for the Kaney Group, specifically, Kaney Aerospace and vice versa.” Kaney Aerospace is well known for its aerospace engineering expertise in aircraft operations, components, sub-systems, thermodynamics, software development and automation technology.
“The Kaney Group acknowledges Blackhawk Bank for extending its support of our strategic vision,” said Jeff Kaney, CEO, The Kaney Group. “This acquisition fosters the continued realignment and growth of the Rockford area in the manufacturing arena. It is comforting to know that we have a financial institution like Blackhawk Bank to partner with, even in this tough economic environment.”
The Kaney Group™ is a group of diversified and synergistic companies that include operations in Aerospace, Agriculture, Aviation, Capital Funding, Commercial Real Estate, High Technology and Manufacturing. Its corporate headquarters are located in Rockford, Illinois with holdings in eight states in the USA.