Stellex Bandy Machining,
Inc. was founded in 1953 by
the former Lockheed engineer
G.W. Bandy. Known initially
as G.W. Bandy, Bandy began
business doing tool and die
work and hinges for
neighboring Lockheed
Aircraft. Bandy was soon
involved with many of the
pioneers of the modern
aerospace community,
including Don Douglas of
Douglas Aircraft, Fred Rohr
of Rohr Aerospace, and Jack
Northrop of Northrop. Many
of the original aircraft
designed by these companies
sported hinges designed by
Bandy.
Early on, G.W. Bandy
developed its own
specialized manufacturing
equipment, enabling a highly
accurate and uniform
manufacturing process. This
Bandy-designed equipment has
proven so successful that it
is still used today.
Bandy was one of the first
aircraft component
manufacturers to convert to
CNC equipment, allowing the
production of very complex
hinge configurations, in
high volume, and from a wide
range of exotic materials
such as titanium and
tungsten. Bandy expanded
from a one building to the
current three building,
55,000 square foot facility
in Burbank, California. G.W.
Bandy retired from the
business in 1976, to be
succeeded first by his son
and then his grandson as
President of the company. In
1990, G.W. Bandy was sold to
Kleinert Industries.
In the 1980's Bandy began
looking beyond hinges into
the world of
precision-machined
components. In 1995, the
company was renamed Bandy
Machining International to
reflect this change. While
almost everyone knew that
Bandy made hinges, only a
few associated the name
Bandy with the access panel,
door assemblies and custom
machined parts that the
company had made for years.
The word "Bandy" was
retained to reflect the
company's reputation for
high quality aircraft and
aerospace products.
Machining was selected to
replace "Hinge" as it more
accurately describes the
actual machining services
offered. International was
added to reflect the over
700 customers that Bandy
serves worldwide.
Bandy continued to grow its
precision machining
capabilities while
maintaining its high volume
throughout the 90s. In 1997,
Bandy Machining
International was purchased
by Stellex Aerospace. The
company has continued adding
to its machining capability
by bringing it new 3-, 4-,
and 5-axis machining
capability.
Now Bandy has changed its
name again to Stellex Bandy
Machining, Inc. This name
change will identify us with
our sister companies Stellex
Paragon Precision, Inc. in
Valencia, California;
Stellex Monitor Aerospace,
Inc. in Amityville, New
York, and Stellex Precision
Machining Inc. in
Wellington, Kansas.
Though the name is not the
same, the pride in our work
and our products is. We look
forward to serving your
aerospace needs.
