Emprexx Recognized by AFA as the 2019 Aerospace Company of the Year
Emprexx Aerospace was honored to be recognized at this year’s Aerospace Future’s Alliance (AFA) Aerospace Summit as the 2019 Aerospace Company of the Year. The award was presented by AFA President and CEO Emily Wittman, for both excellence in engineering and community service. AFA was formed in 2006 to provide a single voice for policy issues affecting the industry and advocates for over 1400 companies through out Washington State. The Summit included speakers from industry leaders such as Boeing, Blue Origin, Space Flight Industries, AeroTEC and numerous representatives from the Washington State Legislature.
Engineering Excellence
In her award presentation, Emily Wittman remarked that “Emprexx provides a high standard of excellence across multiple engineering disciplines”. Emprexx’s team of 40+ aerospace engineers and four in-house DER’s have experience working with over 100 companies across a wide range of platforms of aircraft and space launch vehicles. The team has worked on numerous challenging programs and has used those experiences to continually improve and develop cutting edge tools and methodologies.
Community Service
Emprexx was also recognized for helping collect toys for AFA’s Christmas STEM toy drive last year. The toys were collected at the Emprexx office on Westlake Avenue in Ontario, before being loaded into an old fire truck and donated to community organizations such as Communities in Schools and the Birch Creek Youth Center.