Duke Aerospace: An Emerging Leader in the Aerospace Industry

Women In Aerospace Awards (201010260004HQ)


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NASA Headquarters Outreach Program Manager Beth Beck speaks after being given the Women in Aerospace’s Aerospace Awareness Award at the organization’s annual awards ceremony and banquet held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Arlington, VA on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Four current NASA leaders and one retiree were recognized for their work by Women in Aerospace. The event celebrates women’s professional excellence in aerospace and honors women who have made outstanding contributions to the aerospace community. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Duke Aerospace is focused on the production of highly-complex aerospace components and assemblies processed from titanium, nickel based alloys, heat-treatable steels, and aluminum. Our processes include high-speed machining, stretch forming, hydro-forming, and labor intensive wire-harnesses.

Manufacturing in America

Since 2001, Duke and its group of companies have focused on acquiring and growing manufacturing entities that supply the world with complex, precision engineered components for a vast array of industries. Today, Duke Aerospace is focused on the Aerospace & Defense, and Energy-related industries. Through the acquisition and operation of key Aerospace manufacturers, our mission is to support the resurgence of manufacturing jobs that once defined America’s dominance. We believe that Aerospace manufacturing is the one, last great foothold of American manufacturing , and at Duke Aerospace we are dedicated to building on that tradition.

Duke Industries (Asia & Europe Operations)

In the markets abroad, Duke Industries has focused on components and assemblies in the Automotive, Electrical and Energy industries. Throughout Asia and Europe Duke Industries controls or operates numerous factories that produce intricate, machined components. This includes companies: Duke Corporation Limited, a manufacturer of precision assemblies and machined components which today employs more than 800 people; Transport Solutions India which produces car carriers, flatbed trailers, specialized tankers and emergency response vehicles.

In the past we controlled Autoline Industries Ltd. participating in the company’s rapid growth from being a small sheet metal stamping facility, to today a leading supplier to automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers such as General Motors, TATA, and Ford.

Stanton Dodson

Chairman and Managing Partner of Duke Equity. Prior to founding Duke Equity in 2001, Stanton  Dodson served as Chairman (Executive) and was co-founder of US Dataworks, a NYSE EURONEXT-listed Financial Services company which enjoys exclusive joint ventures with the US Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank, and several leading banks including Citibank, Chase and American Express to process more than 2 Billion financial transactions annually. Stanton also founded and served as Managing Partner of TransGlobal Capital, an NASD regulated financial services firm that provided venture capital for start-up and growth stage companies in the US. Stanton was educated at the University of South Carolina and the London School of Economics. He currently serves as Chairman of Duke Aviation Engineering, and on the Board of Directors of Autoline Industries Limited, Family Care India, TacForce Security Solutions, Transport Solutions India and on the Advisory Board of the New Zealand Innovation Fund. For more information about  Stanton Dodson , please visit his LinkedIn profile.

This article is brought to you by Duke Equity Partners, a company founded by US entrepreneur Stanton Dodson .