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Parts manufactured by The Bazz Houston Company, Garden Grove, Calif., are used in numerous aerospace and defense applications: hardware for aviation oxygen masks, aerospace instrumentation panels, ammunition transfer cartridges, and fuel transfer clips, to name a few. The ISO 9001:2000-registered company specializes in manufacturing custom metal stampings, springs, wireforms, assemblies, and tooling, all produced while providing what the firm calls "start-to-finish engineering and sales service." Preferring to get involved with customers as early as possible in the design and manufacturing process, Bazz Houston offers ongoing engineering support via e-mail and personal meetings, whenever required, "at the customer's plant or ours," says the firm's marketing director, Patricia Houston.

Bazz Houston manufactures parts from materials ranging from music wire and galvanized wire to stainless steels, phosphor bronze, and hard-drawn and oil-tempered materials. The company is also experienced in working with exotic materials, such as pre-plated gold, silver, and tin; Inconel, and chrome vanadium.

The company recently announced that it has completed a major expansion and upgrade of its tooling, prototype, and short run capabilities. The expansion reportedly enables the firm to produce standardized tooling to customer specifications within three to five weeks, or even sooner under certain circumstances. Among the new tool room equipment are state-of-the-art EDM machines, surface grinders, and mills. The company's prototype center also has a full line of presses, shears, and power brake. Prototypes and short-run run production orders can be completed within two weeks.

Bazz Houston has been audited by Boeing and certified to its D6-82479 standard, according to Houston.

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