Asco is a premier global supplier specialized in the design and manufacturing of structural parts and (sub)assemblies made of titanium, high strength steel alloys, aluminum, and composite for civil and military aircraft. Our cutting edge solutions support the highest customer requirements for mission critical parts and complex (sub)assemblies for the wing, the engine, the fuselage and the landing gear, such as high lift devices, structure (sub)assemblies, functional components, attachments and profiles. For such products, Asco has a one stop shop capability offering design and development, manufacturing engineering, machining, treatments and special processes, functional testing, and (sub)assembly. Asco is a Belgium-based group, operating on 4 sites in Belgium (headquarters), Germany, the United States of America and Canada. It was founded in 1954 and acquired by Montana Aerospace in 2022.
With experience, a spirit of innovation and the highest standards, Montana Aerospace develops tomorrow’s trend-setting technologies and sets new impulses in the fields of aviation. Together with its Divisions Montana Aerospace provides a highly integrated one-stop-shop concept that cover the entire range of services from the extrusion process to ready-to-in-stall components and set new standards by streamlining the aerospace supply chain. The products and solutions are based on many years of materials expertise, development and design skills and are used wherever the highest quality, resilience and reliability are required.
The founding of Asco. Emile Boas’ close collaborators pictured in the small workshop in Brussels.
Production of military vehicle spare parts. In the following years the Belgian army held tenders for the 5th echelon reconditioning of the mechanical parts of its vehicle park. Asco was chosen to renovate all the mechanicals parts of the military vehicles.
Inauguration of the (first) headquarters in Zaventem.
Entry into aerospace via Belairbus.
Introduction in the US market.
Inauguration of the Engineering department.
Acquisition Asco Germany and Asco Canada.
Founding of Asco USA.
Inauguration of new building in Belgium.
Inauguration of the new treatment facility in Belgium.
Creation of BeLightning: F-35 horizontal tail manufacturing.
Integration of Asco into the Montana Aerospace Group.
