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Industry solutions

The aerospace industry meets 360° joining technology

Expertise. Innovation. Agility.

Böllhoff supports the aerospace industry with standard and engineered fastening solutions, automated assembly systems, and lightweight materials – driving performance while reducing emissions and costs.

Böllhoff – Your competence leader for engineered fastening solutions

From structural assemblies to interior fittings, propulsion systems and space applications, Böllhoff brings decades of aerospace expertise and a global manufacturing presence to every project. Our engineering teams work alongside yours to develop reliable, certified fastening solutions – and support you from prototype to series production.

We are right where you need us – by your side.

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Böllhoff for aerospace – always close to you

With manufacturing sites across Europe and Morocco, Böllhoff combines complementary product expertise with a strong local presence. Each site contributes its own specialization, ensuring that the right solution is always produced in the right place — and delivered with the responsiveness our aerospace customers expect.

With manufacturing sites across Europe and Morocco, Böllhoff combines complementary product expertise with a strong local presence. Each site contributes its own specialization, ensuring that the right solution is always produced in the right place — and delivered with the responsiveness our aerospace customers expect.

  • Böllhoff at Bielefeld, Hull, La Ravoire & Casablanca

    Experts in special and build-to-spec parts, our teams in Bielefeld, Hull, La Ravoire and Casablanca design and manufacture fastening solutions tailored to your exact drawings and constraints – from prototype to series production.

  • Böllhoff Snep

    Our dedicated center of excellence for aerospace nuts and washers. Böllhoff Snep delivers precision-machined components in a wide range of materials and coatings, fully compliant with the strictest aerospace standards.

  • Böllhoff Gillis

    Specialist in screws, bolts and surface treatments, Böllhoff Gillis combines deep fastener expertise with fully internalized treatment processes — ensuring traceability, qualification, and performance at every step.

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Your modules – our joining solutions

Engines, equipment, interior, structure, space, MRO – our fastening solutions are used in a wide range of aerospace applications. Designed around each environment, our solutions combine reliability, precision and adaptability. Discover all the possibilities.

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Our product portfolio

We cover a wide range of separate fasteners such as standard bolts, own brands and individual special parts, but also complete assembly systems and individually developed automation solutions.

  • Designed and produced by Böllhoff

    Special / Build-to-spec parts

    • Thread reinforcement and thread repair – HELICOIL®
    • Blind rivet nuts and studs – RIVKLE®
    • Adhesive technology – ONSERT®
    • Thread creation and screw loss protection – HITSERT® Screwlock and AMTEC®
    • Customer-specific thermoplastic parts – TEPRO®
    • Vibration and noise decoupling – SITEC® and SNAPLOC®
    • Tolerance compensation – FLEXITOL®

  • Fasteners and fittings

    Standard parts

    Fasteners

    • Non-threaded fasteners:
      • Washers / bushes / spacers
    • Threaded fasteners:
      • Nuts / self-locking nuts / fittings / screws / bolts

    Fluid Products

    • Fittings:
      • B-nuts / flare fittings / flareless fittings / drums

     

    Qualified standard parts lists:

    • Airbus QPL ( ABS, AS, ASNA, MS, NAS, NFL, NSA, …)
    • Airbus Helicopters (ASNA, DHS, EN, ECS, …)

    Additional standards:

    • EN
    • ISO
    • NFL
    • …

    New standard parts:

    • Development competence for new standard parts including qualification process

  • Fasteners and mechanical parts and surface treatment

    Build-to-print parts

    From a drawing to a serial production

    • Serial production
    • Prototypes
    • Possibility to co-design the part
    • Cost optimisation design consulting
    • Assembly possibilities
    • Surface treatment 
      • Passivation
      • Cadmium plating
      • Silver coating

    Our competencies:

    • Raw material processing: aluminium, steel, stainless steel, titanium, nickel-based, …
    • Turning bars up to Ø 70 mm or in mandrill up to Ø 390 mm
    • Milling parts up to 800 x 600 x 500 mm
    • Part length up to 1,000 mm
    • Forging
    • Established subcontracting management for heat and surface treatment

Assembly Systems

From manual to automated solutions

We also supply the assembly solutions for our fastening elements, e.g. HELICOIL®  or AMTEC® thread inserts, ONSERT® bonding solutions or RIVKLE® blind rivet nuts.
Our range includes modules for integration into automatic processes and complete systems.

Our range includes manual solutions and powertools, as well as modules for integration into automatic processes and complete systems.

Do you have specific requirements? If so, please contact us!

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Boellhoff Helicoil

Surface treatment expertise – in-house

Through our Böllhoff Gillis site, we bring certified surface treatment expertise to aerospace manufacturers — cadmium plating, silver coating, and passivation – for both internal and third-party customers on small and medium-sized parts. Our automated facility combines qualified personnel, bath monitoring, salt chamber testing, and XRF measurement to guarantee precision and full traceability.

  • Passivation

    Our Böllhoff Gillis site holds qualifications from major aerospace industry players, guaranteeing surface integrity and full traceability for every passivated component.

    • EN 2516 (C2)
    • AMS2700 (types 6 & 8)
    • AIRBUS – AIPI 02-05-005
    • AIRBUS HELICOPTERS – EI042 IFMA805
    • LIEBHERR – MFT0128
    • MBDA – MT C5.0002
    • SAFRAN VENTILATION SYSTEM – Pr-1050
    • SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS (Zodiac ZFIS) – ITC019 / S10071 / S10072 / S10073
    • SEP (THALES) – AMS 270016 142 / 16261 167

  • Cadmium

    Trusted by aerospace manufacturers, Böllhoff Gillis delivers reliable cadmium plating with full traceability.

    • EN 2133
    • AMS QQP416
    • AIRBUS – AIPS 02-04-002
    • AIRBUS HELICOPTERS – EI042 IFMA 817
    • ARIANE – LAPPROTA0152_A01_AAA
    • STELIA – SEP015
    • DASSAULT – DGQT 63243
    • KALISTRUT – MQS13103 / AMS QQP 416 / AIR 3376 / EN 2133
    • LIEBHERR – MFT0539
    • MBDA – FT C5.0112 / CCT_00522
    • SAFRAN HELICOPTERS ENGINES & SAFRAN POWER UNITS – CCT_00522
    • SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS (Zodiac ZFIS) – ITC021 / S10061 / EN2133 / AIR3376 / ISO9227 / EN2832 / ASTMF519
    • SEP (THALES) – 16 142 429 9 / Y21-0127 / 16 142 402 / 16 142 429

  • Silver coating

    Approved by leading aerospace industry actors, our Böllhoff Gillis site performs silver coating treatments meeting the most demanding electrical and thermal application requirements.

    • EN 2786 / CCT545
    • PAQ58C531
    • AIRBUS – ADET 0163
    • AIRBUS HELICOPTERS – IFMA233
    • COLLINS – FN 142
    • LIEBHERR – MFT0103
    • MBDA – CCT_00545
    • SAFRAN VENTILATION SYSTEM – Pr-1100
    • SAFRAN POWER UNITS – PAQ58C531 / Pr-1100
    • SAFRAN AEROSYSTEMS (Zodiac ZFIS) & ZODIAC Hydraulics – Pr-1100 / DMP12-050
    • SEP (THALES) – ISO 4521

The Böllhoff competencies

Your partner for successful joining – and what that means for you.

  • Development and design competencies

    Development and design competencies

    •    Dedicated experts for innovation, product, project and design management 
    •    Trend scouting 
    •    Design thinking 
    •    FMEA 
    •    Feasibility studies 
    •    R & D activities (FEM, moldflow analysis) 
    •    Multiple CAD software, e.g. Catia V5, Ansys, Creo Parametric 
    •    Customer-tailored developments 
    •    Application engineering and technical consulting 
    •    Prototyping and additive manufacturing 
    •    Value stream analysis, e.g. cost optimisation 
    •    In-house laboratory accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025 

  • Production

    Production

    • Technical production know-how
    • Thirteen modern production facilities worldwide
    • Major production technologies
      • Injection moulding
      • Cold- and hot-forming
      • Turning and milling processes
      • Thread rolling
      • Wire profiling and winding
      • Surface treatment (passivation, cadmium, silver coating)
      • Mechanical and plant engineering
    • Zero-defect philosophy
    • Qualified production staff and continuous internal training
    • Company training centre

  • Qualification

    Qualification

    • Quality management systems – requirements for
      • EN 9100 Aviation, Space and Defence Organizations and
      •  IATF 16949 Automotive Industries
    • DIN EN 9145 requirements for Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
    • FAIR EN 9102
    • In-house laboratory accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025
    • Environmental management DIN EN ISO 14001
    • Energy management systems DIN EN ISO 50001
    • Occupational health and safety management systems DIN ISO 45001 (replaces OHSAS
    • Product qualification for customers and third parties
    Find out more about our accredited test laboratory

  • Supply

    Supply

    • Supply chain solutions
    • Worldwide network within the group
    • Large warehouses in France, Germany and the United Kingdom
    • Proximity to customers thanks to global presence
    • Supporting sales and after sales services
    • Repair kits
    • Customised packaging

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We form partnerships and networks within the industry

Only when people work together can we achieve great things. This is why we network regionally, nationally and internationally – always with the aim of shaping the future of joining technology.

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Visit us on different international aerospace exhibitions. You cannot join us at our booth? We would be pleased to offer tailored in-house events – on site in your facilities or digital.

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