Milan and its Lombardy region form the Leonardo hub (Cascina Costa — AW139, AW169, AW189, AW101 helicopters), Piaggio Aerospace (Genoa nearby), along with precision mechanical industry. Kronos Engineering covers this area from Bordeaux for processes applied to rotary wing parts, engine components and precision mechanics, to each prime contractor's requirements.
Special processes in Milan — On-site operations — 24/7 AOG
Milan
Special processes in Milan
Kronos Engineering operates in Milan (Italy) across the full range of surface treatment processes and structural engineering support. Shot peening, cold working, flapper peening, HFMI, needle peening. Fast dispatch from Bordeaux. On request: 24/7 AOG response.
Local OEMs & industrial sites
Leonardo Helicopters Cascina Costa · AgustaWestland · Piaggio Aerospace
Local sectors covered
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Milan — local industrial landscape
Milan — local industrial landscape
Processes typically deployed in Milan: shot peening · cold working · flapper peening · roto-peening · HFMI · precision boring · surface replica · ultrasonic peening.
Industrial sites and typical needs in Milan
Industrial sites and typical needs in Milan
Cascina Costa rotorcraft cluster
Shot peening on rotor heads and hubs, cold working of structural bores, flapper peening on installed parts.
Processes by sector — dedicated pages
Processes by sector — dedicated pages
On-site training in Milan
On-site training in Milan
Our trainers travel to Milan to train your teams on your own site: initial and refresh NADCAP training, shot peening operator training (SAE J443 Almen intensity, SAE J2277 coverage), flapper peening, cold working and audit preparation.
Sessions run on your parts and with your production equipment — your operators are trained in real working conditions, not in a classroom. The programme is aligned with your customer's standard, in English or French.
Logistics & responsiveness from Bordeaux
Logistics & responsiveness from Bordeaux
From Bordeaux, our teams reach Milan within the day or D+1 depending on mode (direct flight or connection + tooling freight). European AOG intervention within 12 to 18h. Hotline +33 7 69 51 61 26. Technical documentation in local language and EN available per customer preference.
FAQ — Milan
FAQ — Milan
Do you work on helicopter sites in the Cascina Costa area?+
Our rotary wing processes (hub shot peening, cold working, flapper peening) apply to parts produced in this area, in line with the prime contractor's requirements and procedures and after program-specific qualification.
Dispatch to
Milan
Milan