In 2024, the "Production, Processing and Services of Aerospace Thermal Spray Materials and Coatings" offered by Luoyang Golden Egret (a subsidiary of Xiamen Tungsten Industry) successfully passed the AS9100D/EN9100:2018 Aerospace Quality Management System Certification. In 2025, the company completed the audit by PRI (Performance Review Institute) and was awarded the Nadcap certification, covering the scope of coating and thermal spray coating laboratory evaluation. It has also been officially listed on the Nadcap Qualified Manufacturers List (QML).
NADCAP is the abbreviation of "National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program". This certification is a qualification for special products and processes in the aerospace industry, established by the U.S. aerospace and defense sector. As a top-tier international certification for special processes, it represents the most professional, detailed, and rigorous technical audit in the global aerospace manufacturing industry for special processes, and serves as a comprehensive, in-depth professional assessment of compliance with customer requirements.
Luoyang Golden Egret is a core cemented carbide enterprise of the "Golden Egret" series, fully invested (100%) by Xiamen Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.—a state-owned listed company. Leveraging the National Tungsten Material Engineering Technology Research Center (affiliated with Xiamen Tungsten Industry) and the Henan Provincial Surface Coating Hardening Engineering Technology Research Center, as well as its advanced tungsten material R&D and manufacturing technologies and excellent quality control capabilities, its products (such as tungsten carbide powder, metal alloy powder) are widely used in sectors including aerospace, gas turbines, water turbines, new energy, as well as iron and steel, petrochemicals, papermaking, printing, and general machinery.
The authoritative certifications of AS9100D and NADCAP represent a key milestone for Luoyang Golden Egret's thermal spray materials to enter the international aerospace industry. They signify that the company's coating materials, coating testing technologies, and quality management system have reached a world-leading level, officially placing it among the core supplier echelon in the high-end aerospace sector. Moving forward, Luoyang Golden Egret will continue to deepen its expertise in aerospace thermal spray materials and tungsten carbide powder process technologies, providing stable and reliable thermal spray materials and services for the aerospace industry to support the high-quality development of China's aerospace cause.