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Lone Star Circuits, Inc. Recognized by Raytheon With 4-Star Honors
April 8, 2020 | Lone Star CircuitsEstimated reading time: 1 minute

Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems business instituted the annual Supplier Excellence Awards program to recognize suppliers who have provided outstanding service and partnership in exceeding customer requirements. Award candidates are judged on certain criteria, including overall quality and on-time delivery. Lone Star Circuits, Inc. was one of 86 companies recognized by Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems business for 4-Star honors.
“To receive the coveted 4-Star Honor/Award from Raytheon is especially gratifying given the nature of the complex, high reliability PCB interconnect technology that LSC provides to Raytheon”, said Lance Riley President of Lone Star Circuits.
Mr. Riley continued “the LSC workforce commitment to excellence and unrelenting pursuit of customer satisfaction is the cornerstone to our success! Hence, the aforementioned recognition from Raytheon is a testament/reflection to the organizations investments in people and processes that allow for LSC to be a trusted source of supply in the Space & Defense marketplace.”
About Lone Star Circuits, Inc.
Lone Star Circuits provides SWaP (size, weight, and power) interconnect solutions to the Space & Defense, Mil-Aero markets, and specializes in product development with the ability to scale complex products utilizing APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) and KPC (Key Product Characteristics) growth to maturity tools. LSC has the expertise to provide a wide variety of technologies coupled with an industry leading portfolio of materials that are manufactured in compressed cycle times and mission critical environments. Their qualifications include AS9100 Rev E, ISO 9001:2015, MIL-PRF 31032, MIL-PRF-55110, and ITAR registration. For more information please visit www.lscpcbs.com
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