Crest Coating Earns AS9100D Aerospace Quality Certification
The Anaheim firm can now supply high-compliance finishes for flight hardware and defense programs.
Updated on Oct. 15, 2026 in Chemistry
Anaheim-based industrial finisher Crest Coating has earned AS9100D certification for its specialized coating services. This certification authorizes the company to supply components for the aviation, space, and defense sectors.
Why it matters
Aerospace manufacturers and suppliers mandate the AS9100 standard to ensure rigorous product safety, traceability, and risk management in their supply chain. Securing this credential allows Crest Coating to serve as an approved vendor for flight hardware and defense programs.
Crest Coating implemented a comprehensive quality management system over 8 months to meet AS9100D requirements. The certification extends to its specialized finishes including powder, Teflon, Xylan, Halar, and BCS bakeware coatings.
The players
Crest Coating
An Anaheim-based firm operating a 50,000-square-foot facility that provides industrial coating services such as Teflon, Halar, and powder finishes.
Amtivo
An international certification body that audits and verifies organizations against standardized quality management and environmental systems.
The details
The AS9100D standard is a quality management system specifically tailored for the aviation, space, and defense industries. To meet these requirements, the company had to formalize processes for product safety, which involves ensuring that manufactured goods perform as intended without risk to life or property, and traceability, the ability to document the history, application, or location of an item throughout its manufacturing lifecycle.
Timeline
1967: Crest Coating was founded.
October 15, 2026: The company announced it earned AS9100D certification.
The Tech Race
The AS9100 standard functions as a primary gatekeeper for the aerospace and defense manufacturing market. By achieving this certification, Crest Coating moves from a general industrial finisher to an eligible candidate for high-compliance flight hardware and defense project contracts.
Local aerospace and defense contractors in the Anaheim region can now utilize the company for projects requiring strict regulatory compliance. The facility maintains a 50,000-square-foot production space for ongoing application of specialized coatings.
The takeaway
The certification validates that the company meets the stringent safety and traceability standards required for modern flight components. Interested contractors should review the firm's updated capability statement to determine if their specific technical requirements align with the company's current processing capacity.
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More information
To review the facility's credentials, visit the request certificate and capability statement page.
