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- Husband and wife team, George and Barbara Sparr, founds Aerospace Composite Products in Farmington, CT
- Sells first product
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- Exhibits at first trade show
- Moves from Connecticut to California
- Moves into first manufacturing and distribution facility located in San Leandro, CA
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- Moves into first manufacturing and distribution facility located in San Leandro, CA
- Launches first website
- Supplies carbon fiber tubes for softball bat reinforcement
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- Becomes incorporated
- Starts supplying radiolucent laminates to an industry leader in X-Ray Detectors
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- Relocates from San Leandro to Livermore, doubling facility size
- Purchases first Autoclave
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- Purchases first CNC Machine
- Interviewed by the MythBusters team for a composite based episode
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- Son, Justin Sparr, joins the team
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- Daughter, Jessica Sparr, joins the team
- Rebrands as ACP Composites, Inc.
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- Moves into 33,000 square foot facility within Livermore to accommodate expanding growth
- Awarded long-term contract to supply composite materials NASA’s Langley Research Center
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- Achieves ISO 9001:2008 certification
- Becomes largest nationwide producer of Pickleball Paddle blanks
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- Adds several Large Walk-in Oven to facility
- Expands machining capabilities with a 5 Axis CNC Machining Center
- Introduces ROMER Absolute Arm™ into Quality Center
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- Starts manufacturing composite structures for a Silicon Valley-based telecommunication company
- Starts manufacturing rocket body fairings and assemblies
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- Installs largest of 3 Autoclaves - 25ft ASC Autoclave
- Opens second location dedicated to retail distribution
- Installs new Joss Press, doubling flat panel output
- Moves retail facility to location three x size
- Launches new website
- Acquires new Joss Press and large capacity autoclave