Simon Srybnik, right, shown here with President Raveche, center, and Mr. Srybnik's brother, Louis, was presented the Stevens Honor Award of the 2004 Alumni Banquet in honor of his many Professional achievements in a variety of industries.

We are a stable privately-owned business, located in Long Island city, New York.  We have 250,000 square feet of plant area in Long Island City and Brooklyn, centrally located with access to all major transportation centers.

Our people are the backbone of our business. Our craftsmen  average more than 20 years of aerospace experience.  Their pride, experience and intelligence are paramount to our success.

Kerns provides comprehensive capabilities that include CNC machining, vacuum, hydrogen and aluminum dip brazing, electron beam (60 in. capability and heliarc welding, laser and electrical discharge machining.  Our equipment and technology are continuously updated to guarantee that our customers receive a quality product on schedule and at a competitive price.

We have a comprehensive Program Management and Technical Support team qualified to take a program from drawing board through prototype and development into full production.  Kerns enjoys the challenge and opportunity of the integrated product development environment.

Our Quality System meets or exceeds the most demanding industry standards, ISO9000 and AS9000.  We are also NADCAP certified.

 In addition to our skilled work force, Kerns has a network of qualified suppliers to support our need for raw material and proprietary products.  We have been designated as a Category I Supplier by our customers, giving us the authority to designate and approve our own supplier network.

        -Vacuum Brazing and Heat Treating
        -Aluminum Dip Brazing
        -Hydrogen Brazing
        -Resistance Welding
        -Electron Beam Welding
        -Heli-Arc Welding
        -Laser and Electro-Discharge 
              Machining
        -Hot forming, Hydro-forming and 
            Conventional Forming
        -Tool Design and Manufacture
        -Cast and Forged Shapes and
              Metallic Honeycomb
        -CNC and Conventional Machining
        -Polygon, Surface and Cylindrical 
             Grinding