After impressing some military personnel, Carver Machine Works landed a military contract for aerospace defense.

Lindsey Crisp, president and CEO of Carver Machine Works, said UNC-TV will have a special at 7:30 p.m. Monday that will feature Carver Machine Works and focus on the company’s expansion of aerospace and defense projects.

According to Crisp, CMW began to pursue the aerospace and defense industries in 2007 and soon after obtained its National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program certification in fusion welding.

“Since then, we’ve been fabricating and machining high-value, tight-tolerance components for companies such as Howmet Castings, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Warner Robins Air Force Base and Spirit Aerosystems,” she said.

Crisp added that one of CMW’s larger projects has involved fabrication of the major mechanical components associated with Moored Aerostat Surveillance Systems and specifically a program known as JLENS for Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensors Project.

Crisp served as the treasurer of the North Carolina Aerospace Alliance (NCAA) and was recently contacted by UNC-TV regarding featuring companies, like Carver Machine Works, who service the defense industry in a segment on the “North Carolina Now” broadcast called “North Carolina Rising.”

Crisp added that Beth Wilder, a Washington resident, reached out to Ray Jones, chairman of the Aerospace Alliance who is also with VX Aerospace in Morganton, and asked for referrals of companies that had successfully made this transition.

“Ray referred Beth to me,” Crisp said. “She was surprised to learn that we performed this type of work and called me to see if she could do a piece on our company.”

The segment will air on PBS at 7:30 p.m. Monday. To find out more about Carver Machine Works, visit www.cmwglobal.com.