How Safran keeps its supply chain soaring
Updated December 6, 2025
By the Blue Print Editorial Team
By the Blue Print Editorial Team
In the aerospace industry, markets move just as fast as the planes, which means supply chain demands can easily stack up – sometimes unexpectedly.
Safran Landing Systems is a division of the Safran aerospace group specializing in airplane landing gears and braking systems. Suffice to say, Safran goes through a lot of consumable parts, pieces, and PPE given their sheer amount of manufacturing.
They quickly discovered that inventory management can become a real 747-sized task.
“Our needs are always moving for our market. We have a lot of new improvements, and every year our business changes,” said Arnaud Holz, Operations Manager.
Partnering with Fastenal proved to be a great solution in a fast-paced industry requiring high volumes of daily supplies.
Holz and company rely on a Fastenal Onsite and FASTCrib to deliver what they need when they need it, with no delay. They now host two full-time Onsite employees, a specific crib, and numerous vending machines. This ensures availability of the supplies needed to keep production running.
All of this – according to Holz – is built on a foundational relationship with Fastenal that evolved over time.
Safran Landing Systems is a division of the Safran aerospace group specializing in airplane landing gears and braking systems. Suffice to say, Safran goes through a lot of consumable parts, pieces, and PPE given their sheer amount of manufacturing.
They quickly discovered that inventory management can become a real 747-sized task.
“Our needs are always moving for our market. We have a lot of new improvements, and every year our business changes,” said Arnaud Holz, Operations Manager.
Partnering with Fastenal proved to be a great solution in a fast-paced industry requiring high volumes of daily supplies.
Holz and company rely on a Fastenal Onsite and FASTCrib to deliver what they need when they need it, with no delay. They now host two full-time Onsite employees, a specific crib, and numerous vending machines. This ensures availability of the supplies needed to keep production running.
All of this – according to Holz – is built on a foundational relationship with Fastenal that evolved over time.
"What's very important for our customers is on-time delivery, and from that aspect, Fastenal is playing a role, because if we don't have the supplies at the right time, then we cannot support our main mission, which is to deliver to our customers on time.” -- Phillippe Garnier, CEO Safran Landing Systems
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