Jennifer Smith

Check out the great article in The Derby Informer, the local news source! Business booming for Fairmount Technologies | Business | derbyinformer.com A big thank you to Kelly Breckunitch, Managing Editor of The Derby Informer, for stopping by FT and speaking with us to learn about Fairmount Tech, our XTRU Suite of machines, and our recent APFIT award!

DERBY, Kansas - Fairmount Technologies (FT) is ecstatic to announce that we have been selected for award as part of the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering’s (OUSW(R&E)) Accelerate the Procurement & Fielding of Innovative Technologies ( APFIT ) Program. As the first APFIT award to a Kansas company  it will fund the acquisition and fielding of a total of 18 XTRU machines  at select core MRO depots and Aircraft Battle Damage Repair (ABDR) units. Fairmount...

Derby, KS - Our team had a fantastic time at WITS 2025! FT's XTRU Suite was shown at the Wichita Industrial Trade Show at Century II Expo Hall on October 21-23, 2025. XtruForm (XF-3), XtruMach (XM-3), and XtruJog (XJ-3) were on display and demonstrated to attendees and exhibitors during the three-day event. Thank you to all who stopped by our booth to chat with us about XTRU Suite and watch live demos of our machines. A special thanks to the WITS staff and all who contributed to a successful...