Each year, aerospace giant Boeing recognizes suppliers achieving superior performance standards. One of 86 suppliers to receive a Gold Performance Excellence Award for 2008 is AR Tech, a division of A&R Tarpaulins Inc., Fontana, Calif. The 46-employee manufacturing firm supplies engineered fabric products for Boeing’s C-17 and Delta launch vehicle programs, as well as products for flight hardware, ground support, transportation and other businesses and industries.