WICHITA,
Kan., June 19, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- Spirit AeroSystems [NYSE: SPR] announced the
creation of a new center of excellence focusing on the fabrication
of complex commercial and military aircraft parts. The new center,
located on the company's headquarters campus in Wichita, Kan., will include new five-axis
machines to manufacture complex aluminum and titanium
parts.
Spirit, already one of the world's largest fabricators of
aerospace parts, has invested more than $30
million in the new five-axis center of excellence in
Wichita, which now includes 120
different machine tools.
"We continue to invest in fabrication capabilities, and
these expansions will help us better compete globally and remain
leaders in the industry," said Spirit Senior Vice President of
Operations Ron Rabe. "The new center
of excellence offers significant capabilities to meet our current
and future customer needs with better quality and improved turn
time."
The new five-axis center of excellence will utilize the
latest high-speed technology to specialize in large, complex parts
for fuselage, pylon and wing structures. The center will be fully
operational later this year.
"We also have capacity and capability to support chemical
processing and finishing of machined parts," said Alan Young, Spirit's vice president of
Fabrication. "We have developed significant capability over many
decades, and now we can provide that expertise to customers around
the world."
Chemical processing of component parts completes the
manufacturing process and ensures proper coating on part surfaces
to protect against corrosion. Chemical processing at Spirit
includes cleaning, penetrant inspection, anodizing, priming and
top-coat painting, with various colors available to support
customer requirements. With one of the world's largest automated
chemical processing lines, Spirit has already processed parts for
other customers this year in Wichita.
Spirit's fabrication capability spans more than 2.6
million square feet and produces more than 38,000 parts
daily.
The new capabilities and emphasis on the fabrication
business is one of Spirit's growth strategies as the company
focuses on new business.
On the web: www.spiritaero.com
On Twitter: @SpiritAero
About Spirit
AeroSystems
Spirit AeroSystems designs
and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense
customers. With headquarters
in Wichita,
Kansas, Spirit operates sites in the U.S.,
U.K., France and Malaysia. The
company's core products include fuselages, pylons, nacelles and
wing components for the world's premier aircraft. Spirit
AeroSystems focuses on affordable, innovative composite
and aluminum manufacturing solutions to support customers around
the globe. More information is available
at www.spiritaero.com.
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