Daher has inaugurated its newest logistics and
industrial facility, which supplies Airbus Helicopters’ facility in Querétaro,
Mexico, dedicated to metallic aerostructures activities.
Located in a 3,200-sq. meter building, this
facility supplies Airbus Helicopters’ nearby production center of metallic
aerostructures, which notably includes the production of overwing emergency exit
doors and bulk cargo compartment doors for single-aisle jetliners.
Daher’s responsibilities at its new Querétaro
site underscore the company’s expertise across a full spectrum of capabilities,
from product and process engineering, industrial services and machining to
supply chain logistics and transportation.
Material management to the delivery of finished doors
The scope of Daher’s operations at Querétaro
includes forecasting and procurement of parts and chemicals required for the
A320 door production; management of inbound material shipped by Airbus
Helicopters in Germany to Mexico; customs clearance; along with inspection and
warehousing.
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Daher’s newest logistics and industrial
facility supplies the nearby Airbus Helicopters facility in Querétaro, Mexico,
and is dedicated to metallic aerostructures activities. |
After the material is accepted in Daher’s
Querétaro facility, the company performs on-site pre-cutting of aluminum plates
used in the doors, then delivers all door components to Airbus Helicopters for
production. The process is completed by Daher’s reception of the finished doors
from Airbus Helicopters; followed by their packaging and shipment to A320 final
assembly lines.
“Such an end-to-end capability is unique to
Daher, and it builds on the expertise from our business base that is equally
balanced by industrial services and logistics,” said
Nicolas Orance,
Senior Vice President of Daher’s Aerospace and Defense Business Unit. “With the
functions performed at Querétaro, we consider it a ‘logistics factory’ instead
of the traditional logistics platform.”
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The operations at Daher’s Querétaro, Mexico
logistics and industrial facility include on-site pre-cutting of aluminum plates
used in the Airbus A320 jetliner family’s overwing emergency exit doors and bulk
cargo compartment doors. The material, along with all other door components, are
provided to Airbus Helicopters’ nearby plant for assembly. |
Orance added that the Querétaro facility is
aligned with Daher’s strategy of placing resources in close proximity to its
customers, and ensuring flexibility in the range of services offered. Current
employment is 20 persons – with the majority hired locally and trained for
logistics, procurement, engineering methods and metal cutting for the aluminum
plates.
Enhancing Daher’s footprint in Mexico for new business
opportunities
This new operation also reinforces Daher’s
presence in Mexico, positioning it for the anticipated expansion of Airbus
Helicopters’ production at the location, and for future business opportunities
within the Querétaro region - a major aerospace manufacturing cluster - as well
as elsewhere in the country to serve aviation, automotive and other sectors.
Daher already has a factory in Nogales, Mexico, where it produces composite
airframes.
Daher has provided logistics services for
Airbus Helicopters in a growing partnership that began in 2004, and today
encompasses support for the production of rotorcraft at Airbus factories in
France, Spain and Germany. |