StandardAero Component Services has
announced a significant investment and expansion at three of the company’s US
sites during 2018 and will increase shop capacity by a total of 260,000 sq.ft.
collectively, with expansion of facilities in Cincinnati & Hillsboro, Ohio, and
Miami, Florida locations.
Overall investment to fund the expansions exceeds $16m in construction and
capital equipment.
“We are making this
commitment to grow our capacity to meet the continued demands of our customers -
on both legacy platforms and next generation engines - as well as to continue to
provide the aerospace industry’s best delivery performance for component repair
and manufacturing services,” said Rick
Stine, President of StandardAero
Components, Helicopters & Accessories.
The Cincinnati location expansion
will include the build-out of an additional 200,000 sq.ft. of work space to
accommodate component repair growth on new platforms, military and commercial
engine component repair, as well as larger components.
Miami will add 30,000 sq.ft. of
working space and capital improvements including the installation of a
state-of-the-art clean line, an additional vacuum furnace as well as water jet
cleaning capabilities. As a result, the facility will be able to repair large
engine cases.
Hillsboro will be completing a
30,000 sq.ft. expansion to support new OEM manufacturing production, bringing
the facility’s total manufacturing footprint to 115,000 sq. ft. of space.
“These expanded capabilities also
include dedicated processes for the repair, overhaul and manufacturing of
various component types to support our customers’ engine needs,” Stine added.
StandardAero Component Services
offers a full range of OEM-aligned repair, overhaul, and new make capabilities
with process excellence, outstanding quality, competitive pricing and value that
have all set the industry standard. Some of our major process capabilities
include cleaning, NDT and inspection; thermal spray, HVOF, D-Gun and Super
D-Gun, and cold spray coatings; plating; laser and conventional welding/brazing
and heat treatment; painting, stripping and surface prep; manual and CNC
machining; and extensive composite capabilities. |