JEC COMPOSITES MAGAZINE - Issue #119 - March 2018 - 8

ln brief
Saab acquires GKN Aerospace's Applied Composites business
CFM concludes $9.1 billion U.S. agreements
during French state visit to China

NEWS

McLaren Automotive inaugurates carbon composites technology centre
DSM appoints Wilfrid Gambade as President DSM Dyneema

Agenda

NEWS in brief

www.trelleborg.com

Saab acquires GKN Aerospace's
Applied Composites business
Defence and security company Saab has acquired the
company Applied Composites AB (ACAB), based in
Linköping, Sweden, from GKN Aerospace. The acquisition will guarantee key technologies for the development
of future ground combat weapon systems and advanced
radomes.
ACAB is a high-tech company specialising in composite-based solutions for demanding civil and military applications. The company developed alongside the aviation and defence industry in Linköping, Sweden.
www.saabgroup.com

Contract

Daher wins its first Boeing production contract to
supply thermoplastic composite structural parts for the
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Deliveries and installation of these elementary structural parts
will begin in 2018 under terms of Daher's multi-year contract, replacing existing 787 airplane components currently manufactured
using the more traditional thermoset composite materials that have
been employed by the aviation industry for 30-plus years.

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In supplying the new parts, Daher will apply its demonstrated experience in thermoplastic composites - with a
wide variety of aircraft components produced by the company since 2010. This expertise has enabled Daher to master the production techniques for thermoplastic composites and use its know-how in automation and robotics to
optimize manufacturing processes.
Daher's manufacturing expertise further optimized the
thermoplastic composite parts for Boeing as replacements
for the 787's existing components. Daher's production facility at Nantes, France has received Boeing approval as a
qualified supply source for thermoplastic composite parts.
www.daher.com

CFM concludes $9.1 billion U.S. agreements
during French state visit to China
In conjunction with French President Emmanuel Macron's state
visit to China, CFM International concluded agreements and
Memorandums of Understanding for engine orders and longterm support agreements covering nearly 500 CFM engines. The
agreements include:
- Spring Airline: $2.9 billion covering installed and engines supported by a long-term rate per flight hour agreement.
- Hainan Airlines: $4.2 billion MoU covering new and spare engines and a long-term support agreements.
- Xiamen Airlines: 2.05 billion MoU covering installed and spare
engines, along with a long-term time and materials support agreewww.cfmaeroengines.com
ment.

Investment

Acquisition

Trelleborg finalizes acquisition
of Automated Dynamics
Trelleborg, a specialist in engineered polymer solutions, has through its business area Trelleborg
Sealing Solutions fully acquired U.S.-based privately-owned Automated Dynamics, an advanced composite components manufacturer.
The company is located in Niskayuna, New York. Sales
amounted to approximately of $7.8 million (approx.
SEK 65 M).
www.automateddynamics.com

Plastic Omnium invests €20 million in
its global Research and Development center in Lyon
Plastic Omnium is launching an ambitious program to expand
and digitize ∑-Sigmatech, its global R&D center for exterior
components and modules located in the Lyon region. It will be
investing €20 million to equip ∑-Sigmatech with new mechatronics,
virtual reality and robotized tool resources. The investments will also serve to promote teamwork and exchanges between employees,
who will increase in number from 550 today to 700 in the future. The
global ∑-Sigmatech R&D center for external body parts and modules opened in 2003 in Sainte-Julie (Ain). In addition to design offices, the 16,000 m2 site includes a pilot factory where all of the new
parts developed for automakers are tested before going into production. ∑-Sigmatech has 550 engineers and technicians representing
11 different nationalities.
www.plasticomnium.com

http://www.automateddynamics.com http://www.trelleborg.com http://www.daher.com http://www.saabgroup.com http://www.cfmaeroengines.com http://www.plasticomnium.com

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