$30 Million Opportunity as Airbus Selects Smiths for A380.Business Editors GRAND RAPIDS Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 Airbus has selected Smiths Aerospace to supply the Concentrator and Multiplexer See multiplexor and multiplexing. multiplexer - multiplexor for Video on the A380 aircraft generating more than $30 million. The unit will be basic on the 700 aircraft forecasted to be built through 2020 and will be certified with the A380 program in 2005. "We see a growing use of video in aviation for monitoring, surveillance and functions like taxi guidance," commented Dr. John Ferrie, Group Managing Director for Smiths Aerospace. "We are committed to a long and successful relationship with Airbus as a first tier supplier on the A380 and other programs." This is the fifth contract awarded to Smiths Aerospace on the new 555 seat aircraft. Previous awards include systems for landing gear extension and retraction In the law of Defamation, a formal recanting of the libelous or slanderous material. Retraction is not a defense to defamation, but under certain circumstances, it is admissible in Mitigation of Damages. Cross-references Libel and Slander. , operation of wing flaps & slats, landing gear actuation ac·tu·ate tr.v. ac·tu·at·ed, ac·tu·at·ing, ac·tu·ates 1. To put into motion or action; activate: electrical relays that actuate the elevator's movements. 2. , and fabricated fab·ri·cate tr.v. fab·ri·cat·ed, fab·ri·cat·ing, fab·ri·cates 1. To make; create. 2. To construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts: assemblies for the wing structure. Starting in 2006, these contracts are expected to generate more than $1 billion for Smiths over the lifetime of the aircraft. About the Concentrator and Multiplexer for Video: The unit provides switching and video manipulation to permit display of various video functions on the primary cockpit displays. Inputs include taxi aid video, cockpit door surveillance, smoke detection video (cargo and avionics avionics (ā'vēŏn`ĭks), electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. bay), cabin video and airport navigation chart graphics. Smiths Aerospace is currently supplying a similar system for the C-130 AMP and is evaluating additional opportunities. The unit will be designed and manufactured between the Smiths facilities in Michigan and Florida. About Smiths: Smiths Aerospace is the leading transatlantic aerospace equipment company, with half its 12,000 staff and $2 billion revenues in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Smiths Aerospace, a part of Smiths Group plc, holds key positions in the supply chains of all major military and civil aircraft and engine manufacturers and is a world-leader in electronic systems, actuation systems, precision components and detection systems. |
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