AVCORP AND McDONNELL DOUGLAS GET TOGETHER.VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JULY 4, 1995--AVCORP INDUSTRIES INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. .(ME: AVP AVP arginine vasopressin. ) Avcorp Industries Inc. has announced a significant extension to its contracts with McDonnell Douglas McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It merged with Boeing in 1997 to form The Boeing Company. aircraft manufacture valued at over $1 million dollars. The work will be undertaken at the Corporations Composites Division in Granby, Quebec For the township see Granby, Quebec (township) Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal on Lac Boivin. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. . The contract extensions involve work on composite and transparency products. These are all related to components on MD80/MD90/MD11 series aircraft. Michael Artus, Vice President and General manager of the Composite Division welcomed the announcement recently and said, "This is an important extension for Avcorp as it recognizes our expertise in this field and shows that a Canadian company can compete and win in this competitive international market." Avcorp, which also has operating Divisions in Laval, Quebec and Richmond, British Columbia This page is for the city of Richmond, British Columbia. For the federal electoral district in this locality see Richmond (electoral district); for the provincial electoral district see Richmond (provincial electoral district). , has been a major supplier of aerospace components to the international aviation industry for over twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. . Avcorp is a leading Canadian turnkey aerospace subcontractor with annual sales in excess of $25 million. Its 300 employees have been recognized as quality and productivity leaders in the industry and Avcorp was the winner of the 1994 Canadian Productivity Gold Award. The Composites Division, located in Granby, Quebec, specializes in the manufacture of composite, plastic and transparency components made from acrylic and polycarbonate A category of plastic materials used to make a myriad of products, including CDs and CD-ROMs. , for the aerospace and transportation industries. In transparencies, the Division manufactures a wide variety of parts including cabin windows, landing light lenses, wing tip lenses, and fighter and trainer aircraft canopies. The composite component fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. products include cabins, nose and tail cones, foam tank systems, cockpit glareshields and radomes. The Aerostructures Division manufactures aerospace structural components from metal and composite materials for its major customers, including Canadair, de Havilland, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas. A significant portion of the Division's sales are from components such as the horizontal stabilizers for both the Canadair Challenger and Regional Jet, for which the detailed design was completed by the Engineering Division. The Engineering Division design team provide project and liaison engineering services to both Avcorp Divisions and direct to customers. The Division is actively involved in the search for and evaluation of new product opportunities being pursued to enhance the Company's current and future operations through diversification and value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. production. The Metal Products Division, located in Laval, Quebec, manufactures detailed metal components and welded assemblies for the aerospace industry. It is a supplier on a number of aircraft programs including Bell Helicopter's 206 B-3 Jetranger, de Havilland's Dash 8, The Boeing Company's B-737, and CAE's simulator base frame. CONTACT: Peter D. Jeffrey 604/278-4204 604/278-8346 (fax) |
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