Denison Industries receives "Award of Excellence" from U.S. Navy. (North America).Denison Industries, Denison, Texas Denison is a city in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 22,773 at the 2000 census, but had increased to an estimated population of 23,957 in July 2006. , was named one of the U.S. Navy's Aegis Program's top suppliers when it received the "Award of Excellence." The award is given to less than 2% of the Navy's suppliers. "We helped transition a labor-intensive production process, involving the welding welding, process for joining separate pieces of metal in a continuous metallic bond. Cold-pressure welding is accomplished by the application of high pressure at room temperature; forge welding (forging) is done by means of hammering, with the addition of heat. of 90 parts, to an improved process requiring only three cast assemblies," said Denison Industries' Sales-Marketing Manager Shawn Ingram. The company makes three aluminum castings for the Navy--two of which require intricate designs necessary to house complicated sets of gears. All three castings are part of the mounting gear for the Aegis ships' radar, allowing the radar to tilt and tum as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . The castings are the train base, a circular piece more than 40 in. in diameter, a smaller elevation gear housing called a "suitcase," and a 330-lb elevation drive housing, nicknamed "turtle" because of its shape. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Ingram, the Navy decided to replace weldments with aluminum castings 10 yr ago. Denison won the bid after its designs survived a series of shock and pressure tests to prove they were, as strong as the steel weldments. "We're very proud our product goes to a system that contributes to our nation's defense," said Percy Caceres, president of Denison Industries. The firm was presented with the Theater Surface Combatants A ship constructed and armed for combat use with the capability to conduct operations in multiple maritime roles against air, surface and subsurface threats, and land targets. Award of Excellence, which certifies recognition of its contributions to the success of the MK 82 Director Production Program. Denison Industries specializes in aluminum castings for aviation, heavy manufacturing and commercial markets and the military. The company also recently won a "supplier quality award" from Subaru-Isuzu Automotive. The foundry supplies intake manifolds Noun 1. intake manifold - a manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal-combustion engine fuel system - equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine and water pipes for the four-cylinder engines used in Subaru-Isuzu vehicles. |
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