Howmet named supplier for Rolls-Royce Trent 900 component. (Industry News).Howmet Castings Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Howmet, a division of Alcoa is a world leader in the investment casting of superalloys, aluminum and titanium primarily for jet aircraft and industrial gas turbine (IGT) engine components. (Alcoa, Inc.), Darien, Connecticut Darien is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. Two Metro North railroad stations serve Darien: Noroton Heights and Darien'''. , was selected by Rolls-Royce to supply an investment cast engine structural component for the Trent 900 engine program. The Trent 900 is the propulsion system Noun 1. propulsion system - a system that provides a propelling or driving force system - instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a of the Airbus A380 commercial aircraft. The component will be cast in IN718 alloy at the Howmet plant in Hampton, Virginia Hampton is an independent city in Virginia, and therefore not part of any Virginia county. One of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads, it is on the southeast end of the Virginia Peninsula, bordering on Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay. As of the 2000 U.S. . Frank Reuwer, regional business manager, said, "Howmet has recently expanded its large structural capabilities in Hampton. Our drive for continuous improvement and streamlined process approach allows us to deliver the highest quality and value within the customer's cost objectives." The agreement will cover the production of a high-pressure/intermediate-pressure bearing support structure component for approximately 250 engine sets. Delivery of development castings is scheduled for 2002 with production engine casting delivery in 2004. Alcoa is a leading producer of primary aluminum, 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: aluminum and alumina, and is active in all major parts of the industry. Howmet Castings is a manufacturer of precision castings, primarily for jet aircraft and industrial gas turbine engines. |
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