Howmet to Supply Rolls-Royce with Engine Castings.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 Industrial Components), 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'''. , agreed on the principles for a long-term contract with Rolls-Royce, plc, London, to supply single-crystal investment castings for the Trent 500 engine program. The agreement covers high-pressure and intermediate-pressure turbine components, both nozzle guide vanes and seal segments. When the five-year contract is signed, Howmet will be supplying 90% of Rolls-Royce's requirements for these investment cast turbine components for the Trent 500 engine. The Trent 500 will be used in the four-engine Airbus A340, 500 and 600 aircraft. Howmet continues to support Rolls-Royce production, engine development and design programs from manufacturing facilities in: Exeter, England; Dives sur Mer and Gennevilliers, France; and four U.S. locations--Wichita Falls, Texas; Winsted, Connecticut Winsted is a census-designated place and an incorporated city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the town of Winchester, Connecticut.The population was 7,321 at the 2000 census. ; Whitehall, Michigan; and La Porte, Indiana La Porte (French for "The Door") is a city in La Porte County, Indiana, of which it is the county seat. Its population was 21,621 at the 2000 census. It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in . Howmet also will provide support from its corporate engineering center in Hampton, Virginia. "The new agreement marks a significant milestone in the development of the Rolls-Royce/Howmet relationship, in that it takes a longer-term view of our joint business opportunities," said James R. Stanley, Howmet's president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Howmet Castings manufactures precision castings, primarily for jet aircraft and industrial gas turbine engines. |
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