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Pacific Aerospace Wins European Contracts.


Pacific Aerospace & Electronics, Inc., Wenatchee, Washington Wenatchee (IPA: [wɪ ˈnæt tʃi]) is located at the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia rivers near the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountain range in the U.S. State of Washington. , has announced that its European Aerospace Group has been awarded several new contracts, valued at $11.5 million, for the manufacture of cast aluminum and formed titanium titanium (tītā`nēəm, tĭ–) [from Titan], metallic chemical element; symbol Ti; at. no. 22; at. wt. 47.88; m.p. 1,675°C;; b.p. 3,260°C;; sp. gr. 4.54 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, or +4.  components and assemblies.

The contracts include: titanium bulk-head flanges for the Pratt & Whitney PW6000 engine nacelle nacelle (nəsĕl`): see airplane. , which has been selected to power the new Airbus A318; orders from BF Goodrich for nacelle components for the International Aero Engines IAE International Aero Engines AG is a Zürich-registered joint venture manufacturing company formed in 1983. Ownership
Current shareholders are:
  • Pratt & Whitney of the USA (32.5%)
  • Rolls-Royce plc of the UK (32.
 consortium V2500 jet engine; and orders from Serck Aviation for cast aluminum high-temperature heat exchanger heat exchanger

Any of several devices that transfer heat from a hot to a cold fluid. In many engineering applications, one fluid needs to be heated and another cooled, a requirement economically accomplished by a heat exchanger.
 components.

The contracts were placed with Aeromet International, plc, a subsidiary of Pacific Aerospace & Electronics, which has five manufacturing sites located in the U.K. Aeromet specializes in aerospace light-alloy castings and titanium forming. Pacific Aerospace specializes in component designs and assemblies for the aerospace, defense, electronics, medical, energy and transportation industries.
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Publication:Modern Casting
Date:Apr 1, 2000
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