PerkinElmer Fluid Sciences Selected as Supplier for Airbus A380.Business Editors COIGNIERES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2002 PerkinElmer Fluid Sciences has been selected by Airbus to develop and supply the advanced high-pressure hydraulic accumulators Hydraulic accumulator A pressure vessel which oper-ates as a fluid source device or shock absorber. It is used to store fluid under pressure or to absorb excessive pressure increases. for the A380 aircraft. PerkinElmer's high-pressure hydraulic accumulators use welded metal bellows Bellows technology of the twentieth and twenty-first century is centered on metal bellows. These high-technology products bear little resemblance to the original leather bellows used traditionally in fireplaces and forges. technology to eliminate elastomeric separators that limit life on other types of accumulators. The program will be handled at PerkinElmer Fluid Sciences facility in Coignieres, France. Customer Service for the equipment will be provided through PerkinElmer's worldwide support network. PerkinElmer Fluid Sciences is headquartered in Beltsville, Maryland Beltsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in extreme northern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,691 at the 2000 census. Beltsville is 17.45 miles (0 km) away from Washington, DC. , and joins other leading companies in the US and worldwide as a source of supply for the A380 advanced superjumbo. Ninety-seven A380 aircraft have been ordered and committed by nine major customers. The first version, the 555 seat passenger aircraft, is scheduled to enter airline service in 2006. About Fluid Sciences PerkinElmer Fluid Sciences, a business unit of PerkinElmer Inc., is a leader in the design and production of precision valves, seals, bellows, pneumatic pneumatic /pneu·mat·ic/ (noo-mat´ik) 1. pertaining to air. 2. respiratory. pneu·mat·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to air or other gases. 2. ducting duct·ing n. 1. A duct or system of ducts. 2. Material for making ducts. and components and other subassemblies. Fluid Sciences has been providing engineered components and systems to the Aerospace market since 1939 and to the Semiconductor market 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. . Fluid Sciences' products can be found on every major aircraft in production, on power generation systems and on semiconductor equipment manufactured by the word's leading wafer-process equipment companies. |
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