Woodward To Supply Ignition System and Integrated Engine Control System for Pratt & Whitney Canada.Business Editors ROCKFORD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2003 Woodward Governor Company The Woodward Governor Company is the world's oldest and largest independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of energy control solutions for aircraft engines, industrial engines and turbines, power generation and mobile industrial equipment. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :WGOV) announced today that it will supply the ignition and integrated engine control systems for the Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) PW615F turbofan engine, which will power Cessna's Citation Mustang business jet. "Woodward's PW615F offering is our most extensive engine systems application to date," said Marty Glass, Woodward vice president and Aircraft Engine Systems general manager. "This is a substantial win for Woodward in implementing our strategy to provide fuel to burn, engine actuation, heat management, and combustion control to today's efficient engine designs. It also exemplifies our ability to optimize our relationships with our customers and key suppliers to develop innovative designs that maximize performance and minimize costs." The PW615F is the first production application of P&WC's PW600 family of engines. P&WC is also considering turboshaft tur·bo·shaft n. A gas turbine engine that powers a rotating cylindrical shaft, as to a pump or a helicopter rotor. and turboprop turboprop: see turbine. turboprop Hybrid engine that provides jet thrust and also drives a propeller. It is similar to the turbojet except that an added turbine, behind the combustion chamber, works through a shaft and speed-reducing gears to turn a variations of the PW600. The ignition system ignition system In a gasoline engine, the means used for producing an electric spark to ignite the fuel-air mixture in the cylinders to produce the motive force. The ignition system consists of a storage battery recharged by a generator, an induction coil, a device to is Woodward's first production aircraft ignition system, which leverages the ignition and advanced combustion technology used by Woodward Industrial Controls. Woodward's engine control system will meter fuel and provide bleed air Bleed air in gas turbine engines is compressed air taken from within the engine, after the compressor stage(s) and before the fuel is injected in the burners. While in theory bleed air could be drawn in any gas turbine engine, its usage is generally restricted to jet engines used actuation and fuel flow division to the manifold as well as providing ignition for combustion. Woodward will design and manufacture the ignition system as well as the fuel pump, metering unit, and bleed valve actuator for the engine control system. Maintaining system level responsibility, Woodward will also specify, integrate, assemble, and rig test additional system components, including the electronic engine control (manufactured by Hispano-Suiza), permanent magnet alternator alternator: see generator. alternator Source of direct electric current in modern vehicles for ignition, lights, fans, and other uses. The electric power is generated by an alternator mechanically coupled to the engine, with a rotor field coil and integrated harness (manufactured by Auxitrol), and sensors (manufactured by SoFrance) for the PW615F engine. About Woodward Woodward is the world's largest independent designer and manufacturer of energy control solutions for aircraft and industrial engines, turbines and power equipment. The company's innovative controls and fuel delivery systems help manufacturers worldwide operate cleaner and more efficient power equipment. Woodward's products and services are used in the aerospace, power generation, oil and gas processing, and transportation markets, which include rail, marine and many light and heavy industrial applications. Woodward is headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, and serves global markets from locations worldwide. Visit our Web site at www.woodward.com. The statements in this release concerning the company's future sales, earnings, business performance, prospects, and the economy in general reflect current expectations and are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from projections or any other forward-looking statement and we have no obligation to update our forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect performance and could cause actual results to differ materially from projections and forward-looking statements are described in Woodward's Annual Report and Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended September 30, 2002, and Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003. |
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