AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
UPDATE
May 2019
McIlvaine Company
DuPont Opens New Aerospace Technology Center
DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers opened a new Aerospace Technology
Center at the DuPont Vespel manufacturing site in Valley View, Ohio.
The site includes both a design showcase and collaboration spaces that
aims to help engine designers to drive toward the goals of improved fuel
efficiency, reduced noise, and reduced emissions.
“Innovation and collaboration are the keys to meeting the rapid pace of change
and growth in the aerospace industry,” said Randy Stone, President, DuPont
Transportation & Advanced Polymers. “We are excited to welcome our customers and
suppliers to this new Technology Center to help them experience firsthand how
new advances in technology can help us all capitalize on new opportunities and
drive industry growth.”
The site will showcase technology advancements that current and future aerospace
designs including products for wear, friction, and sealing applications. “The
goal of the new technology center is to showcase to our customers, suppliers,
and community the unique technology DuPont Vespel brings to aerospace
applications that improve performance of jet engines and nacelles through longer
life, lighter weight, and higher temperature composites and plastics,” said
Marty Prellwitz, DuPont Vespel global marketing manager for Aerospace.
The technology center is supported by our extensive molding, machining, and
inspection capabilities that allow manufacture of precision parts for demanding
applications, Prellwitz explained. “The site also has our application center of
excellence which includes customized tribological testing equipment that
simulates jet engine applications for product characterization and development,”
he added.
The new Center will also offer collaborative workspaces that suppliers and
potential customers can use for demonstrations and technical training. The space
houses displays that showcase product offerings and applications, as well as
models to demonstrate how the parts are used,
Prellwitz said. “These will be used to stimulate idea generation and
brainstorming for extension of products into new applications and discussion of
part and product needs for current and future designs,” he said.
“By working with our suppliers and customers, we can develop new
innovative approaches to solving their wear, friction, and sealing problems.”
The Valley View site was originally opened in 1976 as Tribon Bearing Co.
DuPont purchased the site in 1992 and operates it as one of several
global manufacturing sites within the DuPont, Kalrez, and Vespel businesses.
The site combines advanced testing capabilities, customized labs, and a
manufacturing operation to service commercial and military aircraft engine
makers.
“It produces high temperature composites and plastics primarily for the aerospace industry with applications with nearly all the major engine and aircraft OEMs,” said Prellwitz. “Product and application innovation has continued over the past 50 years resulting in almost every commercial and military aircraft using Vespel products to extend engine component life, reduce friction, and save weight.”
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