Premium AEROTEC
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| Type | GmbH |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Revenue | €1.5 billion in 2012[1] |
| Owner(s) | EADS |
| Employees | Over 6000[2] |
Premium AEROTEC factory in Nordenham
Aerial view of Premium Aerotec in Nordenham (May 2012)
Premium AEROTEC is an aerospace manufacturing business, headquartered in Augsburg in Germany. It is a subsidiary of EADS.
History
Premium AEROTEC started as a division of EADS;[3] it was spun off as a wholly owned subsidiary in September 2008.[4]
Aerotec has factories in:
- Augsburg, Germany, originally founded in 1916 by Bayerische Rumpler Werke[5]
- Bremen, Germany, originally founded in 1905 by Deutsche Schiffs- und Maschinenbau AG
- Laupheim, Germany
- Nordenham, Germany
- Varel, Germany, founded in 1936 as Motorenwerk Varel; this site includes a close partnership with ThyssenKrupp who provide metal machining and logistics facilities[6]
- Ghimbav, Romania[7]
The Varel, Nordenham, and Laupheim sites were former Airbus factories; the Augsburg site belonged to EADS Military Air Systems.
Products
Premium AEROTEC is a tier-one supplier to Airbus; it produces metal components for all Airbus airliners[2] and also award-winning titanium parts for the Airbus A400M[8]
Large composite parts are also made:[3]
- Fuselage sections for the Eurofighter Typhoon are made at Varel, and then assembled in Augsburg.[9]
- Fuselage sections for the Airbus A400M;[10]
- Several composite sections of the Airbus A350 are being produced, including the aft pressure bulkhead[11] and a 93 square metre panel for the fuselage[12]
- On behalf of Vought and Latécoère, parts are being made for the Boeing 737 and Dassault Falcon.[13]
Other customers are being actively sought;[13] Premium Aerotec is positioning itself as a Tier One supplier.[14]
External links
References
- ↑ "Premium AEROTEC extends restructuring of the company". Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Premium AEROTEC commences aircraft component production in Romania". EADS. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Premium AEROTEC picks FiberSIM for aerospace design work". Composites World. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "Article: EADS and Airbus spin off three factories". AccessMyLibrary. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "Premium AEROTEC GmbH - Aerostructures for the Future". SAE. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "ThyssenKrupp: 10-year contract with EADS subsidiary Premium AEROTEC". ASDNews. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "EADS to expand to Romania". Airline Post. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "Unique titanium component for A400M received an award". Airframer. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "Premium AEROTEC makes first 3/2b Eurofighter fuselage section in Varel". EADS. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "Fuselage". Premium AEROTEC. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "ILA: Aerotec on course to meet A350 XWB targets". Flight Global. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "Biggest A350 XWB carbon fuselage panel manufactured". Airframer. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "PARIS AIR SHOW: Composite spin-off targets new customers". Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ Flottau, Jens (2009). "New EADS subsidiary Premium Aerotec works to become independent Tier 1 aerospace supplier". AVIATION WEEK AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY.
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