英國特里戴（TeleDye）CML復合材料公司（總部位于Bromborough）宣布了與空中客車公司（總部位于法國圖盧茲）簽訂合同，將在整個項目周期為A350新型商用客機生產復合材料機翼零部件和組件。該一攬子計劃包括A350-900和A350-1000飛機機翼的一系列復合材料零部件，這些飛機機翼在空中客車的布勞頓英國工廠裝配生產。
A350系列飛機的機身和機翼結構主要由碳纖維增強塑料（CFRP）制成。使用先進的復合材料降低了該飛機的整體重量，為航空公司提供了更低的燃料消耗、更易于維護和增強了耐腐蝕性。
隨著這些飛機訂單的積壓，空客正在努力增加產量，并尋求他們的供應鏈來支持需求的增長。
Teledyne CML Composites (Bromborough, UK) has announced the award of a contract with Airbus (Toulouse, France) for the “Life Of Program” supply of composite wing components and assemblies on the new A350 commercial airliner. The package includes a range of composite parts for the A350-900 and the A350-1000 aircraft wings that are manufactured at Airbus’s Broughton, UK facility.
The fuselage and wing structures on the A350 series are made primarily of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP). The use of advanced composite materials reduces the overall weight of the aircraft offering operators lower fuel burn, easier maintenance and increased resistance to corrosion.
With a mounting order backlog, Airbus is working to increase production and looking to their supply chain to support the increased demand.
Teledyne CML Composites general manager, John Toner says, “Our business is geared to meet the high volume requirements of a number of customers worldwide for whom we maintain a 100% on-time delivery record. Prior to the award of this work, we started engineering large numbers of components and assemblies and purchasing the necessary capital equipment months in advance to ensure a seamless in-load. We invested heavily in a new autoclave to allow us the capacity to meet the current build rates and planned ramp up”.
once Airbus begins their production of these additional aircraft, Teledyne CML Composites will supply components for the life of the contract.