# GAR Electroforming wins 5-year Bell Helicopter contract for abrasion sheaths

GAR Electroforming, a division of Electroformers Inc., signed a 5-year sole source agreement with Bell Helicopter to provide abrasion sheaths for the Bell 429 helicopter. GAR is upgrading its Danbury, CT facility and remodeling a 16,000 sq/ft building at 10 Eagle Road.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-04-15
- Where: Danbury, Connecticut, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: abrasion sheaths for helicopter rotor blades
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Bell Helicopter](https://endata.com/companies/19865.md) (customer)
- [GAR Electroforming](https://endata.com/companies/31340.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [airframer.com](https://www.airframer.com/news/release/gar-electroforming-receives-a-5-year-contract-from-bell-helicopter), 2018-04-15: "Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. Company announce today a signed 5 year sole source agreement with GAR Electroforming div. of Electroformers Inc. to provide Abrasion sheaths for the Bell 429 helicopter."

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