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Oct 29, 2020CONTRACTBriggs, Texas; Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States

Firefly Aerospace to buy AFP systems from Ingersoll Machine Tools

Firefly Aerospace announced a commitment to purchase Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) Mongoose Hybrid systems from Ingersoll Machine Tools to automate composite rocket production. The first system will be installed in May 2021 at Firefly's Briggs, Texas facility, and a second at its Florida factory starting in 2022.

Status

Announced

Capacity

24 Alpha rockets per year (Florida line)

Productsautomated fiber placement systemscomposite rocket airframes

CompaniesFirefly Aerospace customer Ingersoll Machine Tools supplier

Sectors#Industrial Machinery #Automation and Robotics

“Firefly will install the first of two planned AFP systems in May 2021 at its manufacturing and test facility in Briggs, Texas”prnewswire.com

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prnewswire.comFirefly Aerospace to Automate Composite Rocket Production with Ingersoll Machine ToolsFirefly Aerospace, Inc.Oct 29, 2020

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