Safran will invest €125 million in a new compressor components plant in Welkenraedt, Belgium, in an 18,000 m² former Copeland building, with operations scheduled to start in 2028 through subsidiary Safran Booster Components.
Safran Aero Boosters announced a new subsidiary, Safran Booster Components, building an aircraft engine compressor components plant in Welkenraedt, Wallonia, backed by Walloon and Belgian federal investors, operational in 2028.
Eaton will invest $46 million in a new facility at 7230 Cross County Road in North Charleston, South Carolina, to make hydraulic pumps and motors for aerospace platforms. The plant will create 50 jobs and is expected to begin operations in 2028.
Senior plc's French unit Senior Aerospace Ermeto opened a 1600m² production facility in Fossé, France, increasing Ermeto's manufacturing capacity by 25%. The plant makes industrial valves and high-pressure hydraulic fittings for aerospace and industrial customers.
Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse laid the foundation stone on March 19, 2024 for a new low-energy production building at its Campsas site in the Tarn-et-Garonne region. The EUR 40 million investment will produce heat transfer equipment, with handover scheduled for summer 2025 and eventually 400 employees.
Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse is constructing a 12,000 m2 building at its Campsas site in France, with an investment of almost EUR 30 million. Construction starts September 2023 with commissioning scheduled for 2025, and the site will eventually employ 400 people.
Safran will set up a new production plant in the Walloon region of Belgium for titanium compressor blades and vanes for LEAP engines. The 10,000-square-metre facility will feature automation and advanced digital technologies.
Safran Aero Boosters announced a new titanium compressor blades and vanes plant in Marchin, Liège province, Wallonia, as a €50 million investment in partnership with Belgian and Walloon public investment bodies. The plant is due to be operational in 2025 and employ around 100 people.
Meggitt plans a €35 million, 14,500 square meter factory at the Baratonnière site in Avrillé near Angers to replace its current plant, with the move expected at the beginning of 2025.
Anduril Industries will invest $60 million in a new manufacturing and research facility at 1435 Hills Place Northwest in Atlanta, Georgia, creating more than 180 jobs in Fulton County over three years. The site will house Area-I, its unmanned aircraft systems subsidiary.
Marotta Controls opened a 50,000 sq ft Parsippany, New Jersey office and development lab, moving executive and business functions there while keeping production in Montville.
Azad Engineering has begun setting up its third manufacturing facility in Medchal Malkajgiri district near Hyderabad, investing over Rs 500 crore over three years to make critical components for aviation and power generation. The foundation stone was laid on November 22, 2021, and about 1,000 jobs are expected.
Hanwha Cimarron will invest $130 million in a new factory in Opelika, Alabama, making carbon fiber-wrapped hydrogen storage tanks and pressure vessels. The project will create 261 jobs.
Gen3 Defense and Aerospace is moving into a larger facility in Kent County, Michigan, with a $8.7 million capital investment expected to create up to 269 high-wage jobs. Michigan was chosen over a site in Florida.
TAT Technologies plans to move its heat exchanger thermal components manufacturing from Israel to Tulsa, Oklahoma, and expand Limco Airepair there. It also plans a new global R&D center on its Tulsa campus.
Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies, plans to invest approximately $650 million through 2027 in a new manufacturing facility in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The operation is intended to create 800 new positions.
Westfield Fluid Controls, an affiliate of Westfield Hydraulics, will invest $5.1 million to relocate a manufacturing operation from San Fernando, California to a 30,000-square-foot facility in Lafayette, Louisiana, creating 67 direct jobs.
Safran and the Telangana government announced a new plant in Hyderabad's GMR Special Economic Zone to make parts for the CFM International LEAP turbofan engine. The €36 million plant is set to employ 300 workers.
US-based Universal Alloy Corporation began construction in March 2019 of a $170 million aircraft components factory at Danang's Hi-tech Park, in two stages with the first due in December 2020. The company plans to recruit 1,200 skilled workers.
Dynovis Inc. will invest $592,000 to renovate a 75,000-square-foot vacant facility in Rockbridge County, Virginia, establishing a new manufacturing operation and creating 44 jobs.
Hubner Manufacturing Corporation will invest $9.6 million to establish a new manufacturing facility in Dunlap, Tennessee, creating 66 jobs over five years.
Safran Aircraft Engines will build a new plant in Hyderabad's GMR Special Economic Zone to make parts for the CFM LEAP turbofan engine, with a €36 million investment supported by the Telangana State. Construction starts June 2019, with first parts planned for early 2020 and a workforce of 300.
Tempe-based Walbar Engine Components completed a new manufacturing facility in Guaymas, Sonora, with a 35,000 sq ft building for non-aerospace work and a 70,000 sq ft building for aerospace work. The expansion represents an investment of roughly $10 million.
Eaton broke ground at the KIADB Aerospace SEZ near Devanahalli, Bangalore, to build its first Indian aerospace manufacturing facility on 2.75 acres, investing Rs 60 crore in the first phase. The site is expected to be operational in the second half of 2019 and employ 110 people.
Eaton Aerospace plans to set up a manufacturing plant in Bengaluru, India, according to a Deccan Herald report published on 12 November 2018.
European Springs & Pressings, a Lesjöfors company, bought a new site of about 2,000 square metres in Penryn, Cornwall, to serve its industrial spring business. It is planned to be fully operational from Q4 2018 with over 20 staff.
ITP Aero is building a new plant in Derio, Biscay, near its Zamudio headquarters, for Externals components, including aeronautic tubes. The plant is planned to open by late spring 2019 and will host 160 employees, including 60 new hires.
Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin inaugurated a new Safran Aircraft Engines plant in Poland on July 4, 2018, to support LEAP engine production. Subsidiary Safran Transmission Systems Poland will assemble about 2,000 power transmissions in 2019.
Wipro Infrastructure Engineering has set up a new aerospace and defence facility in the Aerospace SEZ in Bangalore to manufacture precision hydraulic components such as actuators and valve blocks.
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has bought a 90,000 m² plot between the Lille Nord local railway and the Helsingør motorway at Espergærde and plans a new 17,000 m² factory there. The company expects the plant to be finished in 2020.
Trelleborg is relocating its sealing solutions manufacturing facility to a new plant close to its current site in Helsingør, Denmark, with lean, highly automated lines. It will invest about SEK 120 million over 2017-2020, with production expected to start in early 2020.
Germany's Winkelmann Group plans to invest $12 million to establish Winkelmann Flowform Technology, a metal forming operation in Auburn, Alabama, creating 50 jobs over five years.
Williams International plans to move its headquarters to Pontiac, Michigan, and acquire four parcels including the vacant Motown Motion Picture Studio, with a $344.5 million investment by 2022 to build a jet manufacturing facility.
Continental Motors Group, an AVIC subsidiary, will build a new facility of nearly 225,000 square feet in Mobile, Alabama, for engine and parts manufacturing and a corporate office, replacing its 11 existing buildings. It is the first step of a three-year global investment plan.
Aero Gearbox International, a joint venture of Rolls-Royce and Safran, opened a 13,500 m2 accessory drive train plant in Ropczyce, Poland. It already employs over 50 people and is expected to grow to up to 200.