Global Material Solutions Debuts New Parts at Farnborough Airshow
LONDON, FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW, July 17 // -- Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company, will for the first time, display newly manufactured Global Material Solutions (GMS) CFM56-3 engine castings at the Farnborough International Airshow. The GMS castings, on display at the United Technologies stand (Hall 4, F13), include the 1st to 4th stage LPT blades, LPT 1st Vane Cluster, HPT 1st blade, HPT 1st vane assembly and HPT shroud.
"The full set of OEM-quality gas-path castings on display at Farnborough illustrates the progress we are making toward certification and delivery of CFM56-3 engine parts," said Matthew Bromberg, vice president and general manager for Global Material Solutions. "The Pratt & Whitney Global Material Solutions development program is on schedule; we will begin to deliver gas-path parts to CFM56-3 engine operators early next year and life-limited parts in early 2008."
Global Material Solutions, an industry-revolutionizing initiative delivering OEM-quality life-limited and gas-path parts for the CFM56-3 engine at a competitive price, was announced earlier this year. The new business' first customer is United Airlines.
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines. United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., USA, is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and building industries.
Source: Pratt & Whitney
CONTACT: Jennifer M. Arsenault of Pratt & Whitney, +1-860-565-9600, jennifer.arsenault@pw.utc.com
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