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| Pratt & Whitney acquires Techspace Aero military aftermarket services |
|  |  | | On July 14th in the Farnborough Airshow, Techspace Aero signed with Pratt & Whitney an agreement regarding the acquisition by Pratt & Whitney of 100% ownership of Techspace Aero's military aftermarket division which employs over 100 people. The new company wears the name of "Pratt & Whitney Belgium Engine Center". |
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| | | | Techspace Aero is present at the Farnborough International Air Show (United Kingdom), which took place from 14th to 20th July, 2008. |
| Techspace Aero’s stand is located within the “Belgian Aerospace”, area coordinated by the Walloon Export Agency and which will host Belgian aeronautical companies. |
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| Techspace Aero receives the prize for the most attractive employer in the French-speaking part of Belgium |
| | | | For the 8th year running, the Randstad Company conducted a widespread survey into the attractiveness of Belgian employers. After having questioned 10,000 persons chosen at random, it awarded a prize (one employer in the French-speaking and one in the Dutch-speaking region) to the company judged to be the most attractive. |
| Techspace Aero was the company to be awarded the prize for the French-speaking region in 2008. |
| The Randstad award rewards relative attractiveness: it is based on the highest percentage of persons who like to work there, among those who are familiar with the company. |
| Very honoured by this distinction, Philippe Schleicher declared that he was very satisfied to state that in a period of labour shortages in technical careers, a high-technology industrial company should be rewarded in this way. He was also keen to pay tribute to all TA’s staff who convey an excellent image of the company to the outside world. |
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| Techspace Aero and Snecma together around the 1000th CFM56 tested in Liers |
| | | | A hundred or so persons from Techspace Aero and Snecma gathered together in Liers on 15 January to celebrate the 1000th CFM56 test performed in our engine test centre. |
| Vincent Chanteux, Techspace Aero’s Manager for the Liers site, and Patrick Petitpas, Manager of Snecma’s production test facility in Villaroche, took advantage of the occasion to retrace the highlights of the 10 years of close cooperation between the teams from the two sites. |
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| Techspace Aero develops a booster for cleaner engines within the framework of the European VITAL programme |
| | | | Techspace Aero celebrated the completion of a major aeronautic engine module, which marks the outcome of 3 years research and development work involving a hundred or so members of the company. This research is carried out under the European VITAL programme, which consists of reducing the noise and CO2 emissions of aircraft engines. Snecma (SAFRAN Group) is the lead partner of a consortium that gathers fifty or so partners including most of the major aeronautics stakeholders in Europe (Snecma, Rolls-Royce, MTU Aero Engines, Avio, Volvo Aero, ITP and Techspace Aero). It aims to develop innovative architectures and achieve technological breakthroughs at the service of tomorrow’s cleaner engines. |
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| Techspace Aero seen by the GEnx engine General Manager at General Electric Aviation |
| | | | Since the end of 2004, Techspace Aero has got engaged with General Electric on the GEnx engine which will equip the Boeing 787 and the Boeing 747-8. Through a partnership on 5 % of the engine, Techspace Aero is responsible for the assembled booster (low pressure compressor). Tom Brisken, GEnx General Manager at General Electric Aviation, visited Techspace Aero in June 2007 to attend a Program Review which brought together all the partners on the engine (GE, IHI, Avio, Volvo, Samsung and Techspace Aero). He explained the engine assets and gave his perception of Techspace Aero’s participation. |
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| Cenco International exports its know-how to Russia |
| | | | Cenco Belgium, the division in charge of the design and installation of test benches for aeronautic engines of Techspace Aero (SAFRAN Group) has just completed a test bench in Rybinsk in Russia, 350 km to the north of Moscow. |
| This open-air test bench is intended to test a whole range of engines up to 50,000 pounds of thrust. |
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| Techspace Aero machines the first fan disk for the GEnx engine |
| | | | As partner of General Electric on the GEnx engine which will equip the Boeing 787 and 747-8, Techspace Aero has already assembled 11 booster modules. On May 18, the company delivered the first booster assembly including a fan disk manufactured by Techspace Aero. This module will be installed on the 1st compliance engine dedicated to flight tests. |
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| Techspace Aero rationalizes energy and reduces its CO2 emissions thanks to cogeneration |
| | | | Techspace Aero has become a pioneer among Walloon companies by investing in a cogeneration unit. The installation, which is one of the largest in the Walloon technical industry sector, simultaneously produces heat and electricity and enables energy savings of between 15 and 20% when compared to the same amount of energy produced by separate means. The unit was inaugurated, during the “Walloon Cogen tour”, on March 28th by André Antoine the minister of Housing, Transport and Regional Development who is in charge of Energy. |
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| An F16 touches down at Techspace Aero |
| | | | Over the last few days, technical teams from Comopsair (Airborne section of Belgian Defence) have been working away at Techspace Aero in order to put an F16 fighter plane in place. This move is an illustration of the close ties between the company in Herstal and the Belgian Defence, in particular, it’s Airborne division. |
| Techspace Aero had, in fact, approached the minister of Defence, André Flahaut, asking if they could have one of the aircraft which were part of the 116 planes ordered by Belgium in 1976, and which are slowly being withdrawn from service. |
| Thirty years after setting up in the Hauts-Sarts industrial zone, Techspace Aero has been entrusted with the plane for which it made and assembled almost 600 engines (Pratt & Whitney engine F100), not to mention the maintenance carried out on over 5000 engine modules to this day. All this was achieved due to business built up with 14 air forces around the world. |
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| A programme for teenagers to valorise technical jobs |
| | | | In line with its social commitment, Techspace Aero along with the CSEF (Sub-regional employment and training committee), is launching a programme to introduce secondary school teenagers, aged between 14 and 15, to the realities and attractions of jobs in the technical sector. |
| The scheme will allow teenagers to make up their own minds concerning certain specialised jobs by speaking to those best placed to answer their questions - the people in the jobs - the machine operators, technicians and engineers. |
| The CSEF and Techspace Aero wish to pass on some of the passion that motivates the professionals working in technical fields to the adults of tomorrow. |
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| Cenco International and HAL to collaborate on Engine Test Facility Design & Manufacture |
| | | | In november 2006, Cenco International (a trademark of Techspace Aero in charge of engine test engineering) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the indian institute HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) in the presence of Mr Didier Reynders, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Belgium. |
| The MoU sets forth the principles of a long-term commercial and technical collaboration on the design, manufacturing, and installation of gas turbine engine test equipment in the worldwide market. Both parties will work together on specific projects in India and abroad and work as preferred supplier on specific items such as mechanical parts, data acquisition systems, and other specialized equipment. |
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| Several test engine facility contracts (total of 11 M€) for Cenco International |
| | | | Cenco International (a trademark of Techspace Aero in charge of test cell engineering) concluded recently major contracts in its areas of excellence for a total amount of 11 MEuros. |
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| | A test cell facility project for the AIA of Bordeaux, a French government maintenance organization |
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| | A test facility upgrade project for MTU Maintenance Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH |
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| | A turnkey F100 engine test facility for the Chilean Air Force (FACH) |
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| | 2 CFM56 test adapters for Sichuan Snecma Aeroengine Maintenance Center |
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| These new contracts are an acknowledgement of Cenco’s expertise and confirm its development on the international scene. Three years after the start of Cenco International trademark, these contracts strengthen Cenco as a major supplier of test equipment, in particular Test Nacelle Equipment for the latest generation of commercial engines (GP7200, GEnx, CF34-10E & -10A) as well as mature programs (CFM56). |
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| Techspace Aero at Farnborough International Air Show |
| | | | Techspace Aero was present at the 45th Farnborough International Air Show (United Kingdom), which took place from 17th to 23th July, 2006. The last edition (2004) had brought in 1350 exhibitors representing more than a hundred countries, as well as 240 000 visitors. |
| Techspace Aero’s stand was located within the “Belgian Aerospace”, area coordinated by the Walloon Export Agency and which will host Belgian aeronautical companies. |
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| | Photo & copyright : Michel Stassart |
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| | | April 28 was the occasion of the Energy and Environment Prize award ceremony, recognizing initiatives and innovations that promote sustainable development. |
| Techspace Aero put forward two dossiers in two different categories: one concerning the environmental dynamic of the company and the other in the Eco-manager category, with Jean-Pierre Rocchi as the candidate. |
| As a specialist in energy saving, Jean-Pierre Rocchi introduced the many initiatives he has undertaken at Techspace Aero in order to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the light of the Kyoto protocol. The panel of judges awarded him the Eco-manager prize, highlighting the effectiveness of the solutions implemented and his personal motivation. |
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| Techspace Aero delivers the first GEnx module |
| | | | On January tenth, Techspace Aero sent the low pressure compressor for the Genx-1B engine to General Electric in Evendale (Ohio). The compressor was assembled, equilibrated and fully instrumented and will serve in the First Engine To Test. |
| Techspace Aero has been applauded by General Electric and all the project’s partners for its respect of the delivery deadlines. This success is the fruit of 13 months of development in which the commitment of the Techspace Aero teams enabled a reduction in the conception and industrialisation cycles. |
| The next steps are the delivery of the second instrumented booster planned for March 21 2006 and the start of the test certification campaign planned for the end of March 2006. |
| The GEnx-1B engine will have a thrust of around 70.000lbs and will equip the Boeing 787. Its certification is expected in September 2007. Techspace Aero is also participating in the development of the GEnx-2B for the Boeing 747-8 and the GEnx-1A which will equip the Airbus A350. |
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| The walloon Minister of Scientific Policy to visit Techspace Aero : Focus on R&D programs |
| | | | Belgium's Walloon Region Minister of Scientific Policy visited Techspace Aero on December 19, 2005. The meeting was the opportunity to present the company and its participation in new engine development such as engines for the A380, A350, B747, A400M and so on. A presentation of the significantly increased R&D budget (60M€ in 2005, 75 M€ in 2006) was made to the Minister. |
| Techspace Aero's role in aeronautic projects contributing to development for the Walloon Region was also highlighted. |
| Philippe Schleicher, CEO: "As a major player in the aeronautic field, Techspace Aero works closely with other industrials, universities and political institutions to select the projects most favorable to employment and new technologies in the region." |
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| Techspace Aero at Paris Air show |
| | | | Techspace Aero will once again be hoisting its colours at the Le Bourget show for the 46th Paris International Air show from 13 to 19 June. It will bring together some 1,728 exhibitors from thirty different countries in a massive 106,201 m2 exhibition space. |
| Techspace Aero occuped a prime site within the “Belgian Aerospace” area, an area bringing together Belgian aerospace companies and coordinated by AWEX. 66 m2 will enable us to highlight our 4 strategic areas of business and the Cenco International brand. What were the key elements of the stand be this year? The GP7000 low pressure compressor module and a demonstration of the test-cell data-acquisition system. |
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| Techspace Aero participates in the GEnx engine development |
| | | | Techspace Aero has signed an agreement with General Electric for the design, the development and the production of the GEnx low pressure compressor stators. The GEnx engine will equip the future Boeing aircraft 7E7 and Airbus A350. |
| This success confirms the worldwide recognition of Techspace Aero’s expertise in low pressure compressors for aeronautics propulsion systems. It is also the result of a long and rewarding cooperation between Techspace Aero and General Electric on many programs (CFM 56 and GE 90 through Snecma Moteurs, F110 and CF 34-10 directly with General Electric). |
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| Techspace Aero participates in the development of new technologies to reduce polluting emissions from aero engines |
| | | | Techspace Aero is participating in the “Antle” and “Atos” Technological Research Projects led by Rolls-Royce and financed, in part, by the European Commission and the Walloon Region. |
| It’s a question of two research programs led by various European engine manufacturers to validate a range of innovative technologies designed to reduce polluting emissions from future generation engines. The aim is to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) by 12% and nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 60%, by lightening engines, on the one hand, and by improving their performance, on the other. |
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| Cenco Delivers 50th CFM56 Adapter |
| | | | Cenco Inc., the world’s leading supplier of jet engine test facilities and systems, has recently completed its 50th CFM56 engine test cell project for Cenco customer Pratt & Whitney Norway Engine Center. |
| Since 1980, Cenco has supplied fifty engine test systems for the CFM56 engine family to 29 different customers around the globe. P&W Norway Engine Center is a repeat customer of Cenco’s, adding the CFM56-5B adapter to their previously purchased CFM56-3 and -7 adapters. |
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| | | | Techspace Aero has signed an agreement with GE for the manufacture of the F110 SLEP high pressure turbine disk. |
| The F110 Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) is an upgrade to the F110 engine installed in F-16 fighters which is expected to save maintenance hours and extend the life of the F110 engine. It is expected that about 850 engines will be upgraded with SLEP components over an 8–year period. |
| General Electric and Techspace Aero have a tradition of excellent cooperation on the F110 military program as well as on the following commercial engines: CF34-10 engines installed on Regional Jets, CFM56 engines installed on B737 and A320 series aircraft, and GE90 engines installed on B777 aircraft (CFM56 and GE90 via Snecma Moteurs). |
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| Techspace Aero participates in the TP400 |
| | | | Techspace Aero is once again involved with the majors as a Snecma Moteurs partner in the TP400, the turbo-prop engine for the future A400M military transport aircraft. |
| On 7 May 2003 Airbus entrusted the production of the engine for the A400M military transport aircraft to the EuroProp International (EPI) consortium, a public limited company comprising four major European engine manufacturers: Snecma Moteurs (France), MTU (Germany), ITP (Spain) and Rolls-Royce (United Kingdom). The contract is for engines for 180 aircraft ordered so far by six European countries. Techspace Aero is totally in line with this programme with its four strategic lines : |
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| | Propulsion : industrialisation and series production of the high-pressure turbine disc and combustion chamber housing |
| | | | Equipment : development, industrialisation, series production, assembly and maintenance of virtually all the equipment for the lubrication system |
| | | | Services : 40% of installation of development engines and development tests. Coordination and integration of instrumentation activities for the entire engine development programme |
| | | | Test bench engineering : design and installation of an engine development test cell on the Liers site. |
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| Dutch Air Force renews contract |
| | | | Techspace Aero successfully bid on a new contract for F100 component repair, supporting the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) depot in Woensdrecht. |
| Techspace Aero was awarded the contract over eight competitors and will cover RNLAF needs until end 2006. The contract mainly involves the inspection and repair of stators and discs. RNLAF has the largest fleet within EPAF (European Participating Air Forces), with ninety operational F-16 aircraft. |
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| Techspace Aero is celebrating its 25 years at the Hauts-Sarts site and inaugurating the Aeronautics roundabout |
| | | | The FN Moteurs Division, today Techspace Aero, inaugurated its new establishment on the Hauts-Sarts industrial estate at Herstal in May 1979. It had at this time become essential to build a new plant to produce and assemble the F100 engines fitted in the F16 fighters and thus respond to what was nicknamed “the contract of the century”. |
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| To celebrate this anniversary, Techspace Aero inaugurated the Aeronautics roundabout near its plant on 14 May 2004 in conjunction with the Town of Herstal and the Air Division of the Belgian Defence. A Fouga Magister fighter aircraft belonging to the Belgian Army is now on display in the middle of this roundabout (exit 34 on motorway E313), a symbol of high technology serving aeronautics. |
| This event was also an occasion for Techspace Aero to invite members of staff and their families to a day of celebration on Saturday, 15 May, to visit the plant and enjoy hidden staff talents and a variety of entertainments in a friendly atmosphere. |
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| The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) selected the team of Techspace Aero and Pratt & Whitney |
| | | | The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) selected the team of Techspace Aero and Pratt & Whitney to provide a complete material management program in support of F100-PW-200 engines powering their F-16 fighters. Under a five-year contract with option for a period of five years, the Techspace Aero/Pratt & Whitney industry team will provide spare parts and their management to the RDAF. |
| Techspace Aero, the prime contractor, currently provides all depot level maintenance support for the RDAF F100 engine fleet, and will continue to do so under the new contract terms. Additionally, under the new arrangement, Techspace Aero and Pratt & Whitney will work together to also supply spare parts and track technical orders and engineering changes to optimize engine fleet readiness. |
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| Techspace Aero delivers the first modules of the GP7000 engine for Pratt & Whitney’s Airbus A380’s |
| | | | On 17th Dec 2003, Techspace Aero presented GP7000 program managers with the first low pressure compressor and front bearing compartment for the first test engine that will be fired up on the testing bench in the first quarter of 2004. |
| This event is the first milestone of the development phase executed on a tight schedule of 18 months, and the beginning of the certification phase that will continue until 2005. |
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| Techspace Aero honours Belgian F16 pilots |
| | | | On Thursday 6th Nov 2003, Techspace Aero organised an honours ceremony for F16 pilots with 1000, 2000 and 3000 hours of flight time as part of the good relations had with the Belgian Air Force. |
| The F16 aeroplanes are equipped with F100 engines, nearly 600 of which were manufactured and assembled at Techspace Aero between 1978 and 1991. Techspace Aero has also developed expertise in the maintenance of these engines since the company serves a total of 14 Air Forces (out of the 18 that use the F100) in this domain, and is the first F100 private maintenance depot in the world. |
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| Techspace Aero buys Pratt & Whitney Cenco assets and business |
| | | | Techspace Aero announced it will purchase the assets and the business of Pratt & Whitney CENCO, Inc, part of United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney unit. The addition of the strengths of both companies will lead Cenco Inc and Techspace Aero Test Cell Engineering to become one of the world leader in test cell design, manufacturing and services. |
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| | | ISO 14001 certification confirms recognition of Techspace Aero’s environmental policy | February 24, 2003 was a red-letter day for Techspace Aero. It was the day it received ISO 14001 certification, in the presence of Mr Michel Foret, Minister for Town and Country Planning, and the Environment (Walloon Region). This ceremony marked the official recognition of an environmental approach considered to be a strategic thrust of company policy and is the outcome of a year-long process audited last December by the Bureau Veritas Quality International, a world leader in certification. |
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