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Jan 06

Teledyne CML Composites awarded Airbus A400M “Life Of Program” Contract

  • 6th January 2021
  • Olivia Weston
  • Business, Engineering, News

Teledyne CML Composites awarded Airbud A400M “Life of Program” Contract

BROMBOROUGH, UK – January 5, 2021 —  Teledyne CML Composites announces the award of a contract with Airbus in Madrid for the “Life Of Program” supply of composite wing components & assemblies on the A400M Tactical Airlifter.

Designed making extensive use of advanced composite materials, the awarded package of parts includes a range of Thermoplastic and Pre-Preg composite components to be supplied to the Airbus A400M composite wing box assembly line at the Filton facility in Bristol in the United Kingdom.

“The decision to award this latest package to Teledyne CML Composites is a reflection of our proven track record to supply high quality composite parts that exceed our customer’s expectations,” said John Toner, Vice President & General Manager, Teledyne Aerospace and Defence Electronics UK (TADE UK) and General Manager of Teledyne CML Composites.

John Toner added, “With this A400M contract award, we have concluded a significant investment in a new Thermoplastics processing cell.  Having identified Thermoplastics as a key technology in our long term growth ambitions, this investment adds an exciting new automated manufacturing capability to our business and places Teledyne CML Composites at the forefront of composites manufacturing technology.

The Airbus A400M is designed to meet the requirements of current and future armed forces to conduct strategic transport of heavy vehicles/equipment and tactical airlift of personnel into theatres of operations.  It is already proven in operation with the air forces of the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Turkey, Belgium, Luxembourg and Malaysia,

Highly versatile, the Airbus A400M can be configured for cargo, a range of military helicopters and vehicles, heavy engineering equipment, up to 120 fully equipped troops, 66 stretchers and 25 medical personnel for aero-medical evacuation. The A400M is also convertible to a tactical tanker, with the ability to refuel a range of aircraft and helicopters.

Teledyne CML Composites continues to enjoy a period of significant growth as a composites manufacturer to commercial aerospace and defence aerospace customers worldwide.  For decades, this industry sector has continually expanded as designers develop enhancements to performance, range, and payload through weight reduction of new generations of aircraft, whether commercial or military.  Teledyne CML Composites’ investment in Thermoplastic processing technology underscores the company’s long-term plans to play a key part in this industry sector.


ABOUT TELEDYNE CML COMPOSITES

Teledyne CML Composites is a specialist manufacturer of composite components and assemblies for commercial and defence aerospace customers. The company supplies turnkey packages including engineering, lay-up, curing, CNC machining, assembly, paint and non-destructive testing.  Teledyne CML Composites possess the added benefit of having in-house metal fabrication and machining capabilities, a complete composite manufacturing solution.  For more information on Teledyne CML Composites, visit www.teledynecml.com.

APPRENTICESHIPS: Teledyne CML Composites have recruited a growing number of apprentices with the Engineering College annually since 2015 and has partnered on a number of projects in composite manufacture engineering.

ABOUT TELEDYNE AEROSPACE & DEFENSE ELECTRONICS UK (TADE UK)

Serving Defense, Space and Commercial sectors worldwide, the business units of Teledyne Aerospace & Defense Electronics UK have a long and distinguished history operating in the UK since 1947. With capabilities that have supported both the UK and European armed forces, TADE UK’s product and services support applications in airborne, commercial aviation, energy, energetics, electronic warfare, industrial, maritime, missiles, radar, satcom, space, test and measurement and more. TADE UK offers highly engineered solutions that meet your most demanding requirements in the harshest environments. Manufacturing both custom and off-the-shelf product offerings, TADE UK is a business segment of Teledyne Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sophisticated instrumentation, digital imaging products and software, aerospace and defense electronics, and engineered systems.  www.teledyne.com. Our business unit websites can be found on  www.teledynedefelec.com.

 

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