英国特里戴（TeleDye）CML复合材料公司（总部位于Bromborough）宣布了与空中客车公司（总部位于法国图卢兹）签订合同，将在整个项目周期为A350新型商用客机生产复合材料机翼零部件和组件。该一揽子计划包括A350-900和A350-1000飞机机翼的一系列复合材料零部件，这些飞机机翼在空中客车的布劳顿英国工厂装配生产。
A350系列飞机的机身和机翼结构主要由碳纤维增强塑料（CFRP）制成。使用先进的复合材料降低了该飞机的整体重量，为航空公司提供了更低的燃料消耗、更易于维护和增强了耐腐蚀性。
随着这些飞机订单的积压，空客正在努力增加产量，并寻求他们的供应链来支持需求的增长。
Teledyne CML Composites (Bromborough, UK) has announced the award of a contract with Airbus (Toulouse, France) for the “Life Of Program” supply of composite wing components and assemblies on the new A350 commercial airliner. The package includes a range of composite parts for the A350-900 and the A350-1000 aircraft wings that are manufactured at Airbus’s Broughton, UK facility.
The fuselage and wing structures on the A350 series are made primarily of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP). The use of advanced composite materials reduces the overall weight of the aircraft offering operators lower fuel burn, easier maintenance and increased resistance to corrosion.
With a mounting order backlog, Airbus is working to increase production and looking to their supply chain to support the increased demand.
Teledyne CML Composites general manager, John Toner says, “Our business is geared to meet the high volume requirements of a number of customers worldwide for whom we maintain a 100% on-time delivery record. Prior to the award of this work, we started engineering large numbers of components and assemblies and purchasing the necessary capital equipment months in advance to ensure a seamless in-load. We invested heavily in a new autoclave to allow us the capacity to meet the current build rates and planned ramp up”.
once Airbus begins their production of these additional aircraft, Teledyne CML Composites will supply components for the life of the contract.