Albany International Is Excited to Deliver Its Advanced 3D Woven Rib to the Airbus Wing of Tomorrow Program
19 Juin 2023 - 10:15PM
Business Wire
Albany International Corp. (NYSE: AIN) announced today that its
subsidiary Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) recently delivered
the first components it is producing for the Airbus Wing of
Tomorrow Wing Box Assembly demonstrator program. AEC’s
collaboration with Airbus represents an important part of its
strategic efforts aimed at developing high volume industrialized
and sustainable manufacturing technologies for next generation
Airbus aircraft.
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Next Generation Airbus Composite Wing and
Ribs (Graphic: Business Wire)
During the last 3 years, AEC has been collaborating with Airbus
on a number of government supported R&D programmes such as the
Wing of Tomorrow and Clean Aviation. AEC applied its innovative 3D
woven technology to this important wing application, which along
with its proven industrialized capabilities in high-rate RTM
processing, will produce high tolerance integrated parts such as
wing ribs targeting cost / weight / performance benefit in next
generation aircraft.
Brent Stevenson, AEC’s SVP of Research and Technology commented:
"Advances in digitalization together with composite manufacturing
innovations are demonstrating cost effective and higher-rate with
reduced waste and energy consumption to produce next generation
sustainable and lightweight composites products."
Greg Harwell, AEC President added: “We are proud and excited to
be working with Airbus to deliver lightweight and high-performing
composite wing components that contribute to the extremely
important sustainability goals of the aerospace industry. By
developing composite manufacturing technologies capable of reducing
factory footprint, capital equipment and production costs while
supporting future rate, weight, and performance goals provides an
excellent platform to execute our mission to be a partner of choice
to the aerospace OEMs and Tier 1s.”
About Albany Engineered Composites
Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) designs and manufactures
advanced engineered composite components for engine and airframe
applications for commercial and military aircraft, missiles and
unmanned vehicles, and for renewable energy creation and
distribution. AEC’s specialty composite solutions enable current
and next-generation aircraft to perform better while being more
fuel-efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally-friendly.
About Albany International Corp.
Albany International is a leading developer and manufacturer of
engineered components, using advanced materials processing and
automation capabilities, with two core businesses. Machine Clothing
is the world’s leading producer of custom-designed, consumable
belts essential for the manufacture of all grades of paper
products. Albany Engineered Composites is a growing designer and
manufacturer of advanced materials-based engineered components for
demanding aerospace applications, supporting both commercial and
military platforms. Albany International is headquartered in
Rochester, New Hampshire, operates 23 facilities in 11 countries,
employs more than 4,200 people worldwide, and is listed on the New
York Stock Exchange (Symbol AIN). Additional information about the
Company and its products and services can be found at
www.albint.com.
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John Hobbs 603-330-5897 john.hobbs@albint.com
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