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Extensions boost capacity
and productivity
Equipped with tremendous industrial resources, the
site of Carpète, in the South-West of France, possesses a
technical know-how which will be utilized appropriately
for the development and competitiveness of the Structural
Components division. The plant in Carpète doubled its
foot print in 2012 to reach 12,000 m
2
. Specialized in the
shaping and machining of hard metals (titanium and
inconel), this production unit has three sub divisions
each specialized in a single activity: an engine leading
edge division supporting the production of GE and LEAP
engines, a helicopter leading edge division, and a titanium
structural parts division that will follow the growth of the
A350 and B787 programs. Major investments have been
made in order to support all the above mentioned. Finally,
it has to be noted that the plant in Carpète is also a pioneer
in the deployment of LEAP (LISI Excellence Program)
activities in 2013 for the LISI AEROSPACE division.
The plant of Izmir, Turkey, initiated its fourth foot print
extension project since 2001, to support the continual
growth of the fasteners division. Also, the production
means have been reorganized into autonomous
production units for better efficiencies. Initiated in
A stronger
industrial tool
2012, this extension project will be completed during
the summer of 2013 and will place the Izmir site into
the fourth position in terms of size within the fasteners
division. The forecasted production increase is 25%.
At Dorval, LISI AEROSPACE Canada increased the dedicated
manufacturing area of its plant by 30% and reorganized all
the production resources. The plant now has a new forge
and a unit specialized in the treatment of super-alloys,
with the capability to manufacture a very wide range of
diameters and, especially, the very large diameter.
New projects related to
technological development
Route 95, a project initiated two years ago in the fasteners
division is being finalized. Route 95 goal is to enable LISI
AEROSPACE to maintain a very high level of customer
service despite challenging customer’s demands. What
are the benefits of Route 95? It structures and improves
the process of managing the customer demand using
scheduling best practices, standardizes the procurement
methods with our key suppliers and optimizes the
operations of our logistics platforms.
On the R&D side, the technology demonstrator project
called
NextGed
“passenger door for the aircraft of the
future” has entered the detail design phase. The first
prototypes and solution should be available for test and
evaluation starting 2013.
* LEAP: LISI Excellence Achievement Program, programs aimed at achieving industrial excellence in all areas of the business.
