Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace's next-gen electric power systems lab, The Grid, in Rockford, Illinois

Collins Aerospace opens ‘The Grid’

Collins Aerospace has announced the inauguration of ‘The Grid,’ a state-of-the-art electric power systems laboratory, representing an investment of US$50 million (£41 million). This cutting-edge facility will serve as a hub for the development and rigorous testing of critical components essential for hybrid-electric propulsion and advanced electric systems. These innovations play an essential role in […]

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Safran announced the acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s high-technology actuation and flight control activities

Safran sets sights on Collins Aerospace’s actuation and flight control business

Safran has announced its contemplated acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s high-technology actuation and flight control activities, which are mission critical for commercial and military aircraft and helicopters. The business has approximately 3,700 employees across eight facilities in Europe (France, UK and Italy) and in Asia, and also benefits from MRO and engineering capabilities. It is expected

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony at Collins Aerospace’s expanded additive manufacturing centre in West des Moines

Collins Aerospace inaugurates expansion of additive manufacturing centre

Collins Aerospace, a business unit of RTX, marked a momentous occasion on July 20, as it unveiled the inauguration of a US$14 million (£10.9 million) expansion for its additive manufacturing centre in West Des Moines, Iowa. Spanning 9,000 ft², the expansion provides ample space for housing multiple state-of-the-art 3-D metal printers. Notably, the first printer

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