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Spirit AeroSystems Unveils Fabrication Center of Excellence

: Feb 21, 2018 - : 6:30 am

Spirit AeroSystems unveiled a new facility, located on the company’s headquarters campus in Wichita, Kan., which will accommodate new work in the global aerostructures market while also supporting current customer contracts.

The new Wichita facility is the first of two centers of excellence focusing on the fabrication of complex commercial and military aircraft parts.

“Our investment in fabrication capabilities through these Center of Excellence expansions builds our global competitive advantage for fabrication work,” said Spirit Senior Vice President of Global Fabrication Kevin Matthies. “The expansion in Wichita—and later this year in McAlester, Okla.,—will allow us to be a true global leader in fabrication work with better quality and improved turn time.”

Spirit AeroSystems  is one of the world’s largest fabricators of aerospace parts and purchase and installation of new equipment in the 20,000 square-foot facility began in 2017. It will further augment the company’s existing capabilities.

“We announced plans last year to invest and grow our fabrication capabilities to $1 billion, and this new Five-Axis Center of Excellence in Wichita is a step in achieving that goal,” said Spirit President and CEO Tom Gentile.

“New state-of-the-art machining in this facility further solidifies Spirit’s fabrication and chemical processing capability, and will enhance our ability to win new fabrication work from both current and future customers.”

The new Five-Axis Center of Excellence in Wichita will utilize high-speed technology to specialize in large, complex soft metal parts for fuselage, pylon and wing structures.

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