Technology update

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May 2008

New rivet injector design used by Electroimpact for Airbus wing work

The SA2 machine is the latest in the Low Voltage Electromagnet Riveter (LVER) family of automated fastening equipment from Electroimpact, and it is being used on the Airbus A320 aircraft.
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April 2008

Vought gets more Black Hawk business for Dallas plant

Vought Aircraft Industries has secured another contract to supply Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. with Black Hawk helicopter cabin structures.
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March 2008

Lockheed Martin leverages advanced metals on C-130J, F-22, and F-35

Lockheed Martin is drawing upon its experience in the practical use of advanced metals to make a number of significant improvements to the manufacturability and supportability of its three most important aircraft: the C-130J, F-22, and F-35.
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