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of our overall business strategy,” stated Rob Ruck, president for M International. “As we continue to further expand our service network, providing an enhanced level of support to all our customers, we’re proud that Venezuela has recog- nized our capabilities and performance as a premier Rolls-Royce M250 engine services facility.”


KTS is Rolls-Royce’s only authorized


and certifi cated AMROC facility located on the East Coast for M250 Series en- gines, modules, accessories and com- ponents. In addition, they are a Hon- eywell Authorized Warranty and Repair Station (AWARS) for overhaul, repair, and testing of the Rolls-Royce M250, the Honeywell LTS-101, and Pratt & Whitney’s PT6A and PT6T fuel controls, power turbine governors, and other ac- cessories. KTS recently completed its move to a state-of-the-art 40,000 sq. ft. engine MRO facility In Coatesville, Penn- sylvania. All FAA and OEM approvals for this new facility are in place and ready to support customers requirements.


workforce. We’ll continue to work in partnership with business as part of the government’s industrial strategy.”


confi gurations, medical fl ooring, cab- inetry, rear or side-loading platforms, gaseous oxygen systems, LOX, roll-in or conventional stretcher capabilities, specialized medical equipment integra- tion, and region-specifi c features (such as electrical outlet standards) have been developed and certifi ed. “We are proud that so many EMS organizations have chosen our interior,” commented Michel Higelin, sales manager at Aerolite.


The 34,000 sq. ft. Tooling Center of Excellence is located in Burnley, Lancashire. It is designed and equipped to meet the increased size requirements of modern aircraft structures assembly tooling, including a new 20 meter, fi ve-axis CNC milling machine capable of machining the largest aerospace tools, and a six meter coordinate measuring machine used for advanced and complex high-precision digital inspection.


The tooling center will also be one of the few in the U.K. equipped with a state-of-the-art design suite for enhanced design and manufacturing. The new facility considerably increases the capacity of Kaman Tooling,


already


Aerolite Sees Strong Demand for Bell 429 EMS Interiors


Four Bell 429 EMS/SAR interiors


have been delivered so far this year by Aerolite, and four more will be delivered during the next four months. The recently delivered interiors are already in operation in several European countries. The next batch will go to Europe and the United States.


Newly developed and certifi ed equipment aff ords a fl exible lay-out con- cept that can accommodate a majority of missions from ALE and SAR, to primary EMS, to very demanding secondary EMS missions. Many features and options, such as one-patient and two-patient


14 July 2014


Kaman to Celebrate Grand Opening of New Tooling Facility in United Kingdom


A recent visit by U.K. Secretary of


State for Business Vince Cable is the fi rst in a series of high-profi le events at Kaman’s new $4.2M U.K.-based tooling and manufacturing facility. “Kaman’s ex- pansion and continued success is one of the encouraging signs of growth in Burnley,” said Cable after touring the facility. “We are now seeing business- es having the confi dence to invest and create highly skilled jobs from the local


a world-leading supplier of mold and assembly tooling, along with ground support and handling equipment. The opening of the new facility will create a number of new jobs in the next two years as Kaman continues its relocation from its former U.K. location at Darwen to Burnley’s Innovation Park.


“The site will continue to expand, and


will increase to 64,000 sq. ft. in 2015, creating up to 50 new jobs,” said Mark Podmore, managing director of Kaman Tooling Ltd., part of the Aerosystems Division of Kaman Aerospace.


With the technologically advanced


facility, Kaman Tooling’s customers will benefi t from a quick turnaround time and effi cient operations, as well as from from large size machining and inspection equipment, and an overall signifi cantly improved process.


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