SINGAPORE, Feb. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt &
Whitney officially opened its first manufacturing facility in
Singapore, through its subsidiary
P&W NGPF Manufacturing Company Singapore Pte Ltd, earlier
today. The 180,000 square foot (approximately 16,000 square meters)
facility, located at Seletar Aerospace Park, will produce fan
blades and other key components for Pratt & Whitney's new
PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engine family. Pratt &
Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company.
"Pratt & Whitney is proud of our presence in Singapore and our more than 30 years of engine
overhaul and maintenance services on the island," said Danny Di Perna, senior vice president,
Operations. "With the opening of this brand new state-of-the-art
manufacturing facility to produce our innovative hybrid metallic
fan blades and critical turbine rotating components, we are
creating additional manufacturing capacity and capability for our
PurePower engine family. Over the past few years, we have invested
more than $1 billion globally to
create and modernize our manufacturing infrastructure. These
investments feature advanced manufacturing equipment, tools and
special processes which play an integral role as we increase
production volumes."
With about 7,000 orders and commitments, including options, from
more than 70 customers in more than 30 countries, the facility
proves vital in supporting the GTF engine components to customers
in the Asia-pacific region and
around the globe. It is only the second Pratt & Whitney
production facility in existence to manufacture hybrid metallic
blades, which are made with extremely lightweight materials that
provide superior aerodynamic efficiency levels compared with any
other fan in service, including composite blades of the same size
class.
The manufacturing facility borders the Pratt & Whitney
Component Solutions Pte Ltd (PWCS) facility, which opened in 2014
and is equipped with state-of-the-art repair capabilities. PWCS has
increased its production while maintaining focus on quality and
productivity. PWCS performs a comprehensive variety of engine
component repairs.
Both facilities meet LEED Gold standards and Singapore's Green Mark building scheme. The
new manufacturing facility implements renewable resources such as
solar energy collected via its roof panels. Collectively, the two
buildings are part of Pratt & Whitney's US$110 million investment in Seletar Aerospace
Park, Singapore's newest aerospace
industrial park.
"We are delighted to see Pratt & Whitney's relationship with
Singapore grow. Pratt &
Whitney's manufacturing investment in Singapore is a testament to our strengths in
complex aerospace manufacturing," said Mr. Tan Kong Hwee, director for Transport
Engineering, Singapore Economic Development Board. "Going forward,
we will continue to expand our capabilities to make Singapore a compelling partner for aerospace
companies looking to enhance their presence in this part of the
world."
Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture
and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units. United
Technologies Corp., based in Farmington,
Connecticut, provides high-technology systems and services
to the building and aerospace industries. To learn more about UTC,
visit its website at www.utc.com, or follow the company on Twitter:
@UTC.
This press release contains forward-looking statements
concerning future business opportunities. Actual results may differ
materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and
uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in levels of
demand in the aerospace industry, in levels of air travel, and in
the number of aircraft to be built; challenges in the design,
development, production and support of advanced technologies; as
well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to
those detailed from time to time in United Technologies Corp.'s
Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Shawn
Watson
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Audrey Tan
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Pratt &
Whitney
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Pratt &
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