Woodward, Inc. Enters into an Agreement with Pratt & Whitney to Expand its Production of Advanced Fuel Nozzles
January 07, 2014 at 03:00 am IST
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Woodward, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Pratt & Whitney to expand its production of advanced fuel nozzles for the PurePower PW1000G family of Geared Turbofan(TM) engines. Under the agreement, Woodward will supply fuel nozzles both for installation in new PurePower engines and for use in the aftermarket service of the engines. PurePower PW1000G engines will equip a variety of aircraft including the Airbus A320neo, Bombardier CSeries and Embraer's EJets E2 family.
The first production fuel nozzles will be delivered later 2014. The new agreement allows Woodward to deliver reliable, effective components to Pratt & Whitney for the life of the PurePower program.
Woodward, Inc. is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets. It operates through two segments: Aerospace and Industrial. Its Aerospace segment designs, manufactures, and services systems and products for the management of fuel, air, and combustion and motion control. These products include fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles, as well as flight deck controls, actuators, servocontrols, motors, and sensors. Its Industrial segment designs, produces, and services systems and products for the management of fuel, air, fluids, gases, motion, combustion, and electricity. These products include actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, speed controls, electronics and software, and sensors. Its production facilities are in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
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