Assembly - December 2008 - (Page 14) Assembly Lines • Industry Leading 96,000 Hours MTBF • Payload Capacity up to 1,200 lbs. • Reach up to 3,733 mm (over 12 feet) • Interfaces Easily to All Equipment BEIJING—Despite the current slowdown in the world economy, Boeing Co. (Chicago) is still projecting that China will purchase approximately 3,700 new commercial jetliners worth about $390 billion over the next 20 years. “China will continue to be the fastest-growing aviation center in the world, representing 41 percent of the Asia-Pacific region’s demand,” says Boeing commercial airplanes vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth. “This makes China the largest market outside of the United States.” According to a recent company TORRINGTON, CT—Light- report, the Chinese air fleet will curing adhesives and coatings more than triple to some 4,500 manufacturer DYMAX Corp. airplanes by 2027. Smaller singlehas acquired dispensing equip- aisle airplanes, like the Boeing 737 ment manufacturer Tridak LLC and the Airbus A320, will account for some 2,600 new airplane deliv(Danbury, CT). eries, or about 70 percent of all purchases. Demand for mid-sized, twin-aisles jets, like the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A350, will account for approximately 780 airplane deliveries. Worldwide, Boeing projects worldwide demand will require the production of approximately 29,400 new cargo and passenger DYMAX Corp. has acquired dispensing airplanes over the next two equipment manufacturer Tridak LLC. decades. The Tridak product line includes dispensing, filling, metering and mixing equipment used to process a wide range of materials, including adhesives, pastes, solvent’s and lubricants. In addition PEORIA, IL—Although it anto its coatings and adhesives, DY- ticipates tough times ahead, CatMAX also manufactures a line of erpillar Inc. logged a record-high curing equipment. $12.9 billion in revenue for the Now in its 28th year, the plant employs approximately 2,000 and will have an annual production capacity of almost 1 million engines when the upgrade is complete. The new engines will be among the first of the company’s new EcoBoost series. Ford expects the engines to provide 20 percent better fuel economy and 15 percent less carbon dioxide emissions than its current line of four-cylinder products. “We’re pleased to be able to invest further in the Ford Bridgend facility,” says Ford of Europe CEO John Fleming. “The Bridgend team will play an important role in delivering these new engines, which add an innovative ingredient to petrol engine technology and deliver a combination of low emissions and efficient performance that will be vital to meet future customer needs around the world.” As part of the deal, Tridak will transfer its manufacturing operations to the DYMAX facility in Danbury, with an eye toward enabling “greater synergy of research, engineers and manufacturing.” Boeing: China Still Needs Plenty of Airplanes DYMAX Acquires Tridak LLC Caterpillar Reports Record Sales 14 ASSEMBLY / December 2008 www.assemblymag.com http://www.assemblymag.com
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