Doncasters awarded second installment to supply compressor blades

Citation

(2003), "Doncasters awarded second installment to supply compressor blades", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 75 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2003.12775bab.021

Doncasters awarded second installment to supply compressor blades

Keywords: Doncasters New England Airfoils, USA, Contract, Blades

Doncasters New England Airfoils (NEAP) of Farmington, Connecticut has been awarded a $9.4M contract from the US government for AGT1500 compressor blades, the second installment of an ongoing 3 years long term contract. Parts for the contract will be made at the Aerospace business units in Farmington, CT and Doncasters Effingham of Georgia, USA with deliveries scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2003.

The award is part of a major upgrade program for the Abrams M1 Battle Tank and was won on the strength of Doncasters' proven ability to deliver on time and within a competitive price structure.

Both Doncasters NEAP and Doncasters Effingham specialise in the precision machining of engine-ready compressor and turbine airfoils, including electro-chemical machining (ECM) and conventional milling and grinding.

Headquartered in Melbourne, Derbyshire, UK, the Doncasters Group is a global supplier of highly engineered components and systems for tolerance critical applications, primarily in the aerospace, industrial gas turbine, medical orthopaedic, automotive turbocharger and petrochemical industries.

The company has extensive experience in the use of materials that are difficult to form, including titanium, nickel alloys, aluminium, metal matrix composites and all ferrous materials. Its core process capabilities include investment casting, fabrication, machining, precision forging, isothermal forging and ring rolling. More advanced process capabilities include superplastic forming, diffusion bonding and single crystal casting.