Facility to expand its capacity

Citation

(2007), "Facility to expand its capacity", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 79 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2007.12779bab.038

Facility to expand its capacity

Facility to expand its capacity

Alcoa recently announced that had invested more than $6 million to expand core manufacturing capabilities at its Howmet Product and Services' Morristown, Tennessee operation. Construction for the 16,000 square- foot addition to the plant began at the end of last December.

According to Matt Kilgore, manufacturing manager at the Alcoa Howmet facility, the addition will be completed mid-2007 and become fully operational by the end of the year. “We are installing a high-temperature tunnel kiln that will exceed the capacity of our existing kiln by approximately 10 percent. The expansion will also include a full complement of new prebake ovens, computerised numerical control (CNC) machines and Tempcraft presses.

“Aerospace customers are placing unprecedented demands on our capacity; relieving that constraint on our current kiln is the most effective way to support customers' growth opportunities,” said Kilgore. Expanding the facility's capability to produce alumina core bodies will enable the organisation to respond in a timely manner to current and estimated future demand.

“This multi-million dollar investment demonstrates to customers that we are committed to supporting their growth during this dynamic cycle of aerospace activity” said Kilgore.