Carlisle Interconnect Technologies signed two long term supply agreements with Airbus on January 13th in Toulouse, France. Under the first agreement, Carlisle will supply (DR) style airframe wire and cable to Airbus. This culminates a multi-year qualification effort by Carlisle to gain approval for all Airbus production aircraft. Production is expected to start immediately, with first deliveries beginning in March of 2010. Carlisle will manufacture the Airbus airframe wire in its St. Augustine, Florida facility.
Under the second agreement, ECS, recently acquired by Carlisle Interconnect, will supply ARINC 600 trays for all Airbus aircraft. The trays are designed and manufactured in ECS's Franklin, Wisconsin facility. Carlisle Interconnect Technologies President John Berlin commented, “This is a very historic event for Carlisle Interconnect Technologies and our recently acquired ECS division. Both contracts represent significant expansion of our presence in the European aerospace market.”
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Carlisle Interconnect Technologies signs two multi-year supply agreements with Airbus
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies signed two long term supply agreements with Airbus on January 13th in Toulouse, France. Under the first agreement, Carlisle Interconnect Technologies will supply (DR) style airframe wire and cable to Airbus. This culminates a multi-year qualification effort by Carlisle Interconnect
Technologies to gain approval for all Airbus production aircraft. Production is expected to start immediately with first deliveries beginning in March of 2010. Carlisle will manufacture the Airbus airframe wire in its St. Augustine, Florida facility.
Under the second agreement ECS, recently acquired by Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, will supply ARINC 600 trays for all Airbus aircraft. The trays are designed and manufactured in its Franklin, Wisconsin facility.
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies President John Berlin commented, “This is a very historic event for Carlisle Interconnect Technologies and our recently acquired ECS division. Both contracts represent significant expansion of our presence in the European Aerospace market. We are extremely excited to be chosen by Airbus to participate in both the wire and tray business. Airbus is a strategic customer for Carlisle and we look forward to working with them for years to come.”
Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, a division of Carlisle Companies Incorporated, is a leading supplier of wire, cable, fiber optic, RF/microwave and specialty filtered connectors, specialty cable assemblies, integrated wired racks, trays and fully integrated airframe subsystem solutions.
Contact:
John Moritz
Director of Marketing
100 Tensolite Drive
St. Augustine, FL 32092
904-829-5600
800-458-9960
www.carlisleIT.com
