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Original Post Date: 2004-05-26 Time: 13:12:30 Posted By: Jan
[Denel is a South African company that builds excellent military equipment. Jan]
Johannesburg – Denel, the state arms manufacturer, will be manufacturing more of the parts used in the construction of Boeing commercial airliners, the two companies said at a function at Denel Aviation in Kempton Park on Wednesday.
“By virtue of having this facility now open to full production with the committed long-term investment from both sides, Denel is positioning itself to play its meaningful role in South Africa’s aerospace business, Denel chief executive Victor Moche said.
“We find it heartening that Boeing selected Denel as sole supplier of certain parts for their airplanes,” he said.
Under a scheme signed in July 2002 as part of the offset obligations related to SA Airways buying a fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft, Denel started making components for the Boeing 747.
Offsets or “industrial participation” is a scheme under which government entities ask foreign suppliers to invest in South Africa in exchange for winning tenders.
A further agreement was signed on Wednesday, and a workshop to produce parts and components for the Boeing 737, 747, 767 and 777 series was officially opened.
Import of metal ‘an anomaly’
The manufacturing cell, set up in a temperature controlled hangar at the Denel facility, was moved by ship from a factory in the US.
“This manufacturing cell is testimony to the confidence Boeing has placed in Denel,” Moche said.
Neither Denel nor Boeing disclosed the value of the deal.
Denel will now be making 180 different Boeing components, the amount increasing to 330 by late next year.
The parts were all machined from high-grade aircraft aluminium, currently sourced from the US, on 19 computer numeric controlled milling and turning lathes, shot-peening machines and co-ordinate measuring plant.
Both Denel and Boeing officials believed the import of the metal was an anomaly that had to be addressed for initiatives such as government’s advanced aerospace manufacturing strategy, similar to its highly successful motor industry development programme.
Aircraft grade aluminium is not presently available from South African aluminium smelters because of apparent low demand.
Edited by Mahap Msiza
Source: Finance24.com
URL: http://www.finance24.co.za/Finance/Companies/…/p>