New Tier 1 member: Spirit AeroSystems
We warmly welcome Spirit AeroSystems as new Tier-1 member. Spirit AeroSystems is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of aerostructures and components.
Harald Heerink, General Manager at the ThermoPlastic composites Research Center (TPRC) comments: “Spirit AeroSystems joining the TPRC as a Tier 1 member demonstrates the company´s dedication to driving the adoption of new technologies that will open additional opportunities for the aerospace industry. In addition, it represents an appropriate step towards our integrated approach to component design, from raw material, through design & manufacturing and on to mass production. For that reason, we are excited to have Spirit AeroSystems on-board as a new TPRC Tier 1 member and we are looking forward to our cooperation.”
As a Tier-1 member, Spirit AeroSystems will work alongside other Tier 1 and Tier 2 members, including Boeing, GKN-Fokker, TenCate-Toray, UTC Aerospace Systems, Arconic, Victrex and Vaupell | SB aero. In total, the TPRC membership base has now grown to a community of 20 members focused on progressing the use of thermoplastic composites.
