SIDNEY, NY—Aerospace supplier Amphenol will receive a $3.8 million federal disaster grant to build a new assembly plant on higher ground here. The factory sustained $35 million in damage from flooding from Tropical Storms Irene and Lee in 2011.
FORT COLLINS, CO—In an unprecedented package of tax incentives and fee waivers, the city of Fort Collins has offered aerospace supplier Woodward Inc. approximately $23 million to expand its corporate headquarters and assembly plant here.
WASHINGTON—New orders for durable goods increased $12.4 billion or 5.7 percent in February to $232.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday. Orders have increased five of the past six months.
Aircraft Technologies Inc. makes sinks, toilets and other assemblies for airframe manufacturers, completion centers, and maintenance and repair facilities.
On May 22, 2012, after eight years of preparation, Space Exploration Technologies (better known as SpaceX) launched the Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft traveled more than 200 miles to reach its destination: the International Space Station (ISS).
A fully automatic stripping and crimping system might be the “glamour” technology of wire harness assembly shops. However, there’s still plenty of work for handheld electric, pneumatic and manually powered crimping tools.