WICHITA, KS—Spirit AeroSystems and Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research have officially opened the National Defense Prototype Center here to develop new capabilities for defense and space applications.
WICHITA, KS — Aerospace structures manufacturer Spirit Aerosystems announced the allocation of $80 million in federal funding to bolster its production for the defense sector.
ST. LOUIS—Beckwood Press Co., a manufacturer of hydraulic and servo-electric presses, and Kansas Oklahoma Machine Tools (KOMT), a machinery distributor throughout the Midwest, recently delivered the first ever press with automated die change to Spirit AeroSystems for use in the aerospace supplier’s Joule Form manufacturing process.
WICHITA, KS—Spirit Aerosystems is preparing to produce up to 60 fuselages a month to keep up with demand from Boeing’s 737 assembly plant in Renton, WA.
