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SOURIAU Wins Two Major Contracts in North America, One on the BOEING B787 and the Other for BOMBARDIER Programs
Communiqué publié le 22/06/2007 à 11h02

SOURIAU, the worldwide specialist in connection technologies for harsh environments, designed for industrial, military and aerospace applications, and LABINAL, a company of the SAFRAN Group a worldwide leading manufacturer of aerospace electrical wire harnesses and prime partner of electrical wiring systems for the Boeing 787, have just signed a 14 year contract to support the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. This agreement involves an estimated total amount of over $70 million dollars, it is the fruit of the major investments made by SOURIAU in R&D, industrial facilities and logistics.

From the start of the 787 program, SOURIAU was involved in development of the new generations of products with Boeing and Labinal engineers based in Seattle, and the teams at SOURIAU France and USA played an active part in drawing up the technical specifications for the circular connectors.

To comply with the requirements concerning weight for the new BOEING "Dreamliner", the connectors made by SOURIAU each year will utilize casings made of composite materials, which are 25% lighter than metal casings.

For several years, SOURIAU has carried out research work upstream on composite materials, and it now has full mastery of the industrial process on an internal basis. The connectors concerned are used for all the vital functions of the aircraft: flight controls, engines, fuel tank sensors, landing gear controls, etc.

Within the framework of the contract, SOURIAU is also to supply the Stainless steel connectors that will be placed in very high temperature environments.

SOURIAU has been a BOEING and LABINAL supplier for a long time, and this contract enables it to further strengthen its partnership with those prestigious customers.

SOURIAU has strengthened its position as world leader for connection technologies in harsh environments, and it is now number one worldwide in circular connectors for civil aeronautics, thanks to its multi-year contracts with AIRBUS, BOEING, BOMBARDIER, EMBRAER and LABINAL.

Between 2003 and 2008, SOURIAU has seen its sales figures grow by more than 135 million dollars, and it can count on further annual growth of 27 million dollars in the coming years, thanks to its constantly increasing market share and its development of new generations of products.

The full 38999 range, and the composite version in particular, together with the latest technologies developed by Souriau, will be displayed at the International Aeronautics and Space Show - Paris le Bourget, hall 2B, stand F11.

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