THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION RECEIVES ORDER FROM SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS FOR ANOTHER LARGE AEROSPACE AUTOCLAVE SYSTEM

WICHITA, KS: Spirit AeroSystems has awarded Thermal Equipment Corporation the large Autoclave System contract to be used in the manufacture of structural components for the new Airbus A350 XWB airplane.

“TEC is honored to be part of the Spirit AeroSystems team on this project,” said Lee Courtney, President of Thermal Equipment Corporation (TEC). “This order is yet another example of TEC’s credibility in the supply of very large Aerospace Autoclave Systems, which has become TEC’s specialty. It’s what we do and we do it better than anyone else in our industry.”

An Autoclave is essentially a pressurized oven used to cure composite structures. The Autoclave ordered by Spirit AeroSystems will have usable dimensions of 22’ in diameter by 80’ long.

Due to its extraordinary size and weight, the Autoclave vessel itself will be built on-site at the home of Spirit AeroSystems’ new facility in Kinston, North Carolina.

TEC is the world’s leader in the design and supply of large Aerospace Autoclave Systems*. We have designed and manufactured more 15-foot diameter and larger autoclaves than all other manufacturers combined worldwide. Due to TEC's unparalleled experience, we recently provided Spirit AeroSystems with the first 30-foot,working diameter system, under budget and on time.

TEC also designed and supervised the construction and installation of two large Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Autoclave Systems in Japan for the Boeing 787 Program, making TEC the largest supplier of 787 Autoclave Systems world-wide.

TEC has been successfully designing and building large Autoclave Systems for nearly 40 years. As pioneers in the industry, Thermal Equipment Corporation published Autoclave Cure Systems* in the ASM Engineering Handbook 20 years ago, most of which remains relevant to Autoclave Systems today "It's What We Do", and we do it better than anyone else in the Autoclave Industry world-wide.