THERMAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION COMPLETES ANOTHER LARGE AUTOCLAVE SYSTEM FOR SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS

Thermal Equipment Corporation (TEC) has completed the manufacture and installation of a large 20’ diameter by 70’ long aerospace quality Autoclave System for Spirit AeroSystems in Tulsa, OK.

“TEC is honored to have been selected again by Spirit as the supplier for this system, which is critical to the continued growth in their production of composite AeroStructures”, said Lee Courtney, President of TEC. “These very large projects are exciting for TEC and this marks our completion of two such 20’ diameter Autoclave Systems during 2009 alone.”

Spirit AeroSystems has now purchased more than 30 Autoclave Systems from TEC over the years, and this 20’ x 70’ system includes the largest Autoclave Vessel in their collection of such systems at their Tulsa facility.

TEC’s manufacturing facility is located in Los Angeles. This Autoclave System was built on-site at Spirit’s facility in Tulsa, however, due to its size and shipping limitations.

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.