ENGINEERINGNET.EU -- Asco, a Belgium based manufacturer of high lift devices and complex precision mechanical subassemblies for the aerospace industry, has successfully delivered the first ship set for the first A350XWB-900 aircraft to Airbus Bremen.
The slat support mechanisms work package, composed of 44 subassemblies, from which 26 slat tracks, 10 hinge arms, 4 drive lever assemblies, and 4 strut assemblies, will equip the prototype MSN 001 A350 plane.
The A350 is scheduled for entry into service in 2014 with Qatar Airways as launching customer.
This successful delivery constitutes the first of the eight hundred A350 aircrafts in all its versions (A350-800, A350-900, A350-1000), which Asco has under contract as a sole source provider.
On the production side, Asco has installed new production lines incorporating lean principles to assure the on time and in quality delivery of the components.
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BACKGROUNDER
Asco is a proven technology specialist and supply chain integrator complex high strength metallic aircraft components. Asco is headquartered in Zaventem, Belgium with operating subsidiaries in Germany and Canada. Today the company employs 1,300 people.
