GREENVILLE, S.C., May, 01 2024 – Passenger and crew safety in the aviation industry is paramount, and having a trusted name on an aircraft has never been more important.
Unlike other aviation tire manufacturers, Michelin provides aviation products and solutions with, around and beyond tires. This was seen recently at the 2024 MRO Americas show in Chicago.
In today’s aviation landscape, aircraft companies are increasingly prioritizing maintenance as an integral aspect of their overall operations, often navigating through extensive networks of suppliers numbering in the thousands. Managing such complexity poses significant challenges, especially with heightened emphasis on quality in response to recent industry setbacks.
Michelin, along with Michelin Group Companies Fenner Precision Polymers and CDI products, are coordinating with the aerospace market to provide comprehensive solutions beyond tires.
“The abundance of suppliers often brings unnecessary complexities and heightened risks,” said M. Scott Murray, Vice President of aircraft tire sales at Michelin North America, Inc. “Through this collaborative effort, our focus is on streamlining processes, promoting simplicity and enhancing overall quality in aircraft maintenance while simultaneously reducing risks. We will provide multiple supplier solutions under one, historically trusted name: Michelin.”
Fenner Precision Polymers is a global engineered solutions leader, with a single-minded purpose: to provide world class, precision-engineered elastomeric solutions that help customers succeed. Harnessing advanced materials technology and manufacturing capability from aerospace and ATMs to wind turbines and 3D printers, Fenner’s materials technology is used to enhance a huge variety of applications around the world.
CDI Products is an industry leader in the design, manufacturing, and processing of high-quality, high-performance polymer products and components for the Oil & Gas, LNG, Fluid Handling, Aerospace, Power Generation, Refining & Petrochemical, Industrial Processing industries, and beyond. The company is highly experienced in a broad scope of advanced materials – from elastomers to advanced fluoropolymers and thermoplastics. With strategic locations around the globe, CDI Products provide critical solutions, on time and to specification, anywhere in the world.
About Michelin North America
Michelin, the leading mobility company, is dedicated to enhancing its customers’ mobility and sustainably; designing and distributing the most innovative tires, services and solutions for its customers’ needs; providing digital services, maps and guides to help enrich trips and travels and make them unique experiences; and developing high-technology materials that serve a variety of industries. Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, Michelin North America has approximately 23,000 employees and operates 34 production facilities in the United States and Canada. (michelinman.com)
ABOUT FENNER PRECISION POLYMERS
Fenner Precision Polymers is a Michelin Group Company. With over 900 employees worldwide, Fenner Precision Polymers is a trusted supplier of engineered solutions for performance-critical applications. The company’s product lines support clients across a variety of industries including 3D printing, document handling, transportation, mining, agriculture, aerospace, climate control, material handling, food processing, and manufacturing. Product lines include, but are not limited to, coated fabrics and technical textiles, link belting for power transmission and conveying, keyless locking devices, Eagle polyurethane belting, silicone and organic rubber hoses, customized bearing solutions, and PowerMax composite products. Learn more about Fenner Precision Polymers and its subsidiaries, Fenner Drives, Fenner Precision, James Dawson, Fabri Cote, and MAV S.p.A.
CDI Products is a global leader in high-performance polymer and flexible graphite products, including seals, bearings, wear components, functional components, and beyond. CDI serves many vital industries including aerospace and defense, oil and gas, liquid natural gas (LNG), cryogenics, wind and renewable energy, water management, fluid handling, automotive, medical and biomedical, refining and petrochemical, industrial processing, power generation, and semiconductor markets. CDI's polymers, flexible graphites and composites are engineered to meet the stringent requirements of aerospace and defense applications for critical flight applications, including landing gear systems, flight control systems, engine & fuel systems, hydraulic utility systems, wheels & brakes, fuel systems, and beyond.
For more information, contact:
David Finleyson
Michelin North America
david.finleyson@michelin.com
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