Allied Purchased by Triumph Group
November 6, 2006, Newport News, VA. Allied has evolved to be a premier provider of engineering, design and manufacturing solutions by providing the highest quality products and services to a diversified customer base. In the continued evolution of Allied business, we recognized the need to find the right partnership that expands the overall depth and capability to further differentiate our business from our competition. To this end, it was publicly announced November 6th that Allied was purchased by Triumph Group, Inc. Effective immediately, Allied will operate as Triumph Aerospace Systems - Newport News and be part of Triumph’s Aerospace Systems Group.
Triumph Aerospace Systems – Newport News will continue to support our customers and, additionally, will have the support of and access to Triumph resources. Combined, the new organization will provide a better range of capabilities, depth and reach. We are pleased that the management team, led by Bill Jacobson, will remain with our company to continue to deliver exceptional value to our customers.
Triumph Group, Inc., headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls aircraft components and accessories. The company of approximately 5,000 employees serves a broad, worldwide spectrum of the aviation industry.
Allied’s Marine Capability Enhanced
Dan brings to us a strong background and understanding in the processes required to effectively serve these new areas, and how to synergize existing aerospace processes with the Shipbuilding Industry.
For more
information contact:
Dan Oklesson
doklesson@triumphgroup.com
Force Measurement Systems Group Moves to New Facility
May 13, 2006, San Diego, CA. Allied is proud to announce that our Force Measurement Systems (FMS) group has moved to their new facility in Northeast San Diego. The group was previously located in the lower level of the Low Speed Wind Tunnel, near the airport. In March, operation of Allied’s Low-Speed Wind Tunnel was taken over by the San Diego Aerospace Museum. FMS’ new location is less than twenty miles away and they continue with their excellent service. The team, led by Dennis Booth, has worked very hard to find a facility that provides more convenient access for our visiting customers and vendors, and provides a more efficient workspace for future growth in programs like our new High-Capacity Balances. Virtual Tour.
The FMS group maintains a staff of experienced engineers dedicated to the task of maintaining and calibrating force measurement systems for all applications. The FMS group has extensive experience in the design, development, fabrication, and calibration of strain-gaged balances of all types and continues to improve fabrication, calibration and design techniques to meet the increasing accuracy requirements. Personnel skilled in all facets of measurement system development ensure consistent quality and the highest reliability. Current balance designs include:
- Unitized Force
- Unitized Flexured Force
- One Piece Beam
- External, Semi-span Pedestal
- External, Virtual Center Type
- Automotive System
- Captive Trajectory System
- Fin
- Flow-Through Air ( One-, Two-, Three-Supplies)
- Vectored Thrust Stand
- Engine Test Stand
- Propulsion
- Inlet Drag
While wind tunnel applications remain the largest user group for these highly accurate multi-component measurement instruments, the basic technology has a tremendous application to non-aerodynamic systems including: structural load measurement, launch load measurement, and underwater applications.
The new address is:
Allied
Force Measurement Systems
7340 Trade Street, Suite C & D
San Diego, CA 92121.
For more
information contact:
Dennis Booth
dbooth@triumphgroup.com
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Allied Selected to Team with Pratt and Whitney on 7E7 Dreamliner Engine Program
Newport News, VA, March 16, 2004 – Pratt and Whitney Aircraft of East Hartford, Connecticut announced that Allied was chosen to design, instrument, fabricate and assemble a high pressure compressor (HPC) module in support of the 7E7 program. The 7E7 Dreamliner represents Boeing’s next generation of commercial aircraft, which is targeted to provide the most fuel efficient, lowest operational cost fleet in history. Pratt will face stiff competition from Rolls-Royce and General Electric to become the sole source provider of power plants for the 7E7.
Allied is an industry leader in the design of gas turbine engines. Allied is currently the One-Stop-Shop for all Rolls-Royce aerothermal rigs and is delighted to provide our expertise to Pratt and Whitney.
The 7E7 HPC program will be managed by Allied out of the recently established Florida office. Located in Palm Beach Gardens, the Florida campus was a growth initiative targeted to take advantage of the aerospace talent that resides in this area. “Aerospace Alley”, according to Russell Moore, program manager for the 7E7 HPC, “is an area of Palm Beach Gardens that has thrived as a result of Pratt moving their aerospace engineering organization to Connecticut over the last several years.” “Allied is proud to team with Pratt and Whitney and is committed to delivering this critical rig,” continues Moore. Being a former Pratt engineer for over 15 years, Russell states, “The team I have assembled includes engineers with over 125 years of Pratt experience.” “We understand the needs of Pratt, have the in-house engineering and manufacturing resources to apply and have the only 6 month rig initiative I am aware of in the industry.”
The 7E7 program will be staffed with individuals from both the Florida and Newport News, VA offices. Headquartered in Newport News, Allied has enjoyed over 23 years of success in aerospace services. Allied currently provides engineering, manufacturing and instrumentation solutions for:
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information contact:
John Anderson
janderson@triumphgroup.com
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Newport News, VA – Allied announced today the sale of its Flight Systems and GASL Divisions to ATK (Alliant Techsystems, Inc., NYSE: ATK). Terms of the sale were not announced.
Allied is a leading provider of aerospace ground and flight test prototype and production components and sub-systems. Allied provides developmental support to national and international level programs such as the new Joint Strike Fighter F135 Engine, the RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter, and the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine. The GASL Division, based in Ronkonkoma, New York, is a provider of hypersonic testing and scramjet-propulsion technologies for demonstration vehicles such as NASA’s X-43A. The Flight Systems Division, based in Tullahoma, Tennessee, provides high-end engineering and fabrication services for experimental research vehicles such as NASA’s HyperX-43A and the more recent HyperX-43C.
The divestiture of the GASL and Flight Systems Divisions is the successful culmination of a strategic initiative to strengthen Allied by de-leveraging the business. Going forward, Allied’s resources will be focused on high-end engineering in the aerothermal gas turbine test and development market as well as its rich legacy business in development and production of complex aero prototype systems and components, wind tunnel test services, and field services support.
“The sale of the GASL and Flight Systems Divisions will strengthen Allied’s business structure relative to the development of complex turbomachinery test equipment and aircraft related prototype systems and components”, said Ken McNamara, Allied’s President & CEO. He further added, “The divestiture will improve the strength of the company’s balance sheet as it becomes de-leveraged through the elimination of bank debt, and will improve the overall liquidity of the organization. The newly restructured Allied will have significantly stronger financial and competitive positions.”
Allied’s headquarters remain in Newport News, Virginia, where it continues operations in gas turbine engines, unmanned aerial vehicles, and aerospace research and development support. Allied also maintains its operations in San Diego, California and El Segundo, California, where it operates the Low Speed and Trisonic Wind Tunnel test facilities. McNamara will continue to lead the company as President & CEO, the position he has held since the Spring of 2001.
Allied is a wholly-owned affiliate of Kohlberg and Company, LLC.
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Allied Provides “One-Stop-Shop” for Rolls-Royce.
Newport News, VA., June, 2002 – The Aerospace and Propulsion Division of Allied will provide a fully integrated "One-Stop-Shop" capability for Rolls-Royce. Allied will provide an on-site liaison capability and also create a virtual Program Management environment supported by integrated project planning and tracking tools as well as cost accounting systems. Rolls-Royce's Program Managers will be able to track the technical and financial progress of their programs over the internet, thereby reducing non-productive travel time. Allied is one of the few companies with an internal, fully integrated capability in Project Management, Engineering and Design, Manufacturing, Instrumentation, Assembly and Test for aerothermal rigs.
“As a fresh pair of eyes, Allied will bring new insights and innovations into the Rolls-Royce rigs process. Because of our international aerothermal rig customer base, we are continually exposed to best practices in the industry and have a thorough understanding of the entire value chain of the development and test process.”," said John Anderson, Allied. “Also, we plan to invest portions of any cost reduction incentives we earn in new technologies and processes to further reduce cycle time.”
The Aerospace and Propulsion Division, located in Newport News, Virginia supplies aerothermal rig design and development to most of the major aircraft and industrial gas turbine companies in the world. In the last three years they have designed, manufactured, instrumented and assembled over 30 rigs and test devices for our gas turbine customers. Allied is a leading provider of products and services engineered and manufactured for customers serving the aerospace, defense, marine and energy markets.
For more information, contact :
John Anderson
janderson@triumphgroup.com
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