Fives Receives Award
They receive the Excellence in Composites Manufacturing Award from SME.
Posted: March 25, 2016
Fives Metal Cutting | Composites (Hebron, KY) received the Excellence in Composites Manufacturing Award at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers‘ (SME; Dearborn, MI) annual Composites Manufacturing event held last month in Long Beach, CA. They won in the Large Company category for their lines of composites machine tool technology, including the Cincinnati VIPER fiber placement system, the Cincinnati CHARGER taper layer system and the Cincinnati GEMINI ATL/AFB system.
These systems use advanced composites technology to produce complex parts or near-net shape, and are specifically designed to produce the fastest lay-up rates in the industry while maintaining superior reliability. The Composites Manufacturing Tech Group – part of SME’s Plastics, Composites & Coatings Community – was created to recognize valuable contributions within the composites manufacturing industry, and acknowledge the valuable roles that both large and small manufacturers play within the industry.
The awards ceremony wraps up the three-day AeroDef Manufacturing event with the Composites Manufacturing 2016 conference and exhibit. To accept the award for Fives was Robert Harper, the technical sales director at the company. “To be singled out among the stateside and international companies that were nominated for this award is an honor and a testament to our commitment to transform the design and development of the technology used in manufacturing of advanced composites,” he said. Previous winners include Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Callaway Golf.
Fives Metal Cutting | Composites designs and supplies machine tool and complete manufacturing solutions in a broad range of industrial sectors. With a strong foundation based upon renowned brands such as Cincinnati, Giddings & Lewis, Forest-Liné, Liné Machines and Rouchaud, they are recognized as the preeminent provider of outstanding manufacturing solutions which are at the heart of its customers’ performance.
Fives offers comprehensive lines of equipment and technologies for automated assembly, turning, milling, composites processing and software, additive manufacturing, laser welding and cutting with the associated support services; maintenance, spare parts, retrofits, overhauling and upgrading.
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