GF Machining Solutions Secures Major U.S. Aerospace Order
GKN Aerospace orders several high precision milling machines, software and automation.
Posted: June 28, 2017
GF Machining Solutions LLC (Lincolnshire, IL) has won a significant order from GKN Aerospace New England, Inc. (Manchester, CT), one of the world’s largest independent first tier aerospace suppliers. GKN ordered several high precision milling machine tools, software and automation that will all be backed with GF Machining Solutions training, service and support. Liechti Engineering AG (Langnau, Switzerland), one of the companies under the GF Machining Solutions brand umbrella, will build the new machine tools and GKN will use them to produce key stator vanes for jet engines. Order delivery is expected to happen between the third quarter of 2017 and the second quarter of 2018.