Mon, Aug 31, 2009
New Manufacturing Facility Should Be Open Late In 2010
Rolls-Royce is ready to begin
construction at Crosspointe, its new aerospace facility in Prince
George County, Virginia. This first building at Crosspointe will be
a 140,000 square foot disc manufacturing facility. Discs, the part
of a turbofan engine that contains the blades, are considered one
of the most critical components of the engine. Discs manufactured
at Crosspointe will be used in some of the company’s newest
civil aerospace products – the Trent 1000, Trent 900 and
Trent XWB – optimized for the Boeing 787, Airbus A380 and
A350 XWB respectively. Construction on this facility is expected to
begin in late September or early October.
Trent 1000
This initial phase of work – disc manufacturing –
will support roughly 140 jobs. Disc production at Crosspointe will
begin as soon as possible once the site is operational, currently
expected in the fourth quarter of 2010. Following a rigorous and
competitive selection process, the company has selected the Haskell
design-build firm as the prime contractor for construction of the
first building on site.
Tom Loehr, Rolls-Royce Executive Vice President, Crosspointe
said: “Our improving market position and significant growth
in the past few years have delivered a record order book. Despite
these challenging economic times, we are confident in our long-term
growth and determined to maximize the opportunities provided by our
technologies, people and global reach. Thanks to our partners, the
Commonwealth of Virginia, Prince George County, the University of
Virginia and Virginia Tech, Crosspointe will be a world-class
aerospace facility and will play a key role in our future.
We’re delighted to be growing our footprint in Virginia and
bringing the economic benefits associated with high value added
manufacturing to the region.”
Plans are also proceeding for the second building on site
– a blisk manufacturing facility. Blisks, or bladed discs,
incorporating fan blades and discs into a single piece, are
designed for use in the next generation of gas turbine engines.
Blisks manufactured at Crosspointe will be used in the F136 engine
for the Joint Strike Fighter, the world’s largest ever
fighter program.
Crosspointe will be the largest Rolls-Royce site by area in
North America, with ample space to accommodate suppliers’ and
partners’ co-location in the future. It is also the first
Rolls-Royce site built from-the-ground-up in the US.
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