In addition to their patented formulas for high-strength alloys, they have the extraordinary ability to manufacture an entire 21-foot-long, 7-foot tall-bulkhead out of a single piece of aluminum or titanium… driving out weight and cost.
Well proven by their earlier work on the Airbus A380 airliner, Arconic’s extraordinary capital investment in a unique 50,000-pound machine and their proprietary metallurgical processes has made them a supplier to both Lockheed’s F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter and the Pratt & Whitney F135 jet engine.
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