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August 26, 2010
Electroimpact was featured in a Story by the Everett Herald
Link to story: "Mukilteo factory is the jet builders' builder"
June 2, 2010
Electroimpact is pleased to announce a contract with Boeing Charleston to supply automated drilling equipment for the fuselage of the 787.
Electroimpact is pleased to announce a contract with Boeing Charleston to supply automated drilling equipment for the fuselage of the 787. The contract includes two types of drilling equipment - Flextrack and post-mill machines. Advanced functionality will be provided including high performance drilling, automatic inspection and fastening to help boost the output of the cell.
March 9, 2010
Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast has awarded Electroimpact a contract for the supply of assembly jigs and equipment to support production of the advanced composite wings for Bombardier’s new CSeries commercial aircraft.
Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast has awarded Electroimpact a contract for the supply of assembly jigs and equipment to support production of the advanced composite wings for Bombardier’s new CSeries commercial aircraft. Bombardier’s Belfast facility is responsible for the development, manufacture and assembly of the wings for the CSeries aircraft, which is aimed at the 100- to 149-seat market.
Electroimpact now joins Bombardier’s other US suppliers on the CSeries aircraft program. The multi-year contract, valued in the region of US$60 million, includes all tooling and automation equipment for the wing torque box assembly. Electroimpact will design and provide the machinery, assembly jigs and associated tooling, including state-of-the art processes for the wing torque box assembly such as precision-guided drilling, inspection and fastening technology. Electroimpact will also be responsible for the installation and commissioning of the equipment at Bombardier’s new composite wing production facility in Belfast.
CSeries is a trademark of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.
November 5, 2009
Electroimpact was featured in a King 5 TV News Story
April 1, 2009
Electroimpact announces move into new World Headquarters building
Electroimpact proudly announces that we have moved into our new World Headquarters at 4413 Chennault Beach Rd. Mukilteo, WA 98275.Electroimpact custom built a 65,000 square foot building to replace its former headquarters and moved in March 2009. At 52 feet high, the Assembly Facility has a single 55' x 250' machine assembly area, with a 5 foot thick slab section for final machine approval testing. The building has two 32 ton cranes, each with a hook height of 41'. On one side of the building there is a four story office and conference center with the first floor holding the machine shop and shipping/receiving area.
January 23, 2009
Electroimpact featured in the Puget Sound Business Journal
"A visit to Electroimpact Inc. might brighten the outlook of even the most despondent observer about the state of American manufacturing. The Mukilteo-based manufacturer of tooling and equipment for assembling large commercial aircraft is bulging with contracts, machines are being prepared for delivery, and people are assembling those machines."continue reading the rest of the article . . .
January 8, 2009
Electroimpact Awarded A350 Outer Wing Box Contract
Electroimpact is pleased to announce it was awarded the contract for the A350 Outer Wing Box in late 2008. This project confirms Electroimpact’s global position as the supplier of choice for cost effective automated assembly solutions for large aircraft parts. Installation is scheduled to begin in Broughton, UK in 2009 and production is scheduled to begin in 2010.January 8, 2009
Electroimpact Awarded Contract by Spirit Aerospace for Automated Fiber Placement Machine
Electroimpact is pleased to announce the order placement by Spirit Aerosystems of a Production System consisting of 1 initial machine equipped with Modular AFP heads that will be used for production of the A350 fuselage, sect 15, panel layup. System delivery is for 2010 and is to be installed in a new facility being built in North Carolina by Spirit.January 8, 2009
Electroimpact Awarded Contract to Update A320 E4000 Wing Panel Machine
Electroimpact is pleased to announce the order placement by Airbus for the refurbishment and technology update of the A320 E4000 Wing Panel Machine. Work to take place in 2009.April 22, 2008
Electroimpact featured in US Industries Today article "Electroimpact High Flying"
"Born from an engineering doctorate project, Electroimpact has emerged as a leading light in the aircraft industry, supplying machine tooling products and integrated systems for global aerospace heavyweights. The Washington-headquartered organization’s success is due, in large part, to a unique business model, Dan Harvey reports."continue reading the rest of the article . . .
April 22, 2008
Electroimpact featured in SAE International article "New rivet injector design used by Electroimpact for Airbus wing work"
"The SA2 machine is the latest in the Low Voltage Electromagnet Riveter (LVER) family of automated fastening equipment from Electroimpact, and it is being used on the Airbus A320 aircraft."continue reading the rest of the article . . .
April 22, 2008
Electroimpact featured in SME Manufacturing Engineering article "Automating Composites Fabrication"
"It's no secret that the demand for composites is increasing. In aerospace, demand is increasing exponentially. The Boeing 787 and Airbus 350 XWB will be in excess of 50% composite by weight, according to Chris Red, editor and VP of market research for Composite Market Reports (Gilbert, AZ). By 2010, new regional and large commercial air transports will consume 12,500,000 lb (5,675,000 kg) of composites per year."continue reading the rest of the article . . .
April 11, 2008
Electroimpact featured in Puget Sound Business Journal article "Orders Flow Despite Boeing Defeat"
"Boeing employees and local politicians may be upset at the loss of a huge Air Force tanker contract Feb. 29. But not most local aerospace suppliers.
Parts makers say they're so sated with work on other Boeing jets, and will be for so many years to come, that they will hardly notice the absence of the 767 tanker. In fact it's almost impossible to find anyone who anticipates much tangible loss."continue reading the rest of the article . . .
March 13, 2008
Hawker de Havilland Places Order with Electroimpact for 787 trailing edge component manufacturing equipment
Electroimpact is pleased to announce the receipt of order from Hawker de Havilland for 787 trailing edge component manufacturing equipment. This equipment will be used to meet the ramp up requirements for the 787 progam. The order includes tooling and an additional seven robotic drilling systems, bringing the total to tweleve robotic systems in support of the 787 program.March 13, 2008
Electroimpact featured in SAE publication "Aerospace engineering & manufacturing"
"It takes someone with a large supply of natural engineering ability to crack the employee lineup at Electroimpact, a company that swings for the fences in its design, production and installation of custom-designed auotmated fastening equipment for aerospace customers."continue reading the rest of the article . . .
February 12, 2008
Electroimpact Receives Permit for new Building
Electroimpact is pleased to announce another major step forward in the construction of our new office and assembly building, “Lowbay2”; a perimt to build. At 15,000 square feet, Lowbay2 will provide a new buyoff area, a Union PCR1500plus CNC Horizontal boring mill with 5 axis capability and a 14meter x 6 meter x 1.5 meter cutting envelope (45.9 ft x 19.7 ft x 4.9 ft), and help to consolidate the Electroimpact campus for increased communications between engineers. DKS has been contracted for the construction of our new building.
September 26, 2007
Mukilteo Marine release is celebrated at Electroimpact
Out of jail, Marine is cheered in Mukilteo150 greet man convicted in Iraqi's death
By Jim Haley, Herald Writer
MUKILTEO — Robert Pennington and his father, Terry Pennington, ascended a
pair of tall stepladders in place along a wall of the Electroimpact company.
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Mukilteo Marine convicted in murder trial returns
By GLENN FARLEY / KING 5 News
MUKILTEO, Wash. - He spent 15 months in a military prison, convicted in a case where Marines
kidnapped and murdered an Iraqi man.
Now Mukilteo Marine Rob Pennington is back home on leave, where he's been welcomed as a hero.
Pennington received clemency from a Marine Corps general, and negotiations about the rest of his
future are still ongoing.
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Local Marine convicted in murder of Iraqi civilian shares story
By KOMO Staff A local Marine who pleaded guilty to taking part in the kidnapping and the gruesome killing of Iraqi civilian says the crime was "a bad mistake in a bad situation." continue reading the rest of the article . . .
