Rolls-Royce, Hispano-Suiza JV to build component plant in Poland

17.08.2015 //

Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza announce the creation of Aero Gearbox International and plans to construct a production plant in Poland producing accessory drive trains (ADTs) for all of Rolls-Royce’s future civil aircraft engines.

Aero Gearbox International will cover the entire range of civil aircraft, from business jets to widebody commercial jets. Accessory drive trains, sometimes referred to as accessory gearboxes, are a critical component of a gas turbine engine, harnessing its power to drive systems and accessories such as fuel pumps, hydraulic pumps and electrical generators.

The construction of a new production plant will start at the end of 2015. It will be located in the Podkarpackie Province in southeast Poland. This dedicated production facility will harness the region’s mechanical expertise and draw on the experience of the Hispano-Suiza Polska facility located in Sedziszow Malopolski. The new plant will initially grow to approximately 110 people and the first deliveries are expected in 2017.

The project was supported by PAIiIZ.

Source: www.paiz.gov.pl