Author: Holly Nguyen

The Gill Corporation Announces New Gillfab® 5433F Hybrid Laminate for Aircraft Cargo Flooring

El Monte, California – October 17, 2024:  The Gill Corporation introduces Gillfab® 5433F, a light-weight hybrid laminate material designed specifically for the rigorous conditions found in aircraft cargo areas. This […]

USC Visit

On July 18th, a group of engineering and chemistry students from USC’s M.C. Gill Composites Center embarked on an educational visit to The Gill Corporation (TGC) in El Monte, California. […]

The Gill Corporation Expands Production of Gillfab® 4030 Aluminum Sandwich Panels to Meet Rising Demand

El Monte, California – August 8, 2024: The Gill Corporation has expanded its production capacity for aluminum honeycomb core – aluminum skin sandwich panels to accommodate the growing global demand. […]

The Gill Corporation-France Secures Honeycomb Parts Contract with SONACA for Airbus Programs

El Monte, California – November 7, 2023:  The Gill Corporation-France (TGC-France) has been awarded a contract by SONACA to develop and produce machined honeycomb parts for flaps on the Airbus […]

Air Canada Flight 797 – Part 2

In a previous article I described Air Canada’s flight 797 and the effect it had on our industry. With the mandating by the FAA of a new cargo liner with […]

An Aluminum Honeycomb Application Far Away from the Business and Opportunities We Usually Deal With!

Anglet, France – For several years now, The Gill Corporation-France (TGC-France) has collaborated with and supplied honeycomb to Vincent Poujardieu, a furniture and lighting designer. Vincent Poujardieu uses our honeycomb […]

Air Canada Flight 797 – Part 1

On 2 June 1983, Air Canada flight 797 left Dallas/Fort Worth airport bound for Toronto. As it approached Cincinnati, a fire was discovered in the rear lavatory and the plane […]

Collaboration Between The Gill Corporation and USC Wins Several Awards at the SAMPE Bridge Contest

El Monte, California – USC Advanced Composites Design Lab, advised by Prof. Bo Jin (University of Southern California (USC)), Dr. Frank Nguyen and Christian Moreno (The Gill Corporation, (TGC)), won […]

The Gill Corporation Goes Paperless

El Monte, California – The Gill Corporation (TGC) successfully implemented paperless Work Orders (WO) at its corporate headquarters (El Monte, CA). Thousands of multi-page production WOs are now completely digital. […]

AOG

A long time ago, when I was working as the Production Manager we received a call from Lockheed Aircraft Services located at Ontario Airport in Southern California. They needed some […]