Comment les panneaux composites avancés transforment les intérieurs d’avions
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the invisible heroes working behind the scenes to ensure a smooth, safe, and comfortable flight. Gone are the days of clunky, heavy interiors; modern aircraft boast sleek, lightweight, and fire-resistant cabins thanks to the magic of advanced composite panels. These panels, manufactured by The Gill Corporation (TGC), are the […]
Journée camion
I’ve been a baseball fan most of my life. When I was young and became interested in baseball there were no major league baseball teams in the Los Angeles area. The neighborhood boys all had to pick a team to root for. Because Ted Williams was from California I chose the Boston Red Sox. I’ve […]
Histoire de Boa Constrictor
When The Gill Corporation moved to its current location in El Monte, there was an industrial company on the 20 acres on the north edge of the property. The building only occupied about 10 of the acres and the other 10 were adjacent to our property and were left fallow. During the mid-80’s it became […]
Gill Corporation-France obtient un contrat de pièces en nid d'abeille avec la SONACA pour les programmes Airbus
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 A321 and the contract extension to supply machined honeycomb parts for slats on the Airbus A320, A330NEO and A350 programs. The extension increases TGC-France’s market […]
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 improved flame and toxicity values, The Gill Corporation (TGC) had to do some fast research. Phil Gill, my brother, ran our R&D department at the […]
Une application en nid d’abeille en aluminium bien loin des affaires et des opportunités avec lesquelles nous traitons habituellement !
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 for his creations and in particular for lamps, floor lamps and chandeliers in several of his lighting collections. The NIDA collection is the result of […]
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 made an emergency landing at Cincinnati’s Northern Kentucky International Airport. In the end, 23 people had died from smoke inhalation. Up to that time cargo […]
La collaboration entre The Gill Corporation et USC remporte plusieurs prix au 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 one 1st Place, two 2nd Place, and one 3rd Place awards at the 2023 SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) International Composites […]
The Gill Corporation passe au sans papier
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. In addition to eliminating the traditional paper WOs, the digital solution allows production employees to simulate their annotations. Employees can stamp, initial, sign, date and […]
AOG
Il y a longtemps, lorsque je travaillais en tant que directeur de production, nous avons reçu un appel de Lockheed Aircraft Services situé à l'aéroport d'Ontario en Californie du Sud. Ils avaient besoin de quelques feuilles de cargo pour un AOG. Je ne me souviens pas du nombre de feuilles commandées, mais à cette époque, toute commande était […]