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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. […]
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Boa Constrictor Story
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 […]
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 […]
The Gill Corporation Successfully Implements Energy Efficient Program
El Monte, California –The Gill Corporation (TGC) recently completed a project to reduce the organization’s carbon footprint and energy costs. TGC collaborated with SoCalGas, natural gas supplier and METRON, a […]