El Monte, California – Stephen Gill, Vice Chairman, M.C. Gill Corporation, announced a donation to The Salvation Army Hurricane Relief program to assist hurricane victims on the Gulf Coast. “Hurricane Katrina caused tremendous damage to the Gulf Coast, from Texas all the way across to Alabama, and we wanted to do something to help those […]
Edgewood, Maryland – Alcore successfully achieved independent third party accreditation to the Aerospace Quality Management System Standard AS9100 Rev B. This third party accreditation has been issued by AQA International, LLC. “Meeting these stringent requirements and proving our commitment to delivering consistently high quality products are Alcore’s goals. Earning AS9100 certification assures our customers that […]
Seattle, Washington – Triumph Composite Systems has been awarded a contract by Airbus Germany, to design and manufacture the main and upper deck floor panel system for the new A380F Freighter aircraft. They will use floor panels manufactured by M.C. Gill Corporation. M.C. Gill has a long term agreement to partner with Triumph for development […]
Seattle, Washington – On average, each aircraft is struck by lightning every year. This makes it essential to provide protection from these strikes, especially with the advent of new composite fuselage design. While aluminum fuselages tend to conduct lightning’s charge and wick it away, non-conductive composites need additional protection to guard against lightning strike damage. […]
Seattle, Washington – M.C. Gill Corporation is pleased to announce the qualification of its GillcoreT HK honeycomb core to the Boeing BMS 8-124 material specification. M.C. Gill has been manufacturing GillcoreT HK honeycomb since 2000, and currently supplies this lightweight honeycomb core to a number of key aircraft manufacturers and aerospace companies in both the […]
Ontario, California USA – David Pickett, Vought Aircraft Industries Representative, presented a Preferred Performer Program plaque recognizing Castle Industries – located in Ontario, California. The Vought Preferred Performer Program recognizes an elite group of suppliers for “consistently delivering conforming product on schedule.” Castle Industries has been a proud participant in this program since July 2000. […]
Edgewood, Maryland USA – 9 September 2004 – The US Navy, F-14 Program Office selected Edgewood, Maryland based Alcore to represent US Industry in a teaming and mutual cooperation agreement among three US companies and PZL-Swidnik, a Polish company. The program is sponsored by the Foreign Comparative Test (FCT) Program Office and managed by the […]
Edgewood, Maryland USA – Lightning is a natural threat that must be considered for increased safety in the design and the certification of aircraft. Protecting aluminum body aircraft from lightning strikes involves wicking away the electric charge through the conductive metal structure. With advances in the use of composites to fabricate aircraft structures, including use […]
El Monte, California USA – 22 September 2004 – With the impending end of Korex® paper production, Korex® honeycomb will soon no longer be available. The logical replacement for Korex® honeycomb applications is the latest generation N636 Kevlar® honeycomb. The M.C. Gill Corporation manufactures N636 Kevlar® honeycomb in many different cell sizes, densities and paper […]
Ontario, California – 12 August 2004 – Castle Industries of California is well known for delivering a competitive advantage with its ability to provide complete support for fabrication of precision assemblies, machined metal components and formed sheet metal parts. The company’s range of expertise has recently expanded to include the production of custom vacuum-formed panels […]
