Story ID: 384
Liebherr-Aerospace Expands MRO at Michigan Campus
By: Matt Thurber
Caption: Added space facilitates work on heat-transfer, landing gear, and pneumatic components
Word Count: 319
More than 300 employees and guests celebrated the opening of Liebherr-Aerospace Saline’s new building at the company’s campus in Saline, Michigan earlier this month. The 33,000-sq-ft facility adds to Liebherr-Aerospace’s OEM equipment testing and MRO services, including work on landing gear and pneumatic components.
Heat-transfer components manufactured by Liebherr-Aerospace are installed in commercial airplanes, helicopters, and business jets, including those manufactured by Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, and Mitsubishi.
“The positive and overwhelming acceptance by our customers has allowed us to expand our offerings worldwide, thus validating our strategy to be close to our customers,” said Liebherr-Aerospace Transportation chief customer officer Alex Vlielander. “Furthermore, by expanding the network we are shortening the overall turn around time by eliminating transportation time, cutting down on cost and lowering our carbon footprint.”
“It is also important that we recognize the sustainable contributions of our employees. This milestone is proof of their daily contribution to our success,” added Will Dew, managing director commercial at Liebherr-Aerospace Saline. “Thanks to their tireless commitment and the new local conditions that the new building provides us with, we can respond even more quickly to the growing demand from our customers and strengthen our long-term competitiveness.”
At its NBAA-BACE exhibit, Liebherr is highlighting its expertise in manufacturing landing gear and integrated air management systems. On display is a nose landing gear for Embraer's Legacy 650. Other landing gear products manufactured by Liebherr include structures, extension/retraction and steering actuation, position and warning systems, wheels, brakes, sensors, and cockpit controls.
Liebherr's integrated air management system for Dassault's Falcon 6X is also on display. This system “regulates air supply,temperature, humidity, and pressure, contributing to both passenger comfort and operational safety. The systems encompass bleed air and air conditioning components, cabin pressurization, air distribution, ice protection, and supplemental cooling,” according to Liebherr. 
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