Whilst aircraft fuselages, wings, stringers and other panels are still basically held together with an assortment of fasteners and rivets, our tooling and dies are widely used in the manufacturing process. Many of our aerospace customers in this sector are Primes, supplying componentry to the likes of major aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier together with other forms of flight such as helicopters manufactured by Westland.
When we think of a rivet, the image conjured up is either something like a pop rivet or simple pan head rivet. Fortunately the design these days is a little more technical and complex in order to overcome the extremes pressures and stresses that modern aircraft operate under. Equally CTR’s advances in tooling design and ongoing investment in manufacturing technology in parallel with the advances in composites and tool steel developments mean we can provide a single long life tooling solution. By working in partnership with the manufacturer as they daily process many thousands of parts, CTR are proud and privileged to contribute toward a mode of transport used by millions of people throughout the world.