Diverse range of products leveraging Reinhold’s breadth of composite and metal capabilities
Cabin Interior products range from individual components to complex, tight-tolerance assemblies
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Composite Seating Structures
Products require a higher level of precision and conformance
Products must meet strength, fire worthiness and other thresholds
Requires technically differentiated production capabilities
Composite vs. Metal Seatbacks
Half the weight of metal pieces
Better anti-corrosive properties
Can combine multiple components into monocoque configurations for greater flexibility
Higher strength with greater durability
Mechanical Products & Assemblies
Market Drivers
Global demand for air travel – Original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), industry groups and the FAA forecast growing demand for air travel over the next 20 years given positive macroeconomic trends, particularly in emerging markets
Strong outlook for deliveries – Significant order volumes since 2010 and new product introductions support strong ongoing production rates
Increased wide body demand – Increased demand for air travel coupled with airport capacity constraints in developed markets are increasing demand for higher capacity aircraft
Increased premium and feature-packed seating – Competitive differentiation across premium products and demand for in-flight entertainment driving seat selection and replacement
Increased composite content – Requirements for weight reduction and reduced part counts plus the design flexibility of composites driving increasing demand for composites
Growing installed base – Market share of composite seating is growing which drives a larger installed base and recurring aftermarket volume from refurbishment
Composite seatbacks save approximately $50,000 in fuel per wide body aircraft per year
Work to OEM Customers
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Specifications and Requirements
- Work closely with customer’s and Customer design teams
- Review Customer product concepts and Customer performance criteria for manufacturability to Customer requirements
- Tooling creation and optimization
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Certification
Work closely with Customer Certification teams
Engage Customer to support all Pre-Production effort, build and test “Certification” hardware to support dynamic testing and Certification to Customer designs/specifications
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Production
Work closely with Customer management, manufacturing, and Production Teams to ensure smooth transition to full-rate production
Provide value-added “upper assembly” content including composite seatbacks, composite seat pans, headrests, footrests, armrests and video brackets per Customer Design Dwgs