Precision Castparts in Milwaukie, Rockwell Collins in Wilsonville, and Boeing’s Gresham factory are all supplying parts for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Precision Castparts in Milwaukie, Rockwell Collins in Wilsonville, and Boeing’s Gresham factory are all supplying parts for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
The Portland-area workers are key players in the long-delayed global venture to produce the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Precision Castparts Corp., the company casting the engine parts, is catching an especially good ride on the Dreamliner as the manufacturing project showers business on Oregon, pushing companies to innovate.
“We have an average of about $5.5 million in parts on each plane,” said Chuck Zwick, a 36-year Precision Castparts worker, walking through a busy factory. “We are casting parts today that I would never have dreamed we could cast.”
The Dreamliner’s regional economic impact impressed Rep. Jules Bailey, D-Portland, when he toured the Everett plant Thursday. Oregon’s high-precision metals-manufacturing industry produces the most advanced technology and the highest value-added pieces of the 787, he said, underscoring the importance of research, education and innovation.
Read more at OregonLive.com.
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