Liebherr Aerospace Saline, part of Swiss original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Liebherr-International AG, has unveiled a new building in Michigan, US.
The new 3,065sqm building, situated at its industrial campus in Michigan, expands Liebherr’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capacity. It will address the growing customer demand for MRO services covering the Liebherr products used in a wide variety of commercial aircraft, helicopters and business jets.
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Initially announced in July 2024, the new site is located adjacent to the existing heat transfer facility, which began operations in 2016. The new facility offers aftermarket testing, repair, overhaul, and recore services for Liebherr heat transfer equipment used in various aircraft. These include aircraft from manufacturers such as Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, and Mitsubishi.
The new facility also inculcates the internal MRO process optimisation of additional products, increasing the landing gear processing capacity at the main facility and enlarging the area of MRO activities for pneumatic components.
Alex Vlielander, chief customer officer at Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS, thanked the customers for their positive reception.
“By expanding the network we are shortening the overall turnaround time by eliminating transportation time, cutting down on cost and lowering our carbon footprint,” he added.
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