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Prod uct Operations Restructured - past and are vital in producing fISCal year, Product Rohr components. Operations is responsible for the design, manufacturing, Rohr-Hagerstown quality assurance and timely The company acquired a 422,000- delivery of Rohr products. square-foot composite materials The organization integrates bonding facility in Hagerstown, product engineering, which Md., from Fairchild Industries designs and develops Rohr's in October 1987. The five auto- core products (nacelles, thrust claves at Rohr-Hagerstown reversers and pylons), and all increased the company's auto- manufacturing functions to clave capacity by almost 50 assure improved product flow percent. Rohr also gained a from concept to delivery. proven work force and manage- For the past five quarters, ment team with extensive prior the company's manufacturing experience with similar products. Assemblers Barbara Zubaty units have made deliveries (foreground) and Dave Roney Ivhich have resulted in con- New Arkansas Facilities 'Work on composite material nacelle components for a secutive quarterly record sales. During the year, Rohr began General Electric CF6-80C2 Th support projected sales production at and made deliveries engine at Rohr-Riverside. and accelerating customer from two new 142,500-square- delivery schedules into the foot final assembly facilities next decade, the company, in located in Heber Springs and programs, will now also be directly the past year, added nearly Sheridan, Ark. Activity at these involved in product assembly 1 million square feet (more than for commercial programs. a 20 percent increase) of pro- operations will increase as duction facilities. delivery schedules demand. Rohr France Of particular significance is Rohr- Foley In addition to completing a more than a 90 percent increase 17,OOO-square-foot expansion to in Rohr's autoclave capacity. The company completed a provide more manufacturing Autoclaves are large, pres- 180, OOO-square-foot expansion area, Rohr purchased 10 acres surized "ovens" to cure the at its Foley, Ala. operation. Rohr- of land, with an option for an bonding adhesives in metallic Foley, which previously carried additional nine acres, adjacent and composite manufacturing out final assembly on military to the Airbus Industrie facility in Toulouse, France. Additional facilities at Rohr France, now a Assembler Harold Gibson 'installs the nose cowl on a nacelle certificated repair station, will system for a Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4 engine at Rohr's Au~rn, support increasing Airbus Wash. facility. Bohr-Auburn then delivers the full propulsion system to Boeìngfor installation on a 747-200 airliner. Industrie deliveries and serve as a spares distribution center. 17