IBC Advanced Alloys Corp., reports that its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, IBC Engineered Materials Corp., Wilmington, Mass., has received a purchase order from Kaman Corp. to supply Beralcast beryllium-aluminum imaging system components for U.S. naval and foreign military tactical aircraft. Beralcast alloys are ideally suited for many ae rospace applications for which low density and high modulus are critical performance factors.
Production on the new contract has begun, with the first components scheduled for delivery in fiscal 2015.
Beralcast alloys are three times stiffer with 22% lower density than aluminum. Beralcast alloys can be an engineered substitute for aluminum, magnesium, titanium, metal matrix composites, pure beryllium, or powder-metallurgy beryllium-aluminum materials in the appropriate applications.
“IBC-EMC has extensive experience in high-performance optical targeting systems in which weight savings and high modulus are critical performance factors,” said Ray White, IBC EMC President. “Our Beralcast castable alloys are ideally suited to these kinds of specialized precision applications and can uniquely offer defense and aerospace contractors cost-effective solutions compared to more traditional machined components.”
Kaman Corporation was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn., where it conducts business in the aerospace sector and distribution markets. The company produces and distributes a wide range of proprietary aircraft bearings and components and complex metallic and composite aero-structures for commercial, military and general aviation fixed and rotary wing aircraft. Kaman Corp. operates globally through a network of more than 200 offices and has over 5000 employees.
