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Bodet Aero designs and manufactures electromechanical equipment for the aerospace industry, specifically on-board equipment for extreme environments. The company is exhibiting at the SAE AeroTech Congress and Exhibition in Seattle, Wash., from Nov. 10 to 12, 2009, as part of the Aerospace France Pavilion, booth 513.
The Products: Bodet Aero is the European leader to supply tachometers for landing gear and braking systems. It supplies tachometers for all Airbus programs, for Dassault military and business jets and for different new regional jets programs.
It manufactures the brake pedal transmitter for the entire Airbus family, from the A320 up to A380, using a unique potentiometer technology. Bodet also designs and manufactures a variety of position sensors, such as incremental optical encoders for harsh environments.
The company also developed a range of brushless DC motors for aerospace applications including flight control actuators. It makes mini-gearboxes and reduction gears specially adapted for on-board applications.
Equipment design: Bodet Aero’s design team is specialized in the design of on-board mechanical and electromechanical equipment for harsh environments. They have a deep knowledge of rotating machines, whether for sensing, operating or controlling.
Efficient project management: The company has a thorough experience of project development having made equipment for large customers, especially those in aerospace.
Well-known expertise: More than 25,000 units are currently in use by more than 100 airline companies. Bodet Aero positions itself on being a complete service provider and commits to remaining a partner throughout the lifetime of products.
About Bodet Aero:
Bodet Aero, created in 1983, is located in Chemillé, in the west of France, and employs 150 people. Its turnover was EUR 13.5 million in 2008. The company has a capital of EUR 1.3 million and is a subsidiary of the CIRCOR International Group. The company’s facility covers 5,000 m² in which it performs all product development, manufacturing, final assembly, and testing. Altas Production is a sister company located in Tangier, Morocco, which and can do assembly and testing for high volume equipments. Bodet Aero is certified ISO 9001:2000 and EN 9100:2003, and is a member of the GIFAS (Groupement des Industries Françaises Aéronautiques et Spatiales).
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For more information, please contact:
BODET AERO
Dominique Mauger
ZI du BOMPAS
49120 Chemillé FRANCE
Tel.: +33 2 41 30 35 46
E-mail: dmauger@bmp.fr
Web: www.bodet-aero.fr
or:
FRENCH TECHNOLOGY PRESS OFFICE
205 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 3740
Chicago, IL 60601
Fax: (312) 327-5261
E-mail: contact.ftpo@
