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Airbus Defence and Space recognises supplier excellence

At the second annual Supplier Conference in Bremen on 17th September, 2015, Airbus Defence and Space recognised its suppliers who have excelled in performance, innovation and improvement over the last 12 months, with Meggit Control Systems (Dunstable) awarded Best Performer – Flight & Platform Systems.

Above: High pressure air travelling through the geometry of bleed air valves cast or machined in the traditional way is extremely noisy. Air should flow more quietly through a radical new concept from Meggitt based on a fir-cone design, an organic structure made possible through additive layer manufacturing.

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Best Performer suppliers were selected based on Supplier Evaluation and Development (SED) criteria as this encompasses both operational performance and strategic excellence results. Best in Innovation supplier was awarded based on its innovative abilities. The Best Improver for Procurement, Supply Chain and Logistics organisation was selected based on the performance improvement actions taken over the last year.

The awards were handed out by Martin Weichhardt, HO Head of Procurement, Supply Chain and Logistics, Pilar Albiac Murillo, Airbus Defence and Space Executive Vice President HO Operations & Transformation and A400M industrialisation, Karine Dehaese, Vice President HO Procurement & Supply Chain Quality, and the respective Head of commodity. The 2015 winners were:

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  • Meggit Control Systems (Dunstable): Best Performer – Flight & Platform Systems
  • COM DEV International Products Division: Best Performer – Ground & Mission Systems
  • Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co.KG: Best Performer – Electrical Hardware
  • CISCO Systems Inc.: Best in Innovation – Operational Services
  • GE Aviation: Best Performer – In-Service Support
  • Aciturri Aeronáutica S.L.: Best Performer – Structure & Materials
  • Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS: Best Improver
     
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