wiredinUSA August 2018

conditions in the drawing process enables ideal service life for the deployed tool.

The new material was described as “lighter and cheaper,” by Yannick Assouad, CEO of Latécoère. The Toulouse-based supplier is also a specialist in aircraft wiring and harnesses through its Latécoère Interconnexion Systemes (LIS) business unit. Latécoère is currently investing in India, in a new electrical wiring facility located in Belagavi, Karnataka state, which should be operational later this year. The 4,000m 2 factory will assemble electrical harnesses for Dassault Aviation and Thales, representing an annual turnover of $29 million.

Flying wire and cable Airbus and Boeing’s French component supplier Latécoère used July’s Farnborough 2018 show to highlight a new product for wiring in severe environments. Latécoère’s high-resistance cables are mainly used in conjunction with an aircraft’s engine and landing gear, where enhanced insulation is often needed rather than composite materials such as kevlar.

S S Latécoère manufactures components for Boeing 787 doors in Prague, but ships them to its factory in Hermosillo, Mexico, for final assembly. The company is now also offering high-tech wiring harnesses. Photograph courtesy of Latécoère

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