Stork Aerospace‘s Fokker Elmo recently opened its new wiring systems facility during the Global Aerospace Conference in Izmir and in the presence of Turkish defense officials.
The facility, which was announced last year in Ankara, is located in the Aegean Free Zone in Izmir and will manufacture aircraft and aircraft engine wiring systems for Fokker Elmo customers such as Boeing [BA], European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) Airbus, Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Finmeccanica‘s Agusta-Westland.
The new facility is now AS9100 certified and is starting customer deliveries, the company said. It is expected to grow to between 300 and 500 employees within five years.
Fokker Elmo said the Aegean Free Zone in Izmir was chosen because of the good conditions that exist for international companies in terms of business development, human resources, and environment. Also the support from the Under Secretariat for Defence (SSM) has been a stimulating factor for the establishment of this long-term operation in Turkey. Fokker Elmo customers Boeing, EADS/Airbus and Lockheed Martin were closely involved and supportive from the start of this project.
Fokker Elmo holds a number-two market position and is internationally recognized as a prime specialist in electrical interconnection systems for aircraft and aircraft engines. The Izmir Facility is its fourth operation, with other factories in The Netherlands, China and the United States.