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use our design-for-manufacturability expertise to help turn those concepts into production-ready designs, working closely with customers through the final design iterations and prototyping stages to ensure everything is properly optimized before entering production.
“ We often see customers develop perfectly viable designs with smaller prototype shops, but those designs are not necessarily suited to high-rate manufacturing. That is where we can step in, working alongside the customer to make the necessary changes and ensure the final part is ready for efficient, repeatable production.” Albany employs approximately 2300 people across 11 facilities in four countries, with a combined footprint of around 1.5 million square feet. Its headquarters are in Rochester, New Hampshire, alongside its Research and Technology Center, which focuses on technology development, and its primary joint-venture facility with its partner
Safran. The company also has two sites in Salt Lake City, Utah, and a site in Boerne, Texas.
Beyond the US, Albany operates facilities across Mexico, Germany, and France. In Germany, Albany has two facilities within its campus, including a production site and a second Research and Technology Center. Its joint venture also has facilities in Commercy, France, and Querétaro, Mexico. Albany also operates another stand-alone facility in Querétaro, Mexico, completing its international footprint.
“ I think what really sets Albany apart is our approach to working with customers to find solutions to their composite challenges,” Jared shares.“ We have deep expertise in state-ofthe-art and next-generation technologies, which gives us the capabilities to tackle some of the industry’ s most demanding applications.
“ A good example is our joint venture with Safran, through which we are the solesource provider of fan cases, fan blades, and spacers for the LEAP engine. It is the highest
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