Avionics
Lord expands into flight control systems
Acquisition of Fly-by-Wire bolsters move into electrified aircraft and helps strategic rebalancing between rotor and fixed-wing business.

With its June purchase of SKF’s Fly-by-Wire Systems France (FbY) subsidiary, Lord (Booth 1244) has expanded into flight controls, part of an initiative to “rebalance” its aerospace business evenly between rotary and fixed-wing aircraft, while pursuing opportunities in aircraft electrification, said Lord Aerospace president Bill Cerami.

FbY’s products, such as its electromechanical actuators, are “complementary to the range of Lord” products, Cerami said. The acquisition also expands North Carolina-based Lord’s aerospace engineering and manufacturing presence in Europe.

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