en.Wedoany.com Reported - Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of the U.S.-based RTX Corporation, announced during the European Economic Congress held on April 21 in Katowice, Poland, that it will invest $100 million in its factory located in Rzeszów, Poland. The investment aims to expand production capacity and increase advanced manufacturing capabilities to meet the growing global demand for commercial and military engines.
Pratt & Whitney will construct a new facility at the Rzeszów site, specifically dedicated to isothermal forging processes, including heat treatment, acoustic machining, and inspection operations. This expansion follows the previously announced investment of $200 million to install the seventh isothermal forging press at its Columbus, Georgia, forging plant in the United States. Both projects are expected to achieve full operational capacity by 2028, which will simultaneously increase the production of critical engine components, such as rotating compressor discs and turbine discs, by 30%.
Piotr Owiecki, General Manager of the Pratt & Whitney Rzeszów plant, stated: "This investment reflects our continued commitment to enhancing our capacity and enabling faster delivery for our customers. Expanding our presence in Poland allows us to build the strategic capabilities necessary to produce key technologies for advanced commercial and military aircraft engines for current and future platforms."
Poland is RTX's largest country for investment and employee presence outside of the United States. Its subsidiaries, including Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon, employ over 9,400 people in the country. Pratt & Whitney's Polish bases provide manufacturing and technology development capabilities for commercial and military engines, turboprop engines, and auxiliary power units, producing critical engine components including the Geared Turbofan fan drive gear system, F100 stator structures, and key F135 components.
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