Eaton Aerospace (Hall 2B Stand D32) comes to Paris celebrating its centenary–100 years in which it has grown from a small axle business into a company with, among other things, one of the most impressive arrays of aerospace systems and components, and an annual turnover of $13.7 billion.
On the company’s stand at the show this week are many of the latest innovations that make its products lighter, smarter and more reliable. For example, Eaton said before the show that it had responded to demand for lighter composite aircraft wings by building in lightning and ignition protection capabilities to fuel components, avoiding the usual weight increase. It is currently designing a next-generation system that promises a further 20-percent weight reduction. Complex bonding and grounding architectures are required for aircraft wings to compensate for the lower electrical conductivity of the composites.
