Aerostructure Supplier Latécoère Shows New Wiring
The company is making multiple investments to increase competitiveness.
Latécoère manufactures components for its Boeing 787 doors in Prague, but ships them to its factory in Hermosillo, Mexico, for final assembly. The company is now also offering high-tech wiring harnesses.
Latécoère manufactures components for its Boeing 787 doors in Prague, but ships them to its factory in Hermosillo, Mexico, for final assembly. The company is now also offering high-tech wiring harnesses.

Airbus and Boeing's French component supplier Latécoère (Hall 4, Stand 41454) will showcase a new product for wiring in severe environments at Farnborough 2018. The high-resistance cables are mainly used in conjunction with an aircraft's engine and landing gear. That's where enhanced insulation is often needed instead of composite materials such as kevlar. "What we will show is a new technology, not based on composite materials as usual, but based on new material fitted for severe environments, lighter and cheaper," explained Yannick Assouad, CEO of Latécoère. Latécoère will also showcase its Next Generation Equipped Door (NexGed) at Farnborough. This passenger door is electrically powered and was released at the Paris Airshow last year.