France-based aircraft engine manufacturer Snecma has selected Ametek Sensors & Fluid Management Systems (SFMS) to provide pressure sensors and transducers for the newly developed Leap-1B jet engine.
As a part of the deal, Ametek will supply oil filter differential pressure (OFDP) sensors and oil pressure/temperature (OPT) transducers to Snecma.
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The contract is estimated to be worth more than $35m over the life of the programme.
Leap-1B engine is manufactured by CFM International, a 50/50 joint venture of Snecma and GE Aircraft Engines.
With thrust range between 20,000 and 28,000lbs, the engine is expected to offer fuel efficiency, reliability, as well as reduced noise and CO2 emissions.
The design of Leap-1B engine incorporates the features of CFM56 and GE90/GEnx series of engines to minimise fuel consumption, and improve reliability and maintenance cost design practices.
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By GlobalDataCFM’s Leap-1B was chosen by the US commercial aircraft maker Boeing as the sole power plant for the 737 Max aeroplane.
737 Max, the latest addition to the 737 jet line, is scheduled to take its first flight in 2016 with initial customer deliveries set to begin in late 2017.
Snecma, headquartered in Courcouronnes, France, is a subsidiary of aerospace components manufacturer Safran, which was formed by a merger between Snecma and electronics and communication systems provider Sagem in 2005.
Ametek Aerospace & Defense, a unit of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices manufacturer Ametek, provides items such as engine and aircraft monitoring systems, data acquisition units, power distribution systems, fuel and fluid measurement systems, as well as heat transfer and cooling systems.
Image: Snecma to use Ametek’s oil filter differential pressure (OFDP) sensor and the oil pressure/temperature (OPT) transducer in Leap-1B aircraft engines. Photo: courtesy of Ametek.
