About Shimadzu

Since restarting our aircraft equipment business over a half century ago, in 1955, Shimadzu has developed and manufactured many aircraft components through technology license agreements with companies involved in the U.S. aircraft industry. Shimadzu started producing parts for Boeing, the world's largest commercial aircraft manufacturer, in 1976, for their 737 model. Since that time, we have steadily built up the business by delivering components for Boeing 747/757/767/777 models, such as gearboxes, check valve for pneumatic system, electromechanical actuators, and parts for doors, landing gear, and wings. In 2006, Shimadzu received a package order for major components used in the Boeing 747-8 trailing edge flap drive system.
Based on this experience of system development, Shimadzu has now received an order for horizontal stabilizer trim actuators for the 787, which is a new area of commercial aircraft flight controllers for Shimadzu.

Boeing 787 Horizontal Stabilizer Trim Actuator

The component for which Shimadzu will be newly responsible for manufacturing is the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator, a component in the flight control system for Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner.

The subject part is an actuator installed on the back end of the fuselage that enables operating the horizontal stabilizer by transferring vertical linear motion to the moveable part of the horizontal stabilizer. The first products are due to be delivered in the first quarter of FY 2012, when production and shipments of the Boeing 787 is scheduled to be fully under way. Total sales are expected to exceed 5 billion yen by 2021.

About the 787 Family (Ref: Boeing Website)

• The 787-8 Dreamliner will carry 210 - 250 passengers on routes of 7,650 to 8,200 nautical miles (14,200 to 15,200 kilometers), while the 787-9 Dreamliner will carry 250 - 290 passengers on routes of 8,000 to 8,500 nautical miles (14,800 to 15,750 kilometers). In addition to bringing big-jet ranges to mid-size airplanes, the 787 provides airlines with unmatched fuel efficiency, resulting in exceptional environmental performance. The airplane uses 20 percent less fuel than today's similarly sized airplanes. It will also travel at a similar speed as today's fastest wide bodies, Mach 0.85. ANA and Boeing completed the contractual delivery of the airplane on Sept. 25, 2011.