Hamilton Sundstrand has selected Meggitt to be one of the primary sensor suppliers for Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower® “Gear TurboFan” engine series: the PW1217G for Mitsubishi’s MRJ and the PW1524G for Bombardier’s CSeries. The package, which includes several oil monitoring, oil level, fuel flow, temperature, speed and vibration sensors, will play a key role in Hamilton Sundstrand’s control suite supporting the performance and reliability of Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower® engines.

Richard Greaves, President of Meggitt Sensing Systems commented: “This contract is significant in terms of what our organisation can deliver as well as what our products can do.

“By bringing together several Meggitt Sensing Systems’ centres of excellence, we are providing a cost-effective integrated solution for Hamilton Sundstrand.

“We are especially proud to be associated with Pratt & Whitney’s game changing Gear TurboFan engine technology, which aims to reduce its environmental impact by lowering noise, emissions and fuel consumption.”

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For further information please contact 

Meggitt PLC
Andy Mann, Investor Relations
Tel: 01202 597597

Fiona Greig, Corporate Communications
Tel: 01202 597587

About Meggitt 
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Meggitt PLC is an international group operating in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for its specialised extreme environment engineering, Meggitt is a world leader in civil and military aerospace equipment, sensing systems, combat support and defence systems training.

About Meggitt Sensing Systems 
Meggitt Sensing Systems, a division of Meggitt PLC, is one of the world’s leading providers of high performance sensing and condition-monitoring solutions for high value rotating machinery and other assets.

www.meggitt.com

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