Overview: Transportation

With over 30 years of experience in the transportation industry, Filtrona Extrusion continues to develop its capabilities around the needs of its customers. 

As an approved, leading supplier to Boeing, their sub-contractors, and the U.S. air-bag industry, our expertise and capabilities range from plastics extrusion to fabrication, and much more. 

Our proven processes ensure that your products are manufactured correctly beginning to end irrespective of its complexity. 
 
From simple products, such as light diffuser systems on the Boeing 737 to a more complex environmental control system on other Boeing aircraft, we continually strive to be the innovators of plastics engineering in the aircraft industry.
 
Examples of some of our other capabilities include:  Sub-assembly, machining, water-jet cutting, heat forming, close tolerance cutting, printing and special packaging.

 

In addition to our contribution in the aircraft and air-bag industries, Filtrona Extrusion is poised to assist in a wide array of other transportation needs such as in the public transportation sector. 

Please email us  or contact our center of excellence for Transportation products in Yakima, WA to determine how we can best meet your transportation needs. 

The Filtrona Extrusion Difference 

  • FAA-PMA authority for hundreds of Aerospace components
  • Over 30+ years of experience in the design and production of transportation products utilizing approved, highly engineered materials
  • Our wide array of products and services provide you, our customer, a one-stop provider for your extrusion and fabrication needs.
  • Best in class customer service offering you support with access to inventory, shipping and lead time

 

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Innovative Thinking

Filtrona Extrusion's Transportation group has developed a customized windshield pillar tether guides, door and rear window pillar ramps and shape maintainers for Air Curtains.  They are currently utilized by most of the automobile manufacturers worldwide for Air Curtain retention and deployment.

By switching injection molded parts with extruded components, and adding push pins to the extrusion, the process saves substantial tooling costs, and reduces required lead times.  In addition, extruded parts for this application are typically less expensive with changes being easier to execute.

In summary, this innovation led to a significant cost savings for the customer as well an easier installation procedure.