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Alcoa Fastening Systems Donates $25,000 in support of University of Michigan's Solar Car Project
TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS) is continuing its gold-level sponsorship
and support of the award-winning University of Michigan Solar Car Team
that has won 4 national championships in the last 10 years. In addition
to continued financial support with a gift of another $25,000 this year,
AFS provides technical support, installation tools, and a great number
of highly engineered fasteners usually reserved for high tech aerospace
applications including the recently developed Ergo-Tech®
and Spin-Lok™ fastening systems. "We are very
happy to play a key role in the success of the U of M program," said
Rick Sharpe, SVP of Aerospace Customers and Marketing for AFS. "This
fine young team continues to push the envelope in design, integration
of highly engineered materials, and advanced assembly techniques which
is what we specialize in, so it is a natural fit. Plus, we hope
to entice some of their bright engineers and business students to join
the aerospace industry and AFS upon graduation," Sharpe added.
The U of M Solar Team is busy at work on their next generation vehicle
"Continuum," and AFS anticipates many more championships and years of
collaboration to come. For more information about the team, visit their
web site at: www.umsolar.com
Alcoa Fastening Systems, a business unit of Alcoa (NYSE:AA), is a
leading worldwide designer and manufacturer of fastening systems,
specialty fasteners, components, and installation systems for aerospace
and commercial product assembly. Headquartered in Torrance, California,
the company has 6,600 employees, and manufactures at 19 locations in 9
countries. AFS also operates 7 worldwide distribution/logistics centers.
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