FORT COLLINS, Colo., March 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Woodward, Inc. (NASDAQ:WWD) today announced that it will host analysts and investors for a tour of its two new aerospace facilities in the Chicago area on May 10, 2017.
Woodward has secured significant content gains on many new aircraft programs and as a result, has made substantial investments over the last several years in new facilities. These facilities, designed to maximize innovation and collaboration, reflect a world-class, lean principles approach to value stream manufacturing and provide capacity for the new programs.
The event begins at 9:45 a.m. CDT at the Woodward campus on 6300 West Howard Street, Niles, Illinois and ends at the Rock Cut campus, in Rockford, IL. Airframe Systems President, Marty Glass, and Aircraft Turbine Systems President, Sagar Patel will lead the tours. Lunch and round trip transportation between the two facilities will be provided by Woodward.
To attend, please register online at https://www.regonline.com/WWDTour or email Jackaline Rutter at Jackaline.Rutter@woodward.com by April 10, 2017.
About Woodward, Inc.
Woodward is an independent designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control system solutions and components for the aerospace and industrial markets. The company's innovative fluid, combustion, electrical, and motion control systems help customers offer cleaner, more reliable, and more efficient equipment. Our customers include leading original equipment manufacturers and end users of their products. Woodward is a global company headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. Visit our website at www.woodward.com, and connect with us at www.facebook.com/woodwardinc.
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