LOS ANGELES, Aug. 01, 2002 -- Responding to the need for increased production due to several orders for space solar cells, Spectrolab, Inc., has added 8,000 square feet of floor space at its facility in Sylmar, Calif. A subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], Spectrolab is the leading manufacturer of space and terrestrial solar cells, panels, arrays, solar simulators and searchlight systems.
The addition represents an increase of more than 50 percent in space devoted to final integration of solar panels at Spectrolab's Sylmar facility.
"The new floor space will be used to support the high volume of solar panels we will produce in our factory through next year," said David Lillington, Spectrolab President. "We've had quite a number of successes in winning new business recently, all due to our product offerings, our heritage, our advanced space power technology and our ability to manufacture this hardware on a short schedule."
A large portion of Spectrolab's backlog represents products destined for Boeing Satellite Systems, the satellite-manufacturing arm of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. These orders include power systems for large commercial satellites as well as a number of civil science missions and other government satellites.
Spectrolab, an ISO 9001-2000 certified company, was founded in 1958 and has been supplying solar cells and panels to the space industry for more than 40 years. Spectrolab is headquartered in Sylmar, Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles. Visit Spectrolab's web site at www.spectrolab.com.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, or IDS, is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $23 billion business. It provides systems solutions to its global military, government and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; the world's largest military aircraft manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense; NASA's largest contractor; and a global leader in launch services.
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