Alcore Inc. announces award by Boeing for V-22 Osprey honeycomb core structural floor panels

The Gill Corporation, El Monte, California has announced that its subsidiary, Alcore Inc., has been awarded another long-term contract by Boeing Defense, Space & Security to furnish nonmetallic honeycomb core floor panel bonded assemblies in support of the V-22 program.

Alcore Inc. was awarded their first V-22 floor panel assembly contract in 2010 and received a follow on contract award in 2013. In February 2016, Alcore Inc. received another multi-year contract award through 2022 for the V-22 floor panel assembly.

Stephen Gill, CEO and Chairman of The Gill Corporation states, "The V-22 award is an excellent fit for our vertical integration capabilities where the honeycomb core is produced at The Gill Corporation in El Monte, California and the value-added operations to machine and bond the core is performed at our Alcore, Inc. division in Maryland.”

The Gill Corporation has a long history as a leader in the science of advanced composite materials, is the recipient of numerous awards including the Boeing Supplier of The Year and was featured on a segment of the Science Discovery Channel's How It's Made show.