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"Solutioneering®: it's how Hartwell Corporation solves your toughest
structural challenges".
Solutioneering®: it’s the shortest
route to the future.
Solutioneering® is the delivery vehicle of Hartwell
Corporation benefits, i.e. the fulfillment of opportunities through pioneering solutions
in products and services to deliver the lowest possible cost of ownership.
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Remote engine nacelle latching system — A380

Hartwell’s remotely operated pin/hook latch system provides a way to
quickly latch and unlatch the A380 Aft Core Cowl...
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Boeing 737 pressure relief door

Hartwell engineers evaluated the basic production process and improved the assembly
of the Pressure Relief Door by machining the door instead of casting it...
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Remote engine nacelle latching system — B787

Hartwell’s remotely operated pin/pawl latch system provides a way to quickly latch
and unlatch the Boeing 787 thrust reverser c-ducts.
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Waterproof pin & rotary panel latches

The customer came to Hartwell to explore the feasibility of designing and manufacturing
a replacement latch that fit the original access door form factors yet would create
a completely waterproof seal and thereby prevent water damage to both cargo and
aircraft.
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Cockpit door decompression-sensing
latching system

Through the process of Solutioneering® and working closely with several door manufactures,
Hartwell designed two mechanical decompression latch solutions with built-in reservoirs
that would enable panels to withstand...
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Extra low profile XLP® latching system

Hartwell provided a lightweight, low-profile solution with alignment and shear pins
incorporated into the housing to carry shear loads and align the two halves of the
engine nacelle. The result was Hartwell’s patented Extra-Low Profile XLP® system.
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Dual pin & hook, full remote latching
system

Through the process of Solutioneering® and working closely with the customer, Hartwell’s
engineering team designed a fully remote three-point latch system that operates
from a single handle. The system’s design also includes additional safety features
that insure proper operation with the added convenience of being functioned by one
mechanic instead of two.
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Crew escape hatch & handle

The customer was developing a state-of-the-art crew escape door for the Boeing 787.
The escape hatch, an inward opening plug-type pressure-only door constructed from
monolithic high speed machined aluminum with discrete stops, is intended as an emergency
exit for the flight crew and is accessed from both inside and outside the airplane.
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Nacelle hold-open & rate control
rods

The nacelle was being designed for GE C34-10A engines destined for use aboard the
ARJ-21. The customer required a nacelle hold-open/close system that met stringent
weight, strength, rate-control and durability standards.
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