21st Century:
Drive and Determination
Curtiss-Wright's specialized nuclear propulsion plant pumps, valves, generators, instrumentation and controls, and acoustic capabilities are at the heart of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarines.
Real-time monitoring of systems and equipment provides critical information for more effective and safer operation of facilities. Curtiss-Wright's Fleet Asset Management and Optimization Solutions (FAMOS) enable customers to reduce risk and avoid unplanned outages as well as capture lost megawatts and reduce greenhouse emissions.
Curtiss-Wright has intensified its efforts during the past decade to pursue growth by focusing on operations and high-performance end markets diversified across the core areas of defense, energy, commercial aerospace and general industry. At the end of 2009 — following a decade of selectively acquiring companies with technologically advanced, highly engineered products — company sales are diversified roughly one-third in defense, one-third in energy and one-third in commercial aerospace and industrial markets. The common thread woven through each market is a focus on advanced technologies that, in many instances, only Curtiss-Wright has the engineering expertise to design and manufacture.
Envisioning Innovation, Engineering Performance
Flow Control
Curtiss-Wright has been supplying mission-critical components and systems to the U.S. Navy's nuclear propulsion program for over 50 years. Our pumps, valves, generators, motors and control systems are aboard every nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carrier in the Navy's fleet. Just as Glenn Curtiss was instrumental in the birth of naval aviation, Curtiss-Wright is extending that legacy today by providing advanced electro-magnetic launching and arresting systems for the CVN Ford Class next-generation aircraft carriers.
We design and manufacture major components that are key to the next generation of commercial nuclear power plants. We are currently developing the largest canned motor reactor coolant pumps ever designed and manufactured by Curtiss-Wright, which will be at the heart of the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor, the first Generation III+ design. In addition, we provide technology-differentiated products and services — from airlocks, electrical components, pumps and valves, to engineering, plant performance software, custom manufacturing, testing and qualification services.
Curtiss-Wright is applying significant engineering expertise and advanced technologies relative to withstanding harsh environments, including extreme heat, abrasive chemical catalysts and high pressures, to address critical requirements in the oil and gas market. Our automated coke drum unheading valve is an example of the dramatic improvement Curtiss-Wright's products are providing to operational performance and worker safety at refineries worldwide.