Haley Industries is a Canadian company that manufactures lightweight metal castings for use in aerospace applications. It was a prime contributor to the
Avro Arrow
The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a delta-winged interceptor aircraft designed and built by Avro Canada. The CF-105 held the promise of Mach 2 speeds at altitudes exceeding and was intended to serve as the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) p ...
aircraft project.
Origins
Haley Industries (originally known as Light Alloys Limited) was founded in 1952 in
Haley Station, Ontario Haley may refer to:
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People and fictional characters
* Haley (given name), a list of people and characters with this name
* Haley (surname)
* Haley McCallum, Canadian-American musician known professionally as Haley
Geography
* Haley, Tenn ...
(approximately 100 km west of Canada's capital city
Ottawa). It was set up with the support of the Canadian government in order to contribute to the development of Canada's fledgling aerospace industry.
["Magellan Aerospace Corporation."]
''Haley Industries page,'' 2003. Retrieved: December 5, 2007. The site chosen was close to the Dominion Magnesium smelter, a producer of
magnesium
Magnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg and atomic number 12. It is a shiny gray metal having a low density, low melting point and high chemical reactivity. Like the other alkaline earth metals (group 2 of the periodic ta ...
metal using the
Pidgeon process
The Pidgeon process is one of the methods of magnesium metal production, via a silicothermic reduction. Practical production requires roughly 35–40 MWh/ton of metal produced, which is on par with the molten salt electrolytic methods of producti ...
which was pioneered there.
Involvement with the Avro Arrow
In 1953 Canada decided to design and build a
supersonic interceptor aircraft
An interceptor aircraft, or simply interceptor, is a type of fighter aircraft designed specifically for the defensive interception role against an attacking enemy aircraft, particularly bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Aircraft that are c ...
to be known as the
Avro (CF-105) Arrow. The aircraft was to be built by
Avro Canada and to achieve speeds up to
Mach 2. In order to achieve this, use was to be made of magnesium and
titanium
Titanium is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ti and atomic number 22. Found in nature only as an oxide, it can be reduced to produce a lustrous transition metal with a silver color, low density, and high strength, resista ...
metals to save weight. The aircraft first flew in 1958, but delays, rising costs and a change of government led to the programme's cancellation in 1959.
Subsequent history
The 10 years following the cancellation of the Arrow were difficult, and the company had to diversify into the commercial market. It was privatized in 1967, and in 1981, it was listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX; french: Bourse de Toronto) is a stock exchange located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the 10th largest exchange in the world and the third largest in North America based on market capitalization. Based in the ...
. In 1984 it purchased the Presto Casting Company of
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the on ...
. Haley and Presto are now owned by the
Magellan Aerospace
Magellan Aerospace Corporation is a Canadian manufacturer of aerospace systems and components. Magellan also repairs and overhauls, tests, and provides aftermarket support services for engines, and engine structural components. The company's busin ...
Corporation,
["Magellan Aerospace bids for Haley Industries."]
''CBC News'', July 3, 2002. Retrieved: December 5, 2007. and continues to make lightweight castings for air, space and specialized engineering applications. As of 2007, the company employed 391 full and part-time employees
''redc.ca.'' Retrieved: December 5, 2007. and is still located in Haley Station.
In 2004, the company was named as one of Ontario's three worst
water polluters by the
Sierra Legal Defence Fund
Ecojustice Canada (formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund prior to September 2007), is a Canadian non-profit environmental law organization that provides funding to lawyers to use litigation to defend and protect the environment. Ecojustice is Canad ...
. Their report was based on violations occurring in 2001, when Haley recorded 82 water pollution violations.
["Renfrew firm named No. 3 water polluter." ''The Ottawa Citizen'', March 23, 2004. Retrieved: December 5, 2007.]
References
{{Magellan Aerospace
Aviation in Canada
Defence companies of Canada
Manufacturing companies of Canada
Companies based in Ontario
1952 establishments in Ontario