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ITP Aero (Industria de Turbo Propulsores) is a Spanish aero engine and
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manufacturer. It was established in 1989 as a
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between
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engineering conglomerate
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and Rolls-Royce Plc. By 2015, it had grown to become as the ninth largest aircraft engine and components manufacturing company in the world in terms of revenue; the firm is also ranked among the top one hundred companies in the aerospace industry. ITP Aero includes among its activities the design, research and development, manufacturing and casting, assembly and testing of aeronautical engines. It also provides MRO services for a wide range of engines for regional airlines, business aviation, helicopters, industrial and defence applications. The company has a global network of production facilities in Spain, United Kingdom,
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, United States,
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with over 3,500 employees. ITP Aero's headquarters are located in
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, close to the city of
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in Spain.


History

During 1989, Industria de Turbo Propulsores SA (ITP) was established. It was originally structured as a
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between
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
engineering conglomerate
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and
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aero engine manufacturer
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. Its formation was closely associated with the creation of EuroJet Turbo GmbH, a multinational engine consortium to develop and produce the EJ200
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engine to power the
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. In 1990, ITP acquired an engine maintenance plant located in
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,
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, from Spanish aircraft manufacturer Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA). During the following year, it launched engine component manufacturing activity at its plant in
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, Bizkaia. In 1992, the company secured its first contract with Rolls-Royce, performing work on the
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engine for civilian airliners such as the
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and the Boeing 767. During 1998, ITP began developing an international presence via its acquisition of a majority stake in Mexican engine specialist Turborreactores. In 2001, it created a new business unit dedicated to the Castings sector. By 2008, ITP had opened new overseas facilities in the United Kingdom,
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and the
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. Over time, ITP has participated in various international aero engine programmes in both the military and civil sectors. Accordingly, it has collaborated with companies such as Rolls-Royce,
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, Pratt & Whitney,
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and
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on such endeavours. The company has specialised in the manufacture and development of
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components and modules. It also offers in-house support services, such as maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) activities and high value-added services on behalf of other engine manufacturers. During the 2000s, ITP became involved in the production of the
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, the largest
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engine developed in Europe, to power the
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, a military transport plane. By this time, the firm was also engaged in multiple such collaborative defense aero engine programmes, such as EuroJet Turbo GmbH for the EJ200, and
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for the MTR390. By the mid-2010s, ITP had become the ninth largest aero engine and components manufacturing company in the world in terms of revenue, employing roughly 3,000 people around the globe. It has been closely involved with Rolls-Royce on the latter's Trent engine family, having acted as a key risk and revenue sharing partner on the programme in addition to applying various turbine-related technologies. On 11 July 2016, Rolls-Royce Holdings announced that it was in the process of purchasing the outstanding 53.1% shareholding in the IPT joint venture in exchange for €720m. The deal was promoted as increasing Rolls-Royce's long-term aftermarket revenues, along with its stake in various defense-related manufacturing and services programmes, such as the EuroProp consortium that produce the TP400 engine. During December 2017, final approval from Spanish authorities was received for the takeover. During June 2019, it was reported that Spanish technology group
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was engaging in discussions to purchase a minority stake in the company. During October 2019, there was some political tensions over a decision by ITP Engines UK to refuse to issue a
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or trial version of its ''ESATAN-TMS''
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software to a researcher from
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; this refusal was stated by the company to be in-line with recent sanctions that had been enacted upon
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by the UK government. In September 2022, Rolls-Royce sold ITP Aero to American private equity firm
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, SAPA Placencia and JB Capital for 1700 million euros.


Major programmes


Civil

Source: Industria de Turbo Propulsores


Engines for widebody aircraft

*
Trent 700 The Rolls-Royce Trent 700 is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce plc to power the Airbus A330. Rolls-Royce was studying a RB211 development for the A330 at its launch in June 1987. It was first selected by Cathay Pacific in April ...
*
Trent 800 The Rolls-Royce Trent 800 is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce plc, one of the engine options for the early Boeing 777 variants. Launched in September 1991, it first ran in September 1993, was granted EASA certification on 27 Jan ...
*
Trent 900 The Rolls-Royce Trent 900 is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce plc to power the Airbus A380, competing with the Engine Alliance GP7000. Initially proposed for the Boeing 747-500/600X in July 1996, this first application was late ...
*
Trent XWB The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB is a high bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce plc. In July 2006, the Trent XWB was selected to power exclusively the Airbus A350. The first engine was run on 14 June 2010, it first flew on an A380 testbed on 18 ...
*
Trent 1000 The Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 is a high-bypass turbofan engine produced by Rolls-Royce plc, one of the two engine options for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, competing with the General Electric GEnx. It first ran on 14 February 2006 and first flew on ...
*
Trent 7000 The Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 is a high-bypass turbofan engine produced by Rolls-Royce, an iteration of the Trent family powering exclusively the Airbus A330neo. Announced on 14 July 2014, it first ran on 27 November 2015. It made its first flig ...


Engines for single aisle aircraft

* Pure Power PW1000G


Engines for business aviation

* Pure Power 800 *
HTF7000 The Honeywell HTF7000 is a turbofan engine produced by Honeywell Aerospace. Rated in the range, the HTF7000 is used on the Bombardier Challenger 300/350, Gulfstream G280 and Embraer Legacy 500/450 and the Cessna Citation Longitude. Its archite ...
* TFE 731 * CFE 738


Industrial turbines

* LMS100 *
LM2500 The General Electric LM2500 is an industrial and marine gas turbine produced by GE Aviation. The LM2500 is a derivative of the General Electric CF6 aircraft engine. As of 2004, the U.S. Navy and at least 29 other navies had used a total of more ...


Defence

Source: ITP Aero *
Eurojet EJ200 The Eurojet EJ200 is a military low-bypass turbofan used as the powerplant of the Eurofighter Typhoon. The engine is largely based on the Rolls-Royce XG-40 technology demonstrator, which was developed in the 1980s. The EJ200 is built by the ...
(European consortium Eurojet Turbo GmbH) for
Eurofighter Typhoon The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air-superiority fighter and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo ...
fighter aircraft. *
Europrop TP400 The Europrop International TP400-D6 is an 11,000  shp (8,200 kW) powerplant, developed and produced by Europrop International for the Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft. The TP400 is the most powerful turboprop in service u ...
(European consortium EuroProp International) for
Airbus A400M Atlas The Airbus A400M AtlasNamed after the Greek mythological figure. is a European four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. It was designed by Airbus Military (now Airbus Defence and Space) as a tactical airlifter with strategic capab ...
transport aircraft. * General Electric CT7-8F5 *
General Electric F414 The General Electric F414 is an American afterburning turbofan engine in the 22,000- pound (98 kN) thrust class produced by GE Aviation. The F414 originated from GE's widely used F404 turbofan, enlarged and improved for use in the Boeing F/A-18 ...
*
General Electric J85 The General Electric J85 is a small single-shaft turbojet engine. Military versions produce up to of thrust dry; afterburning variants can reach up to . The engine, depending upon additional equipment and specific model, weighs from . It is on ...
-5-21 * MTR MTR390-E (European consortium MTRI) for Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter.


References


External links


Official ITP website

ITP Corporate Vídeo

25 years of ITP

Rolls-Royce venture to back UltraFan turbine research
Flighglobal 15 JULY, 2015.
Rolls-Royce venture to back UltraFan turbine research
Flighglobal 15 JUNE, 2015.

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