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HFE International has continued to expand in many areas of the industry while maintaining a focus with our American customers.  Our international opportunities and presence continue to grow and we look to provide support to Europe and other surrounding countries.  We have the privilege to announce that we have opened our office in Ankara, Turkey.  We are very excited to continue to grow our services in premium propulsion products and quality engineering services.  At HFE International we make technical support and service our number one priority.  When customers buy an engine from HFE International we strive to provide support and customer service that is second to none in the industry.  This ideology has led our company towards the belief that global support is key for engine suppliers.   

Our new office in Ankara, Turkey is a key addition to supporting our customers around the globe with different time zones and additional languages.  HFE International, Turkey was established in May of 2019 to provide technical support, engineering services and hardware to our customers in Turkey as well as neighboring countries in Europe.  In addition to engine and propulsion related work, the office in Turkey has degreed engineers in various fields of study that can provide a wide range of engineering services for the region, including:

Our new state of the art facility is fully equipped with an engine laboratory, small machine shop, and composites fabrication work area.  The facility has more than 50 m²  for assembly and manufacturing as well as a conference room, offices, and areas to run full aircrafts.

The company is owned by US Citizen and HFE founder Tom West, and Turkish Citizen business partner İhsan Gafuroğlu.  The Joint venture is intended to combine the efforts of the US based company HFE International with the knowledge of a Turkish expert in propulsion and UAV systems.  İhsan and Tom have been working together for more than 4 years in the Turkish UAS market and continue to expand their knowledge and expertise in the industry. 

Electrical Engineering

Software Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Materials (Composites) engineering

HFE International is very excited and ready to take on this new venture and committed to provide safe, reliable engines, power systems, and reliable engineering services for unmanned systems and strives to become the world leader in unmanned propulsion systems with active participation from all employees to continually improve and achieve customer satisfaction through on time delivery of hardware, defect free products, and outstanding engineering services. 

For more information, please contact İhsan on the HFE International Europe web site: https://hfeeurope.com/

Phone: +90 534-545 5819

Email: info@hfeeurope.com

Combining AIE’s know-how in rotary combustion engine design & development with HFE International’s experience in systems integration and providing custom solutions for clients globally, the agreement leverages both companies’ capabilities to offer the highest level of quality and service in order to meet the increasing demand from customers for specific and highly-optimized solutions. 

“We realized immediately that collaboration with HFE International would have a positive impact on the level of support offered to end-users deploying platforms with an AIE engine, and provides both an added-value sales channel for our propulsion systems and an array of enhanced services for our US customers”, explains Nathan Bailey, AIE managing director. “Our agreement with HFE forms a logical win-win situation for both AIE & HFE, and for our customers”, adds Bailey.

AIE and HFE International provide a wealth of combined experience in propulsion systems development and integration, to be applied towards powering a new generation of surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s), including a growing number of requirements for distributed hybrid-electric power for multi-rotor and VTOL platforms worldwide.

AIE’s game-changing engines offer power density, smooth operation, fuel-flexibility, and innovative cooling where light weight, low vibration, and low maintenance are key concerns for operators of unmanned systems.  To emphasize this, Bailey remarks, “part of the inherent strengths of our rotary engines lies in their small form factor, smooth operation, higher capacity for heat rejection, and few moving parts.  These factors contribute to enhancing the capabilities of UAV’s and allowing them to remain persistent and kept in operational service for longer, then easily be turned around after extremely short maintenance cycles.”

“Partnering with AIE will give us the ability to offer an added engine range to customers with  requirements for multi-fuel engines that offer high power density, versatility, and ease of maintenance”,  remarks Tom West, CEO of HFE International.  “Since early on, HFE International and AIE have been aligned in their market approach and offer complementary products & services in advanced propulsion systems.  AIE’s depth of expertise in rotary engines allows us to work with a world-leading authority in their class, adding value and breadth to our portfolio of propulsion solutions for customers in the US and worldwide,” comments West.

The new agreement builds on a track record of delivering high-end, heavy fuel propulsion solutions into a variety of installations, from fixed-wing and rotary-wing aerial vehicles, to marine and land-based systems, to compact generators, with the aim of providing greater performance and operational service life in a more cost-effective end-product. 

AIE engines will be on display at Booth #2117 at AUVSI Xponential 2018, May 1-3, in Denver, Colorado.

About AIE:

AIE designs & develops heavy-fuel Wankel rotary engines & propulsion systems for unmanned aircraft and auxiliary power units.  Offering a full-spectrum capability from concept to production, AIE applies over 100 years of experience developing rotary engines that deliver greater power in a smaller, lighter package.  Through the application of break-through technology, AIE engines utilize a novel, patented rotor-cooling technology called SPARCS, adding endurance with enhanced performance and exceptional reliability for commercial and defense applications.

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