CHICAGO, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JBT Corporation
(NYSE: JBT) announced today that its JBT AeroTech business has been
awarded a contract exceeding $7
million by the United States Navy for ten Halvorsen 25K
Loaders. Delivery is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of
2010 and continue through the second quarter of 2011.
The Halvorsen 25K Loader is used by the military to load, unload
and transport palletized cargo on both military and commercial
aircraft. JBT AeroTech has now delivered over 470 Halvorsen
25K Loaders to the United States
military and international forces.
"We are very pleased to support the mission critical logistics
needs of the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Combat Command through our
Halvorsen program," said John Lee,
Vice President and Division Manager, JBT AeroTech. "The
Halvorsen 25K Loader was designed for rapid deployment and has
proven to be very reliable under the most rigorous and demanding of
conditions."
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) is a leading global technology
solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation
industries. JBT Corporation designs, manufactures, tests and
services technologically sophisticated systems and products for
regional and multi-national industrial food processing customers
through its JBT FoodTech segment and for domestic and international
air transportation customers through its JBT AeroTech segment. JBT
Corporation employs approximately 3,300 people worldwide and
operates sales, service, manufacturing and sourcing operations
located in over 25 countries. For more information please visit
www.jbtcorporation.com or www.jbtaerotech.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements are information of a non-historical
nature and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are beyond
the Company's ability to control. These risks and uncertainties are
described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission that may be accessed on the Company's website.
The Company cautions shareholders and prospective investors that
actual results may differ materially from those indicated by the
forward-looking statements.
SOURCE JBT Corporation