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1. Simplifying Standards
Company: ASTM International
ASTM International is a global standards development organization that has created more than 13,000 standards across various sectors. In June, it worked with stakeholders such as Boeing, GE Aerospace, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, MTU Aero Engines, Safran and ST Engineering to develop a set of additive manufacturing (AM) standards for the aerospace sector to streamline supplier requirements. According to ASTM, the AM certification will help suppliers navigate requirements around quality and production for components without juggling many individual requirements from different OEMs.
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2. Industry Firsts
Company: GE Aerospace
GE Aerospace and CFM International have more than 10 unique FAA-approved additively manufactured parts. These include the GE90 T25 sensor—their first approved additively manufactured part—and the CFM Leap engine’s fuel nozzle tip. GE says the nozzle tip was the industry’s first additively manufactured part in an engine hot section, and it has now produced 250,000 of them this year. GE says it was the first company to have an MRO facility approved to use metal additively manufactured for commercial jet engine component repairs. GE continues to expand its use of AM for engine components and services, using the technology for its T901 engine programs and CFM RISE technology development.
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3. Interior Parts Expertise
Company: Materialise
Materialise offers end-to-end AM services for aerospace, working with customers such as OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, design organizations and MROs. Examples of its additively manufactured components include cabin interior parts and nonstructural components such as brackets, cable routing guides, electronic housings and protective covers. The company has a network of AM facilities throughout Europe, including in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland. Materialise also offers tailored training and consultancy services to support customers’ AM adoption and certification projects. The company recently received EN 9100 certification for metal AM, which expands the range of applications it can support, particularly for structural or functional components. marketplace.aviationweek.com/suppliers/materialise/
4. Turbine and Compressor Technology
Company: Optomec
Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Optomec offers an aerospace industry AM system called LENS, which uses metal-directed energy deposition technology to build or repair turbine and compressor parts. Used by commercial and military OEM customers, an example of LENS’ capability includes printing turbine and compressor blades to restore worn tips. Optomec also additively manufactures large titanium blisks for U.S. Air Force F-35 engines and sump covers for the GE F110 engine. Last November, Optomec partnered with Siemens to launch next-generation laser cladding technology for high-value metal repair in a production environment, which integrates its CS 558 laser cladder with Siemens’ Sinumerik ONE computer numerical control system. marketplace.aviationweek.com/suppliers/optomec/
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