The supplier had been working with GE Aerospace for more than 20 years when the development of a novel additive manufacturing (AM) application commenced.
It was new territory for this particular collaboration and, considering this programme aimed to leverage AM as the production tool, things were moving quickly. A 3D printing technology was selected, a material too, and the design was moving through several iteration cycles. As the application moved up the technology readiness scale, commercialisation appeared viable and GE Aerospace swiftly acquired its long-time supplier.
How Avio Aero established itself as an additive manufacturing leader.
The result is a series of certified additively manufactured aviation engine parts, with the company establishing itself as a leader in the application of AM.
Morris Technologies, you're thinking, the LEAP fuel nozzle tip, the first FAA-approved AM part, Greg Morris. Stop, I've heard it all before.
But no. At the same time that GE Aerospace was overseeing the development of the fuel nozzle tips and the GE90 T25 sensor housing in North America, at the same time it was vertically integrating the workflow that enabled these breakthrough applications, it was doing the same thing in Italy.
