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GE Additive Takes Bold Moves in Aerospace Industry

At aviationpros.com - GE Additive Takes Bold Moves in Aerospace Industry - Jul 7, 2017

CINCINNATI, Ohio | July 7, 2017

GE Additive (NYSE: GE) made significant strides within the aerospace industry at the recent Paris Air Show by forging strategic supplier agreements, announcing a unique new additive machine, and meeting hundreds of potential customers.

While GE Additive is less than a year old as a business entity, its parent company, GE, has been engaged in the revolutionary additive manufacturing technology for decades. Through acquisitions and billions of dollars in internal technology investments, GE Additive is aggressively industrializing the technology across several industries.

With a chalet presence at the Paris show, GE Additive took a very public step in announcing to aerospace companies that it is indeed open for business. GE Additive held more than 50 meetings with potential customers at the show, hosting more than 200 people.

"My biggest takeaway (from Paris) was how everyone realized that GE Additive is here to serve the aerospace industry as a whole, meaning inside GE and the many companies outside of GE that will benefit from this technology," said Mohammad Ehteshami, vice president and general manager of GE Additive.
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"Additive manufacturing is tailor-made for aerospace where the components and materials are complex and operate in extreme environments," said Greg Morris, development director of GE Additive. "The aerospace world is now realizing how deep we are going into additive and how our engineering and design proof points have the potential to fundamentally change how the industry thinks about the creation of components and products."

David Joyce, GE Vice Chairman, echoed these sentiments. "GE has seen the disruptive power of additive manufacturing across its industrial businesses," he said. "Our desire is to expand additive technology with suppliers across our own supply chain so they can experience the same level of efficiency. Additive technology will ultimate make all of us smarter."


GE Additive, Concept Laser and Arcam AB signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Paris Air Show with Oerlikon of Switzerland to collaborate on accelerating the industrialization of additive manufacturing.In the photo (left to right): Florian Mauerer, Oerlikon; Roland Fischer, CEO of Oerlikon; David Joyce, Vice Chairman, GE; Mohammad Ehteshami, VP and GM, GE Additive

Photo credit: GE Additive