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Aerospace factory based on additive manufacturing lifts off
13 Apr 2016
To be based at Munich's Ludwig Bölkow Campus, pilot plant focused on 3D-printed parts for space apps.
Research and industry groups have committed to AM development centre.
Research and industry groups have committed to AM development centre.
Aerospace company Airbus Safran Launchers is leading a significant group of industrial and development partners, who have signed a declaration of intent to develop an international research and application center for additive manufacturing processes focused on aerospace propulsion systems.
The Aerospace Factory’s management committee will consist of one representative from each partner and will be chaired by Airbus Safran Launchers.The R&D center’s hub will be at Munich’s MTU Aero Engines; EOS; Airbus Group Innovations; the Technical University of Munich with its Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management (iwb); the Fraunhofer Development Center for X-ray Technology (EZRT); Airbus subsidiary APWorks; IABG; the Airbus Endowed Chair for Integrative Simulation and Engineering of Materials and Processes (ISEMP) of the University of Bremen; and ESI Group.

Based on the LBC’s three-pillar model, the Aerospace Factory Additive Manufacturing will run research and development projects, work to train and safeguard the next generation of skilled workers, and have Airbus subsidiary APWorks as a founding partner from the start. The Bavarian region’s aerospace innovation system is expected to profit from what the group calls a "further excellent scientific and industrial partnership".

The the cooperation partners added that they have not only agreed to work on a research project, but will also be teaming up in a project center with a “large-investment pilot factory” on the LBC, which will also lead to further investment in research and development.

AM-focsued aerospace R&D and factory site planned for Munich's LBC.
AM-focsued aerospace R&D and factory site planned for Munich's LBC.
’Talior-made 3D materials'
The partners will cooperate along the entire value chain of component design, powder production, the AM process including process simulation and post-processing, along with quality control of process and components. The focus of the research on campus will be on the development of tailor-made materials for the 3D printing process. This will result in a holistic approach in industrial 3D printing for mission-critical propulsion components in the aerospace field.

Nice to see Airbus APworks involved in this as They are very aware of PrintRite3d :)

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