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GE Aviation invests in widespread rollout of Arcam EBM technology to support GE9X blade production
GE Aviation invests in widespread rollout of GE Additive Arcam EBM technology to support GE9X blade production - June 20, 2019
Paris – GE Additive today announced at the Paris Air Show that GE Aviation has made a significant investment in its electron beam melting (EBM) technology, with the purchase of an additional 17 A2X systems and 10 Spectra H systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Avio Aero, a GE Aviation company, currently operates a fleet of 35 Arcam machines at its recently expanded site in Cameri, Italy. The additional EBM systems will be installed at GE Aviation and Avio Aero facilities in the US and Europe and will be used primarily for the production of titanium aluminide (TiAl) blades on the low-pressure turbine for the GE9X engine.
Additively manufactured TiAl blades are roughly half the weight of traditional nickel-alloy turbine blades. GE Additive Arcam EBM A2X machines produce six blades per batch, while the Spectra H system can produce up to ten blades, in around the same time.
Investment in 17 Arcam EBM A2X machines and 10 Arcam Spectra H systems builds on existing EBM footprint across GE Aviation and Avio Aero global manufacturing facilities
GE Aviation invests in widespread rollout of GE Additive Arcam EBM technology to support GE9X blade production - June 20, 2019
Paris – GE Additive today announced at the Paris Air Show that GE Aviation has made a significant investment in its electron beam melting (EBM) technology, with the purchase of an additional 17 A2X systems and 10 Spectra H systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Avio Aero, a GE Aviation company, currently operates a fleet of 35 Arcam machines at its recently expanded site in Cameri, Italy. The additional EBM systems will be installed at GE Aviation and Avio Aero facilities in the US and Europe and will be used primarily for the production of titanium aluminide (TiAl) blades on the low-pressure turbine for the GE9X engine.
Additively manufactured TiAl blades are roughly half the weight of traditional nickel-alloy turbine blades. GE Additive Arcam EBM A2X machines produce six blades per batch, while the Spectra H system can produce up to ten blades, in around the same time.
Investment in 17 Arcam EBM A2X machines and 10 Arcam Spectra H systems builds on existing EBM footprint across GE Aviation and Avio Aero global manufacturing facilities
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