Become Part of the Laser Additive Manufacturing Revolution By Michelle L. Stock Additive Manufacturing (AM) has already made big headlines this year as companies such as GE and Ford have announced major initiatives. These headlines hint at the ways that AM processes will impact the manufacturing world and reinforce expectations that an increasing number of […]
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GE Aviation Vision for Additive Manufacturing
By Todd Rockstroh GE Aviation (GEA) has launched production of their first additively manufactured engine component, the fuel nozzle for the LEAP gas turbine (Fig.1). This part will see combustion flame and gas temperatures and highly stressed thermal cycles. There are 19 per engine and the LEAP volume will require over 45,000 fuel circuits to […]