9 October, 2018: Lufthansa Technik has set up an Additive Manufacturing (AM) Centre with the aim of bundling and expanding the competence and experience the company has gained using this technology in the past.
Besides unmatched degree of freedom in designing the parts, additive manufacturing produces individual parts very quickly – a huge advantage when prototypes or one-off parts must be manufactured. In the highly weight-conscious world of aircraft, the lower weight of parts makes using the AM technology very attractive.
Dr. Aenne Koester, head of the AM Centre, explains, "The new AM Centre will serve as a collaborative hub where the experience and skills that Lufthansa Technik has gained in additive manufacturing can be bundled and further expanded. The aim is to increase the degree of maturity of the technologies and to develop products that are suitable for production."