GKN Aerospace, a multi-technology tier 1 aerospace components production company has announced that it will relocate its North America additive manufacturing (AM) center of excellence to the Lone Star Commerce Center in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. GKN Aerospace this relocation aims to strengthen its position as an additive technology leader with a larger facility and further plans for an additional larger AM cell, and for increased collaboration within the aerospace ecosystem.
The 100,000-square-foot facility will initially house research and development of laser metal deposition with wire (LMD-w) additive manufacturing technology for large-scale titanium aerostructures. Early in 2023, GKN Aerospace will transfer existing equipment and personnel from Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility in Tennessee, U.S. to the new site in Texas.