GKN CTO to open new AM facility

Additive Industries has opened its latest process and application center near Bristol in the UK.
Additive Industries has opened its latest process and application center near Bristol in the UK.

Additive Industries says that GKN Aerospace CTO Russ Dunn will officially open its latest process and application center near Bristol in the UK. According to the company, the center is part of a network of Additive Industries Competence Centres that are also located in Eindhoven, Los Angeles and Singapore, each having their own specialism in different aspects of industrial additive manufacturing. The UK & Ireland center’s core competence will be new materials and process development, Additive Industries said.

 The center is located in Filton Aerospace Park, next to other aerospace, advanced engineering and manufacturing businesses such as Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and GKN.

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