GKN installs Renishaw printer

Renishaw has installed a RenAM 500Q Flex Additive manufacturing (AM) system at GKN Aerospace's Global Technology Centre in Bristol, UK.

According to the company, the 3D printer makes it possible to change materials more quickly and easier to carry out powder counts when compared toa recirculating system.

“We wanted to find an advanced AM system to help us to develop a highly stable, highly repeatable and highly measurable manufacturing process that results in zero defects,” said Bradley Hughes, senior research engineer at GKN Aerospace.