Safran acquires 3D printer

Aerospace company Safran has acquired a metal 3D printer from SLM Solutions to make large aluminum parts.

The NXG XII 600 machine will be installed in Safran’s additive manufacturing campus based in Bordeaux, France.

“Safran is engaged in reaching carbon neutrality for aviation by 2050,” said Francois-Xavier Foubert, general manager at Safran. “Additive manufacturing is one of the main assets to secure this ambitious but realistic target, enabling to develop innovative architecture on our products, as long as reducing significantly their weight.”