Today the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, and the Chief Executive of GKN Aerospace, Hans Büthker, revealed plans for GKN Aerospace’s new Global Technology Centre in the UK. The new centre is expected to open in 2020 and the 10,000 square metre facility will host 300 highly skilled engineers, and will include collaborative space for research and development with universities, the UK’s CATAPULT network and GKN Aerospace’s UK supply chain. The centre will focus on additive manufacturing (AM), advanced composites, assembly and industry 4.0 processes to enable the high rate production of aircraft structures. The Bristol centre joins a growing list of GKN Aerospace Centres of Technical Excellence around the world. Each centre has a unique technology focus - covering AM, thermoplastics and smart aero-engine systems - and is supported and linked by a clear digital strategy. Additive Industries is a proud partner of the Bristol GTC and will join GKN Aerospace in their additive manufacturing programmes from the co-located Process & Application Development Centre. Please find our press release, as well as the press release from GKN Aerospace, and a picture below:
- Press Release Additive Industries partner in GKN Aerospace Global Technology Center in Bristol
- Press Release GKN Aerospace announces new £32m Global Technology Centre in Bristol
- Picture Additive Industries partner in GKN Aerospace GTC (from left to right): Ilko Bosman, CFO at Additive Industries; Paul Perera, VP Technology at GKN Aerospace; Dr Mark Beard, Additive Industries Global Director for Process and Application Development
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