3-D Printed Plane Parts Help Sweden's Arcam to Take Off
- GE Aviation plans to print more than 100,000 parts by 2020
- Arcam has already doubled printer production capacity
The fans of a Trent 900 engine, manufactured by Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, are seen on an Airbus SAS A380 airplane, on the first day of the Farnborough International Air Show in Farnborough, U.K., on Monday, July 9, 2012. The Farnborough International Air Show runs from July 9-15.
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Arcam AB Chief Executive Officer Magnus Rene says the Swedish maker of 3-D printers may soon have trouble keeping up with orders as airplane and engine makers start using the technology to make parts.
With General Electric Co., Pratt & Whitney Holdings LLC and Rolls Royce Holdings Plc as customers, Arcam is preparing for growth unforeseen when the Molndal, Sweden-based company was focused on the three-dimensional printing of medical implants like knee joints.