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Arconic and Airbus Achieve a 3D Printing First
engineering
Arconic, a global technology, and
advanced
manufacturing leader, announced today that Airbus and Arconic have achieved a 3D printing first—the installation of a 3D printed titanium bracket on a series production Airbus commercial aircraft, the A350 XWB. Arconic is 3D printing these parts for Airbus’s newest widebody aircraft at Arconic’s additive manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas. “Arconic is proud to partner
with Airbus to advance aerospace additive manufacturing,” said Jeremy Halford, President of Arconic Titanium and Engineered Products. “Our comprehensive capabilities, from materials science leadership to qualification expertise, helped make this achievement possible. We look forward to continuing to advance the art of the possible in additive for aerospace.” This first installation of a 3D printed titanium part on a series production Airbus commercial aircraft marks a milestone for additive manufacturing in aerospace. While airplane makers have been using 3D printed parts for quite some time, largely for components inside the cabin, equipping airframes with metal parts produced via additive manufacturing is new. In addition, Airbus’s installation of this 3D printed titanium bracket on a series production commercial airplane, as opposed to a test airplane, marks a significant step forward in the qualification of more complex 3D printed parts for production aircraft. 3D-printed parts, including metal printed cabin brackets and bleed pipes, are already flying on Airbus A320neo and A350 XWB test aircraft.
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New Face in Professional Services, Aaron Stovall, Joins the Team
(Photo: Business Wire)
This 3D printed titanium bracket is part of an ongoing partnership between Airbus and Arconic. Last year, Arconic announced three agreements with Airbus to produce titanium and nickel 3D printed parts for commercial aircraft, including the A320 platform and A350 XWB. These agreements draw on Arconic’s cutting-edge 3D printing technology
capabilities, including
laser powder bed and electron beam processes.
About Arconic Arconic (NYSE: ARNC) creates breakthrough products that shape industries. Working in close partnership with our customers, we solve complex engineering challenges to transform the way we fly, drive, build and power. Through the ingenuity of our people and cutting-edge advanced manufacturing techniques, we deliver these products at a quality and efficiency that ensures customer success and shareholder value. For more information: www.
arconic.com. Follow @arconic: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Global leader in metalcasting ERP, B&L Information Systems, is pleased to announce a staff change. Aaron Stovall has joined the Professional Services Department as Special Projects Coordinator.
According to Kristine
Craft, Vice President – Professional Services Department, this staff addition is a natural progression as the Odyssey customer-base expands. “As our team ramped up the number of ERP implementations - initial implementations and additional module implementations - the need for an in-house, project expert specializing in Container Inventory, Shop Planner and Shop Floor Manager had become very apparent,” noted Craft. “Having Aaron available to run a specific Odyssey project during any phase of implementation frees up our Project Consultants to concentrate on the over-all implementation. Aaron also brings additional expertise in Odyssey Dashboard creation and building client- specific Crystal Reports which will be very helpful to clients.” Aaron joined B&L’s award-winning
Customer Service Desk in May 2016. Prior to joining B&L, he achieved a Bachelor of Science in Informatics with Indiana University South Bend while working full-time in the service industry. Before starting his collegiate journey, Aaron was a Team Leader at a manufacturing facility.
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