一个新GKN Aerospace全球技术中心（GTC），具有添加剂制造的前沿和战略中心，将于2020年推出，与整个行业共同建立了15个家喻户晓的名字。
Based in Bristol, the center has been funded using £15 million from the UK Government’s Aerospace Technology Institute, and £17 million committed by GKN Aerospace itself. According to Hans Büthker, Chief Executive of GKN Aerospace, the facility and its ecosystem is a testament to the national engineering and technology roadmap. On launch it will host 300 engineers, and span a facility of 10,000 square meters.
“The GTC is a great example of the UK’s industrial strategy at its best: with industry and the Government coming together to invest in the technology of the future,” says Büthker.
Greg Clark, the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, adds:
“GKN Aerospace’s new Global Technology Centre further strengthens our aerospace heritage and engineering expertise, and will keep the UK at the forefront of the latest technologies and manufacturing processes for the next-generation of aircraft.”
明天的翼
从2018年的Farnborough航展上可以看出，GKN Aerospace在3D打印方面投入了很多资金。根据公司的说法，可以在3D打印的组件中找到飞机的六个关键区域, representing “the largest range of flying Additive Manufacturing (AM) parts and the broadest suite of AM technologies globally.” One of these flight-critical areas is the wing, which is incidentally the primary focus of the new GTC.
与合作伙伴关系@Airbus，布里斯托尔的设施将是GKN Aerospace的基地Wing of Tomorrow” program. This program seeks the best materials, manufacturing processes, assembly techniques and technologies to expedite wing production and reduce costs. In addition to additive manufacturing, the GTC will explore the application of composite materials, advanced assembly and industry 4.0 processes as part of its core goals.
Büthker adds, “The GTC will ensure we continue to develop new technologies that deliver for our customers, making aircraft more sustainable and economical.”
配备制造生态系统
Already the GKN has generated a strong ecosystem of partners to work together at the GTC. At present, the list covers:
– The高级制造研究中心(AMRC) near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, a北强大area.
–加性行业B.V.，荷兰的制造商MetalFab1工业金属3D打印机。
– Engineering simulation software developerANSYS UK Limited
- 数字转型咨询公司ATS应用技术系统有限公司
- 布里斯托尔的建模与仿真中心
–Digital Catapult，英国机构支持早期数字技术。
- 机器人臂开发人员Kuka Industries UK Limited
- 考文垂的制造技术中心(MTC)
–Award winning3D software provider实现英国有限公司
– TheNational Composites Centre
– Specialized design company PXL Realm
–Thales UK Limited, a localized branch of global aerospace and defense company Thales Group
– TheUniversity of Bath
In relation to these partners, Büthker concludes, “The GTC will continue to foster such collaboration across the entire UK Aerospace ecosystem and we look forward to working with the British Government in the years to come.”
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Featured image shows an airplane assembly. Photo via GKN Aerospace
