The Advanced Manufacturing team works to develop emerging advanced manufacturing technologies, post-processing, and advanced inspection techniques that transform our products over the entire lifecycle. We focus on technologies used for tooling, design, production, repair and fleet sustainment with the goal of driving cost competitiveness, reducing lead times and supporting overall product improvement and functionality.
Focus areas
- Development of additive manufacturing processes, including powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition and cold spray
- Robust process development focused on reduced costs and producible designs
- Development of emerging technologies for novel inspection and robotics
- Development and incorporation of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality for design and manufacturing feedback loop