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World first technology allows GE Singapore facility to double engine component repair rate
November 23rd 2021
GE Aviation Services Singapore (GE AESS) has scored a world first with new additive manufacturing technology that will repair commercial jet engine airfoil components. Read More » Additive manufacturing uses computer aided design software or 3D scanners to direct hardware to deposit material layer on layer. The most common example of additive manufacturing is 3D printing. The Singapore facility is the first maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre to use the new process. It was developed by local GE AESS engineers and GE Aviation Additive Manufacturing Technology Centers and is significantly faster than conventional repair techniques. GE AESS says it means twice as many jet engine parts can be repaired daily, reducing the time aircraft are on the ground. “GE AESS has played an instrumental role in GE Aviation’s Component Repair strategy for the past four decades and continues this tradition with the use of additive technologies in component repair,” said GE Aviation Services president and CEO, Russell Stokes. “The use of additive manufacturing in MRO enables improved turnaround time, which will be a game-changer for this site and our customers.” The Singapore facility revealed the new process as it celebrated its 40th anniversary at its complex in Loyang. Established in 1981, the business has become a leading aircraft engine component repair facility serving customers around the world. It now boasts a manufacturing facility producing aircraft components for the GE90 and GE9X commercial jet engines and employs more than 1,700 skilled engineers, technicians and professionals. They support more than 100 global customers, including Singapore Airlines Group, ST Engineering Aerospace and BOC Aviation.
