Aviation AM Centre qualifies EOS metal AM technology for certified aircraft parts
The Aviation AM Centre (AAMC), based in Düsseldorf, Germany, an EASA-approved aviation production organisation focused on Additive Manufacturing, reports that it has qualified EOS metal AM technology under its EASA Part-21/G approval.
“The EOS Additive Manufacturing technology is the first metal AM technology worldwide to comply with the stringent aviation production regulation EASA Part 21/G, both for the polymer and metal technology,” explained Markus Glasser, EOS Senior Vice President EMEA. “This capability will have a significant AM growth push within the Aviation Industry!”
Using an EOS-customised metal Additive Manufacturing machine from EOS sister company AMCM, the Aviation AM Centre produces certified aircraft parts using industrial Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB). This enables the production of aircraft parts with EASA Form 1, the European Airworthiness Release Certificate, in materials such as aluminium, titanium, stainless steel and copper. The certificate enables direct delivery of the parts to maintenance providers as spare parts, cutting short lengthy logistics through the OEMs for part certification.
In close collaboration with the EOS team in Düsseldorf, AAMC has qualified both the manufacturing process and material, enabling the production of parts from a wider range of customers.
“This milestone marks our transition from design and prototyping to certified metal aircraft components for airlines, MROs, OEMs, and suppliers,” stated Bernhard Randerath, AAMC chairman and Accountable Manager. “Our licensing model also allows our partners to establish their own certified AM production cell and benefit from our expertise and Production Organisation Approval.”
The AAMC will use EOS metal PBF-LB Additive Manufacturing to produce structural components in aircraft cabins and aircraft systems across a range of aircraft types, supporting aircraft maintenance. Given the current challenges in global supply chains, it is essential to keep existing aircraft in service as efficiently as possible.
Vinayak Jagtap, AAMC Production Manager, stated, “We carefully reviewed and documented every step of the metal AM process under our EASA Part-21/G approval, to meet the highest aviation quality standards of the German Aviation Authority. As a result, our approval scope has been expanded to include EOS and AMCM metal [PBF-LB] technology. We sincerely thank the EOS team here in Düsseldorf for their support and look forward to producing certified parts on the latest AMCM M290-2 1k dual-laser machine.”
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