EADS and GKN Launch Collaboration

The new manufacturing process which will create 30 jobs in Bristol and underpin the city’s reputation as a aerospace centre of excellence.

The collaboration will be supported by a £1.96m investment from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Regional Growth Fund grant – the first in the city. The project aims to industrialise a revolutionary manufacturing process known as Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM).

The project will be based in a new shared facility based near the existing EADS Innovation Works and GKN Aerospace manufacturing facilities at Filton, close to Airbus‘s giant engineering base.  As well as creating up to 30 engineering jobs it will develop a new supply chain of companies which will secure further jobs in the South West and beyond.

The centre will focus on the use of ALM within the aerospace sector, including certification for use in components, as well as the manufacture of car parts and accessories.