# GKN Aerospace expands Connecticut facility for 3D printed engine components

GKN Aerospace is expanding its Newington, Connecticut facility with a new production line for additively manufactured Fan Case Mount Ring components for Pratt & Whitney GTF engines. The expansion aims to achieve 100% serial production by end of 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-09-05
- Where: Newington, Connecticut, United States
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: announced
- Products: Fan Case Mount Ring components, additively manufactured engine components
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [GKN Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/3849.md)
- [Pratt & Whitney](https://endata.com/companies/234.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [news.europawire.eu](https://news.europawire.eu/gkn-aerospace-expands-connecticut-operations-with-new-additive-production-line-for-pratt-whitney-gtf-engine-components/eu-press-release/2025/09/05/16/40/14/161746/), 2025-09-05: "GKN Aerospace has announced a major expansion of its Newington, Connecticut site with the introduction of a new production line dedicated to the additive fabrication of the Fan Case Mount Ring."
- [3dprinting.com](https://3dprinting.com/news/gkn-aerospace-expands-connecticut-facility-for-3d-printed-engine-components/), 2025-09-10: "GKN Aerospace announced the expansion of its Newington, Connecticut facility to include a new production line for additively manufactured Fan Case Mount Ring (FCMR) components."
- [airseamemag.com](https://airseamemag.com/2025/10/06/gkn-aerospace-accelerates-additive-fabrication-ramp-up-with-us-expansion/), 2025-10-06: "This expansion in Connecticut marks a major milestone for GKN Aerospace and our Fan Case Mount Ring programme."

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