# Spirit AeroSystems invests $30M in five-axis fabrication center in Wichita

Spirit AeroSystems created a new five-axis fabrication center of excellence at its Wichita, Kansas headquarters, investing over $30 million. The center includes 120 machine tools and will be fully operational later in 2017.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-06-19
- Where: Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Value: $30.0M
- Starts operating: 2017
- Status: under construction
- Products: complex aluminum and titanium aircraft parts, fuselage, pylon and wing structures
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Spirit AeroSystems](https://endata.com/companies/16652.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spirit-aerosystems-creates-new-five-axis-fabrication-center-of-excellence-at-kansas-headquarters-site-and-expands-chemical-processing-300475497.html), 2017-06-19: "We continue to invest in fabrication capabilities, and these expansions will help us better compete globally and remain leaders in the industry."
- [archive.jcpost.com](https://archive.jcpost.com/2017/06/19/aircraft-parts-maker-to-invest-30m-in-new-kansas-center/), 2017-06-20: "The expansion of the parts manufacturing and chemical processing isn’t expected to create more jobs or the need for more buildings."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spirit-aerosystems-creates-3--and-4-axis-fabrication-center-of-excellence-at-its-mcalester-okla-facility-300485778.html), 2017-07-11: "The McAlester center of excellence solidifies Spirit as a world leader in the fabrication of detailed parts for the aerospace industry."

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