GE Aviation opens advanced materials factory complex in Huntsville, Alabama

GE Aviation opened a factory complex in Huntsville, Alabama, to mass-produce silicon carbide (SiC) materials for ceramic matrix composites (CMC) used in jet engines. The facility will eventually employ 300 people.

“After years of research and testing, GE Aviation and our partners have cracked the code on mass producing CMC material.”alabamanewscenter.com

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• alabamanewscenter.comGE Aviation opens Alabama factory complex to produce unique materials for jet engines - Alabama News CenterPhil PierceMay 12, 2018
• alreporter.comGE Aviation opens new plant in HuntsvilleBrandon MoseleyMay 14, 2018

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