# GE Aviation to invest $50M in Auburn additive manufacturing expansion

GE Aviation plans to invest $50 million to expand the additive manufacturing operation at its Auburn, Alabama facility, creating 60 jobs and installing advanced new additive production machines to begin high volume production of a 3-D printed bracket for the GEnx-2B engine program.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-03-20
- Where: Auburn, Alabama, United States
- Value: $50.0M
- Jobs: 60
- Status: announced
- Products: 3-D printed fuel nozzle tip, 3-D printed bracket for GEnx-2B engine
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [GE Aviation](https://endata.com/companies/1647.md)

## Sources

- [madeinalabama.com](https://www.madeinalabama.com/2019/03/ge-aviation-to-boost-3-d-printing-in-auburn-with-milestone-expansion/), 2019-03-20: "GE Aviation is at the leading edge of advanced aerospace additive manufacturing, and the company's expansion plans at the Auburn facility will strengthen its technology leadership position."
- [wsfa.com](https://www.wsfa.com/2019/03/20/ge-aviation-invest-millions-auburn-facility-expansion/), 2019-03-20: "GE Aviation is planning to invest $50 million toward the expansion of its manufacturing operation at its Auburn facility"
- [thefabricator.com](https://www.thefabricator.com/additivereport/news/additive/ge-aviation-to-expand-manufacturing-facility-in-alabama), 2019-03-21: "GE Aviation has announced plans to invest $50 million to expand the additive manufacturing operations at its facility in Auburn, Ala."

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