# Avio Aero's second additive manufacturing plant starts production in Brindisi

Avio Aero's second additive manufacturing plant in Brindisi, Italy, officially commenced 3D printing parts for the Catalyst engine. The facility, inaugurated in December 2018, will produce up to 10 3D-printed components per engine and expects to exceed 300 engines per year at full capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-08-06
- Where: Brindisi, Italy
- Starts operating: Jul 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: over 300 engines per year at full capacity
- Products: 3D-printed metal parts for turboprop engines
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Avio Aero](https://endata.com/companies/30909.md)
- [GE Aviation](https://endata.com/companies/1647.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [geaerospace.com](https://www.geaerospace.com/news/articles/manufacturing-people-product/your-mark-get-set-3d-print-additive-ge-catalyst), 2019-08-06: "In July, Avio Aero’s second additive manufacturing plant officially commenced 3D printing parts for the new Catalyst engine."

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