Safran inaugurates factory for ELT mirror segments in Poitiers

Safran Electronics & Defense and Safran Reosc inaugurated a new factory in Poitiers, France, dedicated to manufacturing the M1 mirror segments for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). The facility uses advanced manufacturing technologies to produce 931 segments for the telescope, which is scheduled for first light in 2025.

“Martin Sion, Chief Executive Officer of Safran Electronics & Defense, and Xavier Barcons, Director General of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), today inaugurated Safran’s new production unit at the company’s Saint-Benoît plant near Poitiers in central France, which will make the primary mirro”safran-group.com

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• safran-group.comSafran inaugurates a new “Factory 4.0” to make primary mirror segments for the Extremely Large Telescope | SafranFeb 4, 2020
• safran-group.comA factory 4.0 "made in Safran" for the mirrors of the Extremely Large Telescope | SafranFeb 4, 2020
• safran-group.comNew Safran Additive Manufacturing Campus on track | SafranMar 12, 2020

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