# Collins Aerospace breaks ground on $14M additive manufacturing expansion in Iowa

Collins Aerospace broke ground on a $14 million expansion of its additive manufacturing center in West Des Moines, Iowa. The 9,000-square-foot expansion will add 3D metal printers, including an NXG XII 600 system expected to be fully operational in late 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-07-27
- Where: West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Value: $14.0M
- Starts operating: May 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 9,000 square feet
- Products: additively manufactured fuel nozzles, engine components
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Collins Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/11989.md)

## Sources

- [mpif.org](https://www.mpif.org/News/FocusPM/TabId/979/ArtMID/3883/ArticleID/708/Collins-Aerospace-Breaks-Ground-on-14-million-Iowa-AM-Center-Expansion.aspx), 2022-07-27: "Collins Aerospace broke ground on a $14 million expansion of its additive manufacturing center in West Des Moines, Iowa."
- [jamestownsun.com](https://www.jamestownsun.com/news/collins-aerospace-to-expand-cargo-systems-facility), 2022-08-25: "The employees here are super excited about it."
- [airguide.info](https://airguide.info/collins-aerospace-expands-cargo-systems-facility-in-north-dakota/), 2022-09-02: "The current and future success of our cargo business is largely dependent on the critical work performed from our Jamestown site."

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