# Collins Aerospace opens $14M additive manufacturing center expansion in West Des Moines

Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, opened a $14 million expansion of its additive manufacturing center in West Des Moines, Iowa, adding 9,000 square feet and new 3D metal printers, including one with eight times the build volume of existing printers.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-07-20
- Where: West Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Value: $14.0M
- Jobs: 11
- Starts operating: 20 Jul 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 9,000 sq ft addition
- Products: 3D metal printed engine components
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Collins Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/11989.md)
- [RTX Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/13755.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [raytheon.mediaroom.com](https://raytheon.mediaroom.com/2023-07-20-RTXs-Collins-Aerospace-business-opens-14-million-additive-manufacturing-center-expansion-in-West-Des-Moines,-Iowa), 2023-07-20: "Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, today celebrated the opening of a $14 million expansion of its additive manufacturing center in West Des Moines, Iowa."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rtxs-collins-aerospace-business-opens-14-million-additive-manufacturing-center-expansion-in-west-des-moines-iowa-301882711.html), 2023-07-21: "Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, today celebrated the opening of a $14 million expansion of its additive manufacturing center in West Des Moines, Iowa."
- [eu.desmoinesregister.com](https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2023/07/21/collins-aerospace-opens-14-million-expansion-in-west-des-moines-3d-printer-aircraft/70440529007/), 2023-07-21: "We believe that additive is the future of aerospace."
- [thegazette.com](https://www.thegazette.com/news/collins-aerospace-expands-plant-in-west-des-moines/), 2023-07-21: "Collins Aerospace has opened a $14 million, 9,000-square-foot addition to its manufacturing center in West Des Moines to house 3D metal printers."

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