# GKN Aerospace inaugurates new additive manufacturing factory in Trollhättan

GKN Aerospace officially opened a new high-tech factory in Trollhättan, Sweden, for additive manufacturing of large aircraft engine components. The facility, supported by SEK 152 million from the Swedish Energy Agency as part of a SEK 600 million total investment, is the world's first commercial facility for additive manufacturing of large structural aircraft engine components.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-10-31
- Where: Trollhättan, Sweden
- Value: $56.0M (600.0M SEK)
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: 31 Oct 2024
- Status: completed
- Products: aircraft engine components
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [GKN Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/3849.md)

## Sources

- [innovatumsciencepark.se](https://innovatumsciencepark.se/en/news/invigning-ny-fabrik-gknaerospace/), 2024-10-31: "We are now building the world's first commercial facility for additive manufacturing of large structural aircraft engine components, which also has a clear bearing on sustainability issues."
- [epma.com](https://www.epma.com/gkn-aerospace-opens/), 2024-11-15: "We are the first in the world to industrially produce aircraft engine components on this scale, so our facility is completely unique."

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