Powered by Stratasys technology, Airbus is producing more than 25,000 flight-ready 3D-printed parts annually, transforming how aircraft are built and maintained across its global fleet. Evving from its first part, a spare crew seat component, Airbus has embraced additive manufacturing, taking it to new heights with more than 200,000 certified Stratasys polymer parts now in active service. The Airbus A400, a military aircraft with more than 130 in the air and using 3D-printed parts.
Recent data shows that the implementation of Stratasys' 3D printed parts utilized in the Airbus A350 resulted in a 43% weight reduction, the elimination of the Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) requirement, and an 85% reduction in lead time, saving significant cost and multiple weeks of production time. Airbus has parts printed for the A320, A350, and A400M models using the Stratasys ULTEM?? 9085 filament Certified Grade (CG) material on multiple Stratasys industrial-grade FDM®?
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