To increase the productivity and competitiveness of the industry, it is necessary to exploit the opportunities offered by digitization.
In Avio Aero, the fourth industrial revolution has already begun, through what has been called the 'Brilliant Factory', i.e. the 'Intelligent Factory', a production site that can continuously self-improve its products and processes, through the collection, the transmission and analysis of data in real time. Avio Aero's Brilliant Factory is characterized by a faster product development cycle and improved production efficiency.
In this context, advanced manufacturing plays a fundamental role, and even more specifically, additive manufacturing, which sees us involved in the front line thanks to our plant in Cameri, one of the largest in the world entirely dedicated to additive manufacturing.
In Puglia, together with the Polytechnic of Bari, a new laboratory was born, the Apulia Development Center for Additive Repair, to develop repair procedures for aircraft engine components using innovative technologies also based on laser systems. Together with the Polytechnic of Turin, on the other hand, the TAL - Turin Additive Laboratory was created - a joint laboratory created to collaborate on strategic research topics for the aeronautical sector such as, for example, the identification of new materials for this technology. production.
Today the CEO of Avio Aero Riccardo Procacci was at the Brindisi plant, on the occasion of the visit by the Assessor of the Apulia Region for Economic Development Michele Mazzarano.
The words of the councilor Michele Mazzarano:
"This is one of the most significant realities of the Apulian industrial scene. Hence an idea of development that focuses on innovation, research, new skills and the identification of young talents ".
Cosi 'Ad Riccardo Procacci, when he welcomed the Assessor Mazzarano and his staff:
"A visit that is" a further confirmation of the attention that the Apulian institutions are turning to Avio Aero, a company that creates value for the territory in which it operates. A new example is the production, at the beginning of this year in Brindisi, of the components of the ATP (Advanced Turboprop) of General Electric, a turboprop engine intended for General Aviation aircraft, which will be realized thanks to the use of 3D printers for use. industrial".
Avio Aero is a business of GE Aviation that operates in the design, production and maintenance of components and systems for civil and military aeronautics. Innovative technological solutions to respond quickly to the continuous changes required by the market: additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping but also technologies dedicated to the production of transmissions, turbines and combustors.
The Company's challenge is to develop new technologies for applications on architectures that can reduce energy consumption, make aircraft engines ever lighter and allow better performance.
Through continuous investments in research and development and thanks to a well-established network of relationships with leading universities and international research centers, we have developed a globally recognized technological and manufacturing excellence: a milestone witnessed by the partnerships signed with the world's leading operators in the aeronautical sector.
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