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GKN Aerospace expands aeroengines facility in Sweden

Digitized fabrication processes and enhanced production capacity to meet growing ramp-up for aeroengines, composites-intensive and otherwise.

Grace Nehls
Edited by:  Grace Nehls
Senior Managing Editor, ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ and Products Finishing

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Source | GKN Aerospace.

GKN Aerospace (Redditch, U.K.) has plans to increase the capacity and efficiency of its aeroengines manufacturing facility in Trollhättan, Sweden. A new 5,000-square-meter production area will embrace the latest digital factory processes when it is fully operational in 2026, supporting the ongoing global aerospace industry ramp-up.

GKN Aerospace has a long history of producing composites-intensive aeroengines (read “High-speed engine blade manufacturing). Moreover, a assessing CFRP engine components studies a fan outlet guide vane made from CFRO which was manufactured and tested by GKN Aerospace in Sweden.

The investment adds capacity with additional automation, robotics and digital technologies. This will enable GKN Aerospace to drive up productivity, improve quality and reduce industry lead times of its engine systems and major structural components, such as the GEnX, GTF and Trent XWB; GKN says that currently, its aeroengine backlog is as much as 9 years.

“We are seeing record order backlogs and strong growth potential across the industry, and this expansion enables us to support our customers and seize that opportunity,” adds Joakim Andersson, president of GKN Aerospace’s Engine business.

This expansion follows a January announcement that GKN Aerospace is also establishing an Additive Fabrication Centre of Excellence in Trollhättan, as it positions the Engines business for further growth.

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