Episode 8: Ryan Huth, GE Aviation
Ryan Huth, manager of ceramic matrix composites (CMC) production at GE Aviation’s Asheville, NC facility, talks about CMC technology, GE Aviation's CMC parts production and the future of both.
Ryan Huth, manager of ceramic matrix composites (CMC) production at GE Aviation’s Asheville, NC, facility, discusses the benefits of CMCs, the GE9X engine and more. Also don’t miss Ginger Gardiner’s report on her tour of GE Aviation’s facilty in Asherville.
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