2015 CE
First 3D-printed part certified for a commercial engine
Materials & manufacturing · Fabricación aditiva, cualificación y calidad
GE reported that the FAA certified an additively manufactured sensor housing in 2015 to fly in a commercial engine. The case shows a certified, bounded application of metal additive manufacturing; it does not imply that additive processes or materials are automatically qualified for every critical component.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · no uncertainty qualifier in this record
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
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- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
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Sources
- www.ge.com (opens in a new tab)
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- Publication date
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- 2026-09-23
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