GE Aviation Opens Alabama Factory Complex To Produce Unique Materials For Jet Engines
By Jerry UnderwoodMade in Alabama
GE Aviation opened a factory complex in Alabama this week that will be the only U.S. location to produce unique materials used to manufacture ceramic components poised to revolutionize jet propulsion.
The center in Huntsville comprises two adjacent factories standing on 100 acres, where silicon carbide (SiC) materials will be mass produced. The plants are critical in enabling GE Aviation to produce ceramic matrix composites (CMC) components in large volume.
CMCs have ultra-lightweight properties and can withstand extremely high temperatures, making them an ideal material for use in the hottest portions of jet engines.“After years of research and testing, GE Aviation and our partners have cracked the code on mass producing CMC material,” GE Aviation executive Mike Kauffman said at a plant-opening ceremony Wednesday.
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