What Happened
Tier-1 Supplier Invests in Infrastructure and Technology
Eaton, a leading Tier-1 supplier, is investing in additive manufacturing and infrastructure to improve its fuel systems business. The company is relocating its fuel distribution design and certification activities to a new facility at Solent Airport and has established a European Centre of Additive Manufacturing at its Wimborne campus. This investment is expected to reduce component weight and complexity, and improve operational efficiencies for airline operators. According to Aviation Business News, Eaton’s General Manager of Fuel Systems, Matt Price, highlighted the benefits of additive manufacturing and the company’s focus on retrofits and modifications for next-generation propulsion systems.