Our technology

GKN Aerospace’s industry-leading powder bed AM technology has enabled Airbus to break new ground by flying an A320 with quieter, lighter weight and more cost effective air intake technology than ever before.

Quality control, consistency and product-focused, fit-for-purpose selections of application have been key to the development of additive manufacturing solutions within GKN Aerospace Engine Systems.

GKN Aerospace is proud to contribute to this innovative military platform. Take a look at this video and discover GKN Aerospace’s innovative technologies on board of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.

GKN Aerospace is introducing new principles in aircraft structure technology that reduce both weight and cost.

At its Western Approach site near Bristol, UK, GKN Aerospace produces composite wing spars for the A350 XWB aircraft using state of the art carbon fibre fabrication techniques.

GKN Aerospace’s landing gear business is a front runner in the design, development and use of lightweight composites in landing gear and landing gear components.

GKN Aerospace has taken the lead in additive manufacturing (AM) technology and the first AM parts certified for flight are already in operation in the commercial, military and space markets. 

GKN Aerospace manufactures the complete Gulfstream G650 empennage with a thermoplastic rudder and elevator, reducing the weight of the components by 25% compared to traditional materials. 

GKN Aerospace has successfully designed and manufactured an innovative cabin air intake scoop for future commercial aircraft electrical Environmental Control Systems.

GKN Aerospace is a technology leader in the manufacture of engine inlet lip skins using proprietary spin forming and post spin processes.

Airbus’s A340 laminar-flow test demonstrator, named “Flight Lab”  for the Clean Sky “Blade” project made its first flight on 26 September 2017. Blade stands for Breakthrough Laminar Aircraft Demonstrator in Europe”.

With fuel accounting for around a third of global airline expenses, driving down aircraft weight - and increasing fuel efficiency.

For more than thirty years the GKN Aerospace team in Sweden has been an integral part of the European space industry. Today, that role is growing.