from ideation to integration: additive manufacturing at ge...

FromIdeationtoIntegration:AdditiveManufacturingatGEAviation

AnthonyVicari

Analyst

InformationMeetsMatter

May10th,2016

3DPrinting:Continuedhypeasrealitymatures

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3Dprinting’spotentialinaerospacewaswellknownby2000

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GEmadeearlyuseofmetalprintingadvances,pullingaheadofthepack

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GEAviationbeginsworkingwithMTI

GEandMTIprintcobalt-chrometurbinebladesfortesting

2007:GEandMTI3Dprintinstrumentprobesforuseinparttesting

OPMfoundedArcamreleasesaprinteraimedataerospace

201020052000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009

GE’skeydecisions

1.   Investandpartnerearlyinahigh-impact,long-termtechnology

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Ideation Integration

2010

GEracesaheadandbetsbigtowidenthelead

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GEannouncesplansto3Dprintfuelinjectionnozzles

GEhostsopenbracketdesigncompetition GEreceives

printednozzleFAAapproval

OtherGEdivisionsannounce3Dprinting-relatedproducts

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

GEacquiresMTI

GE’skeydecisions

1.  Investandpartnerearlyinahigh-impact,long-termtechnology

2.   Raising3Dprintinginitiativetocorporatestrategyacrossmultiplebusinessunits

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Ideation Integration

20102015

2016continuestheGEtrend

  GEcertifiesaSouthKoreanAirForceto3Dprintfighterjetshrouds

  GEdeliversfirstLEAPengines

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Ideation Integration

20152016

GE’scompetitorsmakemoregradualprogress

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GEannouncesplansto3Dprintfuelinjectionnozzles

GEhostsopenbracketdesigncompetition

LMCO3DprintsbracketsforJunospacecraft

JunoarrivesatJupiter

GEreceivesprintednozzleFAAapproval

OtherGEdivisionsannounce3Dprinting-relatedproducts

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

GEacquiresMTI

  In2015,RollsRoycebeganinitialtestflightofa3Dprintedenginepart

GE’scompetitorsmakemoregradualprogress

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Ideation Integration

2016

  LMCO3Dprintspartsforunmannedspacecraft  BoeingandAirbus3Dprintmanynon-structuralparts,mainlybrackets  PrattandWhitneyfundingUconnresearcherstoinnovatearoundIPlostduetoMTIacquisition

Competitorsleverageconsortia,academics,andstandardsorganizationstocatchup

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GE’skeydecisions

1.  Investandpartnerearlyinahigh-impact,long-termtechnology

2.  Raising3Dprintinginitiativetocorporatestrategyacrossmultiplebusinessunits

3.   Ecosystemmanagementtomaintaincompetitiveedge

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Ideation Integration

2012-2015

GE’skeydecisions

1.  Investandpartnerearlyinahigh-impact,long-termtechnology

2.  Raising3Dprintinginitiativetocorporatestrategyacrossmultiplebusinessunits

3.   Ecosystemmanagementtomaintaincompetitiveedge

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Ideation Integration

2016

Keytakeaways

  In2003,GEdidnotknowwhereits3Dprintinginitiativewouldlead

  Inactioniscostlyandcanleadtosustaineddisadvantage

  IMMwillhelpclosethegapin3Dprintingbyreducingtheneedfordeepexperiencetoproducehighqualityparts

  Materialinformatics,design,simulation,andoptimizationsoftware

  Betterprocesscontrolsoftwareandsensors

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AnthonyVicariLeadAnalystanthony.vicari@luxresearchinc.com +18572845688