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3D Printing Industry · Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:38:05 +0000

FRCE Just 3D Printed Its First Flight-Certified Metal Parts and Put Them on Active Aircraft

FRCE Just 3D Printed Its First Flight-Certified Metal Parts and Put Them on Active Aircraft
#3D printing #additive manufacturing
• North Carolina’s largest maintenance, repair, overhaul and technical services provider Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) has delivered first flight-certified, non-flight-critical metal parts, produced in-house via additive manufacturing, improving downtime and readiness.  Three platforms have already benefited: the weapons pylon fitting for the AH-1Z Viper, the repair fitting for the main landing gear on the V-22…
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