GKN Aerospace Provides ‘Innovative Support’ to GTF Repairs with DED

GKN Aerospace has won a series of multi-year repair contracts from Pratt & Whitney covering more than 20 component types across the geared turbofan (GTF) engine family.

The agreements run 5 to 10 years and distribute work across GKN facilities in Sweden, Malaysia, and the United States.

The contract scope is broad, spanning engine cases, structures, and rotating parts. But what distinguishes these awards from a routine MRO agreement is the repair technology embedded within them. GKN is deploying directed energy deposition (DED), an additive manufacturing process, to restore engine components that conventional methods cannot salvage.

Gerald Coste, SVP Repair Solutions, said, “These awards represent a significant milestone in our long-standing relationship with Pratt & Whitney. By deployi