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New head of defence at GKN

GKN Aerospace has announced the appointment of Shawn Black as President of Defense, bringing significant aerospace and defence leadership experience to the business.

10 months ago

GKN starts shipping engine components from Malaysia facility

GKN Aerospace has shipped the first aero-engine components from its site in Johor, Malaysia. The CFM56 low-pressure compressor components have been delivered to an Asian engine MRO service provider.

2 years ago

GKN joins feasibility studies for future fighter jet engines

GKN Aerospace has announced its participation in feasibility studies on technology development for the future combat air system and next generation of fighter jet engines with partner industries in Italy and the UK.

2 years ago

GKN Aerospace continues to support the Gripen’s RM12 engine

GKN Aerospace has signed a follow-on performance based logistics (PBL) contract with the Swedish Armed Forces for the provision of comprehensive support for the GKN Aerospace RM12 engine.

2 years ago

GKN Aerospace’s thermoplastic parts tested on Bell V-280 Valor

GKN Aerospace delivered a pair of thermoplastic composite, induction-welded Ruddervators and two compression-moulded Access Panels manufactured from reused thermoplastic waste material to Bell in June 2019.

2 years ago

GKN Aerospace breaks new ground in composite wing technology

GKN Aerospace has reached a major milestone in the Wing of Tomorrow programme after developing a mid-scale demonstrator tool for its Filton facility.

3 years ago

GKN Aerospace to cut 1,000 non-production jobs globally

GKN Aerospace is to axe 1,000 non-production jobs globally - around 5.5% of its workforce - as it reduces layers of management and support functions, and increases its focus on operations.

3 years ago

GKN Aerospace to lead 3D printing research programmes

GKN Aerospace is to lead two ground-breaking collaborative additive manufacturing (AM) research programmes, AIRLIFT and DAM and will inject its Laser Metal Deposition by wire (LMD-w) AM technology in the programmes.

3 years ago

GKN Aerospace breaks ground on technology centre in Bristol

GKN Aerospace has broken ground on a 10,000m2 UK Global Technology Centre (GTC) in Bristol and has secured 25 collaboration partners for the new centre.

3 years ago

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With 2018 sales worth £3.53bn across its aerostructures, engine systems and special technologies portfolio, GKN Aerospace’s CEO, Hans Büthker revealed his thoughts in a pre-Paris Airshow meeting held at the Royal Academy of Engineering, London recently. Mike Richardson reports.

3 years ago

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New head of defence at GKN

GKN starts shipping engine components from Malaysia facility

GKN joins feasibility studies for future fighter jet engines

GKN Aerospace continues to support the Gripen’s RM12 engine

GKN Aerospace’s thermoplastic parts tested on Bell V-280 Valor

GKN Aerospace breaks new ground in composite wing technology

GKN Aerospace to cut 1,000 non-production jobs globally

GKN Aerospace to lead 3D printing research programmes

GKN Aerospace breaks ground on technology centre in Bristol

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