Wayland Additive, developer of the Calibur3 metal additive manufacturing (AM) system, has installed its technology at the Hilda B Hewlett Centre for Innovation, part of No 71 Inspection and Repair Squadron based at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire. Equipped with world-leading 3D printing and scanning equipment, the opening of the new centre marks the Royal Air Force’s first steps into advanced component manufacturing.

AM is a brand-new capability for the RAF and will ultimately provide a breakthrough in its ability to design and produce its own aircraft spares on demand. Will Richardson, CEO at Wayland Additive says: “Calibur3 overcomes common problems with metal AM, and uses the NeuBeam process that delivers on all of the advantages of metal electron beam powder bed fusion technology while overcoming the troublesome issues that have traditionally limited wider adoption.”
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