Aviation AM Centre Qualifies EOS Metal 3D Printing for Certified Aircraft Components

The Aviation AM Centre (AAMC) has become the first independent additive manufacturing production organization to qualify EOS metal 3D printing technology under an EASA Part-21/G approval. This authorization allows the company to produce aircraft components directly with a European Airworthiness Certificate (EASA Form 1) and supply them to maintenance organizations and airlines. The qualification significantly shortens lengthy approval processes through original manufacturers and simplifies spare parts availability during active flight operations.

For production, AAMC uses a custom-configured metal laser powder bed fusion system from EOS’s sister company AMCM. This platform enables the manufacture of components made from aluminum, titanium, stainless steel, and copper alloys, which can be used in both aircraft systems and cabin structures.

Vinayak Jagtap, AAMC Production Manager, comments: “We carefully reviewed and documented every step of the metal AM process under our EASA Part-21/G approval, to meet the highest Aviation quality standards of the German Aviation Authority. As a result, our approval scope has been expanded to include EOS and AMCM metal LPBF technology. We sincerely thank the EOS team here in Düsseldorf for their support and look forward to producing certified parts on the latest AMCM M290-2 1k dual-laser machine.”

The company is working closely with the EOS team in Düsseldorf to ensure process qualification and material validation. This partnership is intended to make certified additively manufactured spare parts more accessible to airlines, OEMs, and maintenance organizations.

Bernhard Randerath, AAMC Chairman and Accountable Manager, adds: “This milestone marks our transition from design and prototyping to certified metal aircraft components for airlines, MROs, OEMs, and suppliers. Our licensing model also allows our partners to establish their own certified AM production cell and benefit from our expertise and Production Organisation Approval”

The integration of additive manufacturing into the aviation sector represents a crucial step toward improving spare parts availability and shortening supply chains. In light of global supply chain constraints, 3D printing offers a practical solution for making maintenance processes more efficient and cost-effective.

Markus Glasser, EOS Senior Vice President EMEA adds: “The EOS additive manufacturing technology is the first metal AM technology worldwide to comply with the stringent aviation production regulation EASA Part 21/G, both for the polymer and metal technology. This capability will have a significant AM growth push within the Aviation Industry!”