Aircraft
Airbus Installs First Printed Titanium Part on Production A350
3-D printed bracket forms part of widebody’s engine pylon
A titanium 3D-printed bracket assembly forms part of the A350's engine pylon. (Photo: Airbus)
A titanium 3D-printed bracket assembly forms part of the A350's engine pylon. (Photo: Airbus)

Airbus for the first time has completed the installation of a titanium 3D-printed bracket on an in-series production A350 XWB, the company announced Wednesday. The bracket, built using additive-layer manufacturing (ALM) technologies (also known as 3D printing), is part of the aircraft pylon, the junction section between its wings and engines.