Collins Brings 3D Printing Capability to its NC MRO
The new additive manufacturing center opened in Monroe, North Carolina with two 3D printers and plans to add more in the future.
Collins Aerospace's MRO in Monroe, North Carolina, is one of its largest worldwide and now has expanded its production capabilities with a new additive manufacturing center. (Photo: Collins Aerospace)
Collins Aerospace's MRO in Monroe, North Carolina, is one of its largest worldwide and now has expanded its production capabilities with a new additive manufacturing center. (Photo: Collins Aerospace)

Collins Aerospace opened an additive manufacturing center at its MRO campus in Monroe, North Carolina. Celebrating the dedication of the new center today, Collins said the addition will expand its global maintenance, repair, and overhaul capabilities, beginning with two 3D printers and with plans to add more in the future. The center joins Collins’s network of other additive production facilities in Iowa, Minnesota, and Singapore, and research centers in Connecticut and Poland.