GKN AerospaceAerospacesince 2019
GKN Aerospace Topology-Optimised Structural Brackets
Aircraft structural brackets — flight-qualified
Aerospace85% confidence
AEROSPACE · PART PHOTO
Challenge
Weight reduction in primary structure while meeting stringent airworthiness requirements.
Solution
SLM-printed topology-optimised titanium brackets qualified for flight. AM enables load-path-optimised geometries unachievable by machining.
Outcomes
- 01~40% weight reduction
Technologies
Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Source
Flight-qualified; used across multiple aircraft programmes
Cite this page
APA
AM Roadmap. (2019). GKN Aerospace Topology-Optimised Structural Brackets. AM Roadmap (v0.4.2-fixes-deployed). Retrieved 2026-05-17, from https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/gkn-structural-brackets-2019
BibTeX
@misc{amroadmap_gkn_aerospace_topology_optimised_structu_2019,
title = {GKN Aerospace Topology-Optimised Structural Brackets},
author = {{AM Roadmap}},
year = {2019},
url = {https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/gkn-structural-brackets-2019},
note = {AM Roadmap dataset v0.4.2-fixes-deployed, accessed 2026-05-17}
}Canonical URL: https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/gkn-structural-brackets-2019