EVENDALE, OH—GE is utilizing a next-generation carbon fiber composite for the fan blades that will debut in the GE9X jet engine, which will drive Boeing’s upcoming 777X passenger aircraft.
AUBURN, AL—GE Aviation is investing $50 million to bring 3D printing technology to its assembly plant here. The company plans to use high volume 3D printing to mass-produce components for jet engines.
FORT WORTH, TX—This photo essay provides a behind-the-scenes look at General Electric’s massive assembly plant here, a 1-million-square-foot factory where the company makes locomotives.
GREENVILLE, SC—General Electric Power & Water will invest $400 million over the next 10 years to construct a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility here. The facility is expected to open in 2015 and create more than 80 jobs.
LOUISVILLE, KY—GE Appliances will open a micro-factory, FirstBuild, at the University of Louisville this summer to accelerate the process of bringing new products to market.
ERIE, PA—An all-day bargaining session failed to produce an agreement aimed at heading off the elimination of 950 union jobs at GE’s century-old locomotive manufacturing plant in northwestern Pennsylvania.
MINDEN, NV—General Electric has opened an printed circuit board assembly plant here to provide prototypes and testing for its measurement and control products. The plant’s state-of-the-art surface mount assembly line represents a $4.3 million investment.
ASHEVILLE, NC—GE Aviation will break ground this year for a new factory here to make components for jet engines. The factory could employ more than 340 people within five years.
NEWARK, DE—GE Aviation will invest $27 million to expand its assembly plant here to boost production of ceramic matrix composites, which are used to make advanced aircraft engine components. The move will create 70 jobs.