Airbus Gets on Board with 3D Printing ↗
Aerospace · FDM, CNC/post-production finishing, Painting · Ultem 9085 (PEEK) · Cabin spacer panels (overhead-compartment end panels)
Small batches per aircraft retrofit · Airbus (commercial aircraft retrofit)
For commercial-aircraft cabin retrofits, Airbus needed small-batch custom spacer panels with tight lead times and flight-ready quality. Materialise produced them with certified additive manufacturing (FDM in Ultem 9085) plus tailored post-production (incl. painting), replacing slow, costly custom injection molds.