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Safran Additive Manufacturing Campus

Division

ApplicationLe Haillan, FranceFounded 2016· One of 687 Application companies tracked by AMPulse

Internal center of excellence for the serial production of certified metal additive manufacturing parts for Safran's aerospace engines and systems, consolidating R&D, engineering, and production.

CEO / Founder
François-Xavier Foubert
Team Size
51-200
Stage
Subsidiary

Technology & Products

Key Products

Aerospace engine components (vanes, structures, cases); Aircraft equipment parts; M88 engine components

Technological Advantage

Proprietary qualification and serial production processes for flight-critical metal AM parts, protected by Safran's internal IP and supported by a significant capital investment (€80M). The advantage lies in deep integration with Safran's design and certification workflows, creating high switching costs and a regulatory barrier for competitors.

Patent position

Safran Additive Manufacturing Campus filed 26 patent families across all years, compared with 219 for GE Additive and 107 for Rolls-Royce. AMPulse analysis

Filing momentum
24 families filed 2022–2024, 2 in 2019–2021
Filed in
WO 65%EP 35%US 8%
Named competitors, AM patent families
GE Additive 219Rolls-Royce 107

26 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Provides a centralized, qualified production chain for complex, flight-critical AM parts, reducing lead times and enabling on-demand manufacturing for Safran's aerospace programs.

How They Differentiate

As an internal production facility for a major aerospace OEM, it competes indirectly with external aerospace AM service bureaus and other OEMs' internal AM hubs (e.g., GE Additive, Airbus APWorks) on speed, cost, and part qualification for proprietary designs.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Internal Safran divisions (e.g., Safran Helicopter Engines)

Industry Verticals

Aerospace; Defense

Competitors

GE Additive; MTU Aero Engines; Rolls-Royce

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Delivered first 1,000 parts in 2022, with plans to double production in 2023. One report cites over 111,000 AM parts delivered since opening, more than 12 L-PBF and 4 DED machines, and 14 certified part references in serial production.

Major Milestones

2016: Legal entity established; 2021: Construction of 12,500 m² facility; October 2022: Campus inaugurated; 2022: First 1,000 serial parts delivered to Safran Helicopter Engines; 2023: Installation of second Nikon SLM NXG XII 600 system

Notable Customers

Safran Helicopter Engines

https://www.safran-group.com

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
28
Granted
0
Families
26

Leading domains: material (28), process (27), equipment (13)

Filings by year: 2024: 9 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 3

  1. METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF A LAMINATED FERROMAGNETIC PART2025229123 · WO
  2. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD2024094951 · WO
  3. NICKEL-BASED ALLOY POWDER COMPRISING Y2O3 OXIDE2026104788 · WO
  4. DEPOWDERING DEVICE AND DEPOWDERING METHOD04608571 · EP
  5. INTERMEDIATE ASSEMBLY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING04476014 · EP

Equipment deals on record

Publicly disclosed purchases or installs only.

  • NXG XII 600

    1 systems · Not disclosed

    Buyer: Safran Additive Manufacturing Campus · Supplier: Nikon SLM Solutions
  • NXG XII 600

    1 systems · Not disclosed

    Buyer: Safran Additive Manufacturing Campus · Supplier: Nikon SLM Solutions
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