GE Aerospace on December 7 said it is developing a new Services Technology Acceleration Center (STAC) in a Cincinnati suburb, which it said would improve wider aircraft engine servicing and repair work.
The STAC facility, which is to cost US$14 million, will be "dedicated to developing engine services technologies and work processes, allowing for collaboration between engineering and manufacturing", GE announced.
"This investment is a testament to GE's continued commitment to advance our leading services technology portfolio," said Russell Stokes, president & chief executive, commercial engines and services.
"We are creating a new, dedicated space to develop automation and robotics technologies that we can distribute at our maintenance, repair, and overhaul shops at scale and a different speed," he added.