GE Aerospace to open Dayton manufacturing site

In May 2023, GE Aerospace (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.) announced the opening of its newest Dayton-area site, dedicated to engine component manufacturing for civil, military aviation and aero-derivative applications.

The Beavercreek facility, located on more than 53 acres at the Miami Valley Research Park, is 280,000 square feet and optimizes operations from eight locations into one campus. Approximately 400 hourly and salaried employees will be located at the new site by the end of the year.

“We are excited to begin this new chapter in the same community that we have had a longstanding relationship with for decades,” Brian Debruin, site leader of the facility, says. “The decision to co-locate to this state-of-the-art facility will bring our team closer together, simplifying our operation and helping us better serve our customers.”

“Nearly three billion people flew on engines with GE Aerospace technology last year and the industry continues to ramp up,” Mike Kauffman, vice president, supply chain for GE Aerospace, adds. “People are eager to fly, so the manufacturing work at this multimillion dollar site will continue to play a crucial role.” 

GE is well-known in the industry for its use of ceramic matrix composites (CMC). The company has continued to make significant strides in their development for aeroengines for more than 20 years, preferring CMC over their metal counterparts for their light weight, heat resistance and durability. Moreover, some of GE’s aeroengines, such as the GE9X, incorporate carbon fiber fan blades.

The company says it has been integrated with the Dayton community for more than 100 years. Its first aviation product, the turbosupercharger, was tested and matured at Wright Field, beginning in 1919. Today, approximately 1,400 GE employees work in Dayton-area facilities, including the Beavercreek site, EPISCenter on the University of Dayton campus and Vandalia.

Beyond the multimillion dollar investment in the Beavercreek site, GE Aerospace expects to invest more than $335 million in U.S. facilities this year, include $32 million in Ohio facilities. In May, the company also announced it will invest up to $20 million into its electrical power integrated systems center (EPISCenter) to build a new test cell for hybrid electric propulsion systems.

For more updates, see “GE Aerospace grows Indian aeroengine supply chain.”