Continues Existing Close Cooperation

Continuing to accelerate its capacity for additive manufacturing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) signed an MoU with long-time partner Conflux Technology during the Avalon 2023 event in Victoria this week.

The agreement is the culmination of several years’ collaboration between the companies, and seeks to build a flight-qualified Fuel Oil Heat Exchanger (FOHE) for GA-ASI platforms. “We continue to work closely with Conflux on the design and manufacture of FOHE for our aircraft […] Through this new MoU, we will establish a clear path to production for the heat exchanger components used by multiple GA-ASI production lines,” explained Ken Loving, GA-ASI Regional VP for Indo-Pacific.

Conflux is an industry-leading expert, headquerted in Australia, mastering additive manufacturing for heat exchanger applications. “Our continued partnership with General Atomics is a milestone for the commercialisation of additively-manufactured heat exchangers within the aerospace and defence markets, carrying the significant weight and performance benefits offered by these technologies towards production,” observed Abe Masoud, Conflux Business Development Manager – North America.