According to Leo Christodoulou, CTO at Boeing, the two companies will "work together to standardize additive manufacturing operations" in the pursuit of an efficient and reliable process. Boeing says it has around 50,000 parts flying today that were created via 3-D printing. Through a five-year pact with Oerlikon, it hopes to get to the point that it can have a large-scale supply chain for 3-D-printed aerospace parts that meet quality and cost targets.
