罗尔斯·罗伊斯启用国防部支持的增材制造研发中心

Rolls-Royce has officially opened a new Additive Manufacturing Development Cell at its Bristol facility, a move backed by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to accelerate the production of next-generation military aircraft engine components. The facility, inaugurated by Luke Pollard MP, Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, represents a significant step forward in integrating advanced 3D printing technologies into defence manufacturing.

罗尔斯-罗伊斯公司在其布里斯托尔工厂正式启用了一家新的增材制造研发中心，该项目由英国国防部（MOD）支持，旨在加速下一代军用航空发动机部件的生产。该设施由国防准备与工业部长卢克·波拉德议员揭幕，标志着将先进3D打印技术整合到国防制造领域迈出了重要一步。

The 350 square meter development cell is purpose-built for metal powder bed fusion technology, operating under strictly controlled environmental conditions. Humidity, temperature, and air pressure are all precisely regulated to ensure consistent output quality. Inside the facility, metal super-alloy powders are fused layer by layer using laser beams, enabling the production of complex components that would be extremely difficult or impossible to create through conventional machining processes.

这座350平方米的研发中心专为金属粉末床熔融技术设计，在严格受控的环境条件下运行。湿度、温度和气压均经过精确调节，以确保输出质量的一致性。在设施内部，金属超级合金粉末通过激光束逐层熔化，能够制造出通过传统加工工艺极难甚至无法生产的复杂部件。

The strategic advantages of the new cell center on three key performance gains:

新研发中心的战略优势集中在三个关键性能提升上：

“This new facility in Bristol is a clear sign of UK industry investing in the skills and technology we need to stay ahead,” said Luke Pollard MP. “By using the latest manufacturing techniques to build lighter, more efficient components, Rolls-Royce is helping to keep British engineers at the forefront of innovation – all the while creating and sustaining skilled jobs right here in Bristol.”

“这座位于布里斯托尔的新设施是英国工业投资于我们保持领先所需技能和技术的明确信号，”卢克·波拉德议员表示。”通过使用最新制造技术来制造更轻、更高效的部件，罗尔斯-罗伊斯正在帮助英国工程师保持在创新的前沿——同时还在布里斯托尔本地创造并维持高技能工作岗位。”

The cell’s output is directly tied to the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), the multinational next-generation fighter initiative in which the UK is a core partner, as well as future combat propulsion programmes across the broader Rolls-Royce portfolio. Engineers at the Bristol site are receiving specialized training to operate the equipment, embedding additive manufacturing capability directly into the workforce rather than treating it as an isolated installation.

该研发中心的产出直接关联到全球战斗航空计划（GCAP）——英国作为核心合作伙伴参与的多国下一代战斗机项目——以及罗尔斯-罗伊斯更广泛产品组合中的未来战斗推进计划。布里斯托尔工厂的工程师正在接受操作设备的专门培训，将增材制造能力直接嵌入劳动力中，而非将其视为孤立的设施。

“Across Rolls-Royce we are committed to the continued development and enhancement of our technologies to meet the demands of today, while providing scalable infrastructure required for the future,” said Andy Higginson, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, Assembly and Test at Rolls-Royce. “Programmes like FCAS and GCAP will be fundamental to the UK’s future aerospace sector and capabilities like additive manufacturing will be crucial to enabling innovation at pace, driving cost savings and enhancing the skills and capabilities of our people.”

“在罗尔斯-罗伊斯，我们致力于持续开发并增强我们的技术，以满足当今的需求，同时为未来提供可扩展的基础设施，”罗尔斯-罗伊斯制造、装配与测试高级副总裁安迪·希金森表示。”像FCAS和GCAP这样的项目将对英国未来的航空航天领域至关重要，而增材制造等能力将对加速创新、推动成本节约以及提升我们员工的技能和能力至关重要。”

The opening of Rolls-Royce’s development cell arrives at a moment when the UK defence establishment is actively pushing to move additive manufacturing from a supplementary capability into a core production technology. The strategic logic is straightforward: military platforms depend on complex, high-tolerance components that are expensive to produce conventionally, slow to procure, and increasingly vulnerable to supply chain disruption.

罗尔斯-罗伊斯研发中心的启用正值英国国防机构积极推动将增材制造从辅助能力转变为核心生产技术之际。其战略逻辑十分明确：军事平台依赖于复杂、高精度的部件，这些部件传统制造成本高昂、采购缓慢，且日益容易受到供应链中断的影响。

The UK Ministry of Defence published its first Defence Advanced Manufacturing Strategy, identifying additive manufacturing as crucial to its strategic roadmap. This facility represents a tangible investment in that vision, positioning the UK at the forefront of defence-related 3D printing innovation.

英国国防部发布了其首份《国防先进制造战略》，该战略

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