
Aviation & Aerospace · Formed 2016 · renamed Colibrium Additive 2024
GE Additive · Colibrium Additive
Printing metal parts layer by layer for flight.
Vintage-style artistic recreation of GE's historic businesses.
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Business history
GE built its additive-manufacturing business around 3D metal printing for aerospace and medical parts, including the fuel nozzles printed for the LEAP engine.
On December 12, 2016, GE confirmed it had acquired 75% of Concept Laser and 76.15% of Arcam—controlling stakes, not initially 100% ownership. GE Additive was renamed Colibrium Additive, a GE Aerospace company, on April 25, 2024.
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Major products & innovations
- ✦ Metal 3D-printing machines
- ✦ Electron-beam and laser melting systems
- ✦ Additive powders and services
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Heritage illustration

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Employee memories
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GE Jokes
The sixth why
We asked the five whys. We found the root cause. Then the manager asked a sixth why.
We're still in that conference room.
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GE Garfield
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GE Motivational Quotes
No turbine was ever built by one person. Every one of those hands mattered.
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GE Legend Collectable Cards
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GE Honorable Mentions
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