Boeing / StratasysAerospacesince 2017
Boeing 787 Environmental Control System Ducts
Environmental control system ducts, brackets
Aerospace85% confidence
AEROSPACE · PART PHOTO
Challenge
Complex duct geometry with tight tolerances and full FAA certification requirements; traditional aluminium ducts were costly and time-intensive to certify at scale.
Solution
SLS/FDM-printed ULTEM nylon ducts certified for flight use on the 787 Dreamliner, eliminating complex tooling and enabling faster build-out.
Outcomes
- 01~60% lead-time reduction time savings
- 02First large-scale certified AM polymer parts on commercial aircraft
Technologies
Fused Deposition Modeling
Source
Certified parts in active service on 787 fleet globally
Cite this page
APA
AM Roadmap. (2017). Boeing 787 Environmental Control System Ducts. AM Roadmap (v0.4.2-fixes-deployed). Retrieved 2026-05-17, from https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/boeing-787-ecs-ducts-2017
BibTeX
@misc{amroadmap_boeing_787_environmental_control_system__2017,
title = {Boeing 787 Environmental Control System Ducts},
author = {{AM Roadmap}},
year = {2017},
url = {https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/boeing-787-ecs-ducts-2017},
note = {AM Roadmap dataset v0.4.2-fixes-deployed, accessed 2026-05-17}
}Canonical URL: https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/boeing-787-ecs-ducts-2017