Rolls-RoyceAerospacesince 2015
Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 Front Bearing Housing
XWB-97 engine front bearing housing
Aerospace85% confidence
AEROSPACE · PART PHOTO
Challenge
This critical structural housing integrates complex pipes, lugs, struts, and attachment mounts — impossible to cast or machine as a single piece. Conventional manufacture required welding dozens of sub-components.
Solution
SLM-printed titanium housing combining over 1,000 previously separate parts. At the time of certification it was the largest AM component certified for an aero engine, measuring 1.5m in diameter.
Outcomes
- 01Largest certified AM aero-engine component; 1,000+ parts consolidated
Technologies
Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Source
Part of the A350 XWB-97 powertrain in service with airlines globally
Cite this page
APA
AM Roadmap. (2015). Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 Front Bearing Housing. AM Roadmap (v0.4.2-fixes-deployed). Retrieved 2026-05-17, from https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/rollsroyce-trent-xwb-housing-2015
BibTeX
@misc{amroadmap_rolls_royce_trent_xwb_97_front_bearing_h_2015,
title = {Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 Front Bearing Housing},
author = {{AM Roadmap}},
year = {2015},
url = {https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/rollsroyce-trent-xwb-housing-2015},
note = {AM Roadmap dataset v0.4.2-fixes-deployed, accessed 2026-05-17}
}Canonical URL: https://amroadmap.com/success-stories/rollsroyce-trent-xwb-housing-2015