Hyliion CEO: Additive Manufacturing Essential for KARNO Generator Product
Hyliion CEO Thomas Healy stated that the company's KARNO Generator technology, acquired from GE Aerospace, would not exist as a product without additive manufacturing.
Hyliion, a manufacturer of clean modular power generation systems, relies heavily on additive manufacturing for its KARNO Generator technology. The company acquired this technology, along with significant metal additive manufacturing capacity, from GE Aerospace in 2022.
This inherited AM capability was crucial for the early development of the KARNO technology. It is now being utilized for the commercial production of products such as the KARNO 200 kilowatt power module.
According to Hyliion CEO Thomas Healy, the company's entire product line for the KARNO Generator is dependent on additive manufacturing. Hyliion has scaled its operations to include a fleet of three dozen metal AM systems.
Healy shared insights into the KARNO technology's capabilities and Hyliion's additive manufacturing workflow during a podcast discussion. He also anticipates further evolution in the company's application of additive manufacturing.
Hyliion's reliance on additive manufacturing for its KARNO Generator highlights the technology's critical role in enabling complex designs and accelerating product development. The scaling of their metal AM capacity underscores the transition from R&D to serial production, demonstrating AM's growing importance in the clean energy sector and for advanced power generation systems.
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