Rolls-Royce has opened a £25m advanced manufacturing hub in Bristol that will develop fan blades and fan cases that will reduce weight in jet engines. According to Rolls-Royce, the fan blades and fan cases being made at the composite technology hub are a feature of the company's UltraFan engine demonstrator, a new engine designed to reduce fuel burn and C02 by at least 25 per cent compared to the first Trent engine.
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