Company type | Joint venture |
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Industry | Aerospace |
Predecessor | Aero Propulsion Alliance |
Founded | 2002 |
Products | Europrop TP400 |
Owner | MTU Aero Engines Rolls-Royce Safran Aircraft Engines ITP Aero |
Number of employees | 2,500[1] |
Europrop International (EPI) GmbH is a consortium set up in 2002[2] in the form of a company governed by German law, by the four main European aircraft engine manufacturers, MTU Aero Engines, Safran Aircraft Engines, Rolls-Royce and ITP Aero.[3][4][5]
EPI GmbH is tasked with designing, developing, marketing, manufacturing and providing support for the TP400-D6 turboprop engine designed to power the Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft built by Airbus Defence and Space.[6][4][5][2]
The TP400 is the most powerful turboprop in the world currently in production.[7][8]
Pooling the expertise of each engine manufacturer, Europrop International GmbH brings together around 2,500 people across Europe who are invested in the TP400-D6 program.[1] Based in Munich, the Europrop International teams also operate out of Madrid, Seville and Berlin. The final assembly of the TP400-D6 engine is carried out in Munich before being delivered to Airbus in Seville.