Rolls-Royce today will cut the ribbon on its sixth building in Indianapolis.

The London-based jet engine maker said the on-wing Care center at the northern edge of Indianapolis International Airport will help tune up aircraft, serving as a regional headquarters.These centers provide rapid response and resolution for operators with engines exhibiting conditions that could result in unscheduled maintenance. The service is designed to bridge the gap between flight-line maintenance and overhaul shop visits.

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Last fall, Rolls opened a similar facility n Brazil to support the growing fleet of Rolls-Royce Trent engines in South America.

Rolls-Royce powered aircraft and engines will be on display at the facilities’ hangar featuring a NetJet Cessna Citation X and a vintage P-51 aircraft, according to a news release.Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis employs more than 4,000. Workers design, develop, manufacture and support gas turbine engines for the civil, defense, helicopter, marine and energy businesses.

Rolls-Royce’s operations in the city trace to Allison Engineering, a company acquired in 1929 by General Motors and sold off in 1993 to investors, who resold it to the British company.

The ribbon cutting will be held at 1 p.m. at the center, 2135 Hoffman Road, which is about 6 miles west of the company’s headquarters in Indianapolis.