Supply Chain
This Year I Have Seen a Lot of AM for the Military — What Is Going On?
Audience members have similar questions. What is the Department of Defense’s interest in making hardware via 3D printing over conventional methods? Here are three manufacturing concerns that are particular to the military.
Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing
US Army Tests Additive Manufacturing for Printing Vehicle Repair Parts in the Field
Spee3D participates in successful demonstration with the Army Research Lab to validate the use of additive manufacturing for creating military vehicle repair parts in the field at the point of need.
Read MoreNew Equipment, Additive Manufacturing for Casting Replacement and AM's Next Phase at IMTS 2024: AM Radio #54
Additive manufacturing’s presence at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show revealed trends in technology as well as how 3D printing is being applied today and where it will be tomorrow. Peter Zelinski and I share observations from the show on this episode of AM Radio.
Read More6 First-Time Additive Manufacturing Exhibitors at IMTS
Find these companies that are exhibiting for the first time in IMTS’s Additive Manufacturing Sector (in the West Building). Their offerings include printers, parts and powder, with areas of expertise ranging from large-format to atmosphere control to supply chain solutions.
Read MoreSpee3D Successfully Tests Metal AM System During DOD’s Rim of the Pacific Exercise
Spee3D’s Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit (EMU) printed 11 metal parts for repair and replacement of defense equipment in a contested environment to prove that AM can help secure military supply chains by reducing the delivery time of critical parts from days to hours and at the point of need.
Read MoreNCDMM Enhances CORE Platform, Debuts Roadmapper 2.0 Data Tool
The CORE online platform helps members identify, access and utilize intellectual capital assets that align with the group’s Technology Development Roadmap, while Roadmapper 2.0 complements CORE, enabling the sharing of interactive, digital road maps.
Read More6K Additive Selected for Powder and Process Optimization Research Project
The project is designed to prove the sustainability and environmental benefits of additive manufacturing for next-generation production of aerospace and defense products with 6K Additive working alongside RTX Technology Research Center and the University of Arizona.
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Beehive Industries Is Going Big on Small-Scale Engines Made Through Additive Manufacturing
Backed by decades of experience in both aviation and additive, the company is now laser-focused on a single goal: developing, proving and scaling production of engines providing 5,000 lbs of thrust or less.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
3D Systems, Oerlikon Join Forces to Advance Metal Additive Manufacturing
Oerlikon is acquiring its fourth 3D Systems DMP Factory 500 to support these efforts.
Read MoreHitachi Rail Uses Roboze Technology to Produce Spare Parts
Using Roboze’s ARGO 500 3D printer enables Hitachi Rail to implement industrial 3D printing technology, using materials such as Ultem 9085 and Carbon PEEK for the production of spare parts for its trains.
Read MoreAmerica Makes Names Winners of $6M Powder Alloy Development for Additive Manufacturing Project
Recipients of the PADAM project award are tasked with establishing repeatable and reproducible AM metal operations focused on operational, product, and installation metal material qualifications. Below is the list of award winners:
Read MoreThink Tank, US Navy Announce Plans for Developing Guam Additive Materials and Manufacturing Accelerator
Nonprofit organization ASTRO America will manage staging and deployment of 3D Printing Technology and Workforce Education Center on Guam to diversify the island’s economy and support Indo-Pacific submarine industrial base needs.
Read MoreBig Metal Additive: The Difference Between a Shape and a Part Is Quality
Preparing to scale directed energy deposition to ongoing full production is not a technological challenge: DED is ready. But it is an organizational challenge, says the company founder. Here is what it means to implement a quality system.
Read MoreWürth Additive Group, Raise3D and Henkel Combine Technologies to Streamline Additive Manufacturing
The partnership aims to simplify the complexity of additive manufacturing by providing a user-friendly experience and controlled workflows.
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Video: Enabling the Digital Inventory with 3D Printing
Würth Additive Group’s Digital Inventory Service (DIS) platform aims to make it easy and secure to store part files in digital inventory, and deploy the data for manufacturing as required. See a demo in this video filmed at IMTS 2024.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
Video: 5" Diameter Navy Artillery Rounds Made Through Robot Directed Energy Deposition (DED) Instead of Forging
Big Metal Additive conceives additive manufacturing production factory making hundreds of Navy projectile housings per day.
Read MoreEaton Evaluates Foundry Lab Process as Die Cast Alternative: Aids Prototyping and Supply Chain
Foundry Lab’s digital casting is an additive-enabled process that delivers cast parts. Eaton AM manager describes how near to die casting the process comes, and what promise he sees.
Read MoreRoboze Joins America Makes Consortium
The collaboration with America Makes will focus on enhancing manufacturing capabilities and strengthening supply chain resilience through additive manufacturing.
Read More3YourMind Partners With Nigeria’s RusselSmith to Develop Spare Parts for Oil, Gas Industry
RusselSmith is using 3YourMind’s software to identify viable parts for optimization and production using additive technology. Optimized parts will then be added to a digital inventory interface, enabling RusselSmith to streamline pricing, delivery and order operations for its customers.
Read MoreDigital Manufacturer Partners With Maritime, Offshore Specialist for MENA Regional Expansion
Immensa will serve as the exclusive distributor within the maritime and offshore sectors for Pelagus 3D’s products in the Middle East and North Africa region, and act as the exclusive service provider for projects initiated through Pelagus 3D’s platform in the territory.
Read MoreSpee3D’s Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit 3D Prints Large Metal Parts in the Field
The Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit enables users to replace metal parts in hours instead of days or weeks, thereby minimizing disruption and downtime.
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America Makes Names Winners of Air Force Project Call Totaling $850,000
Awardees are tasked with identifying the current, emerging and future state of additive manufacturing (AM) process qualification, prioritizing AM machine qualification to quantitatively validate acceptable AM operations.
Read MoreOvercoming the Bottleneck to Customized Manufacturing: Quoting
Spokbee’s software-as-a-service platform is shaving months off of the quoting and pricing process for 3D printed and other types of configurable products.
Read MoreAmerica Makes Announces Recipients of $2.9 Million Defense Project Call
The project award winners are tasked with demonstrating data gathering and analysis methods to drive industrywide metal additive manufacturing operations acceptance.
Read MoreBPMI Chooses Velo3D Metal 3D Printing System to Produce Parts for U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
The fully integrated 3D printing solution will be operated by ATI in a newly established facility that will provide the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program with alternatives to cast parts.
Read MoreSpring 2024 TRX Showcases Projects Designed to Drive Additive Manufacturing Advancement
The America Makes TRX platform promotes exploration with more than 30 highlighted projects that are designed to propel the additive manufacturing industry.
Read MoreHow Machining Makes AM Successful for Innovative 3D Manufacturing
Connections between metal 3D printing and CNC machining serve the Indiana manufacturer in many ways. One connection is customer conversations that resemble a machining job shop. Here is a look at a small company that has advanced quickly to become a thriving additive manufacturing part producer.
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