Defense
U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office Concludes First Ever Advanced Manufacturing Olympics
Nearly $1M in prizes awarded to winners of five competitions related to additive manufacturing. AM editor-in-chief Peter Zelinski co-hosted the Air Force’s week-long event.
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Australian Army Field Trials Prove Metal 3D Printing Capabilities
Soldiers overcame extreme field conditions to design, print and finish a series of groundbreaking 3D-printed parts using ‘WarpSPEE3D’ metal 3D printer.
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Phillips Federal, Bel Air Finishing Combine Efforts for Army Facility
Unique post processing technologies support additive manufacturing programs at Army’s Rock Island Center of Excellence.
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Australian Army Tests Metal 3D Printing in Latest Field Trial
The ‘WarpSPEE3D’ program aims to significantly increase unique parts available to the Army compared to what the regular supply chain can provide.
Read MorePhillips Corporation Enters Partnership with the U.S. Army to Provide AM Expertise and Support at Rock Island Arsenal
Phillips Corporation, Federal Division has executed a Public Private Partnership Agreement (P3) to support the Army Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing (CoE) at the Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center.
Read MoreWorcester Polytechnic Institute Brings Cold Spray 3D Printing Techniques to Battlefield
Funding from the Army will support advanced work on cold spray; the portable repair and manufacturing technique could increase the readiness of military vehicles and other units.
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Air Force Research Laboratory, Boeing and Thermwood Partner on Low Cost Responsive Tooling Program
The Air Force Research Laboratory, Boeing and Thermwood partnered to evaluate the functionality of Vertical Layer Printing (VLP) using high temperature, autoclave-capable materials on a Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) machine.
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Markforged Launches Flame-Retardant Material for 3D printing
Markforged, manufacturer of metal and carbon fiber 3D printers, has released Onyx FR, a V-0 rated flame-retardant material designed for industries such as aerospace, automotive and defense.
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nScrypt 3D Prints Antennas on Complex Surfaces for Air Force
nScrypt’s research group, Sciperio, has recieved funding from the Air Force to continue its work to conform 3D-printed antennas to complex surfaces. Directly printing active phased array antennas on curved surfaces can make it feasible to include advanced communication technology directly into the body of a vehicle or aircraft, the company says.
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Thermwood and U.S. Navy Complete Validation for AM Marine Program
The validation program centered on printing an unclassified scale nose of a submarine using Thermwood’s Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) system.
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