Defense
Solving a Materials Challenge in Soft Robotics
A team from the University of Minnesota and the Army Research Lab has developed processes for fully 3D printing soft dielectric elastomer actuators without postprocessing steps.
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Advanced Materials for Defense Summit Addresses Military Manufacturing
The July summit focuses on the strategic use of materials and manufacturing processes for Department of Defense logistics operations.
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UAMMI to Produce 3D-Printed Parts for Air Force
The Utah Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Initiative has been awarded nearly $1 million to produce carbon composite 3D-printed parts for the Air Force.
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Senvol Developing Machine Learning AM Software for U.S. Navy
The data-driven software analyzes the relationships between additive manufacturing process parameters and material performance.
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Large-Format 3D Printer Builds Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Submarine
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has teamed up with the U.S. Navy to 3D print a demonstrator submarine hull for Navy SEALs application.
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An AM Voyage: Seeking Additive Manufacturing’s Next-Gen Metals for Ship-Based Repair
A research team at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering is using computational materials design to create new high-strength steels for the United States Navy.
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DoD Utility Identifies Military Legacy Parts That Make the Most Sense for AM
How can the military find the best candidates for additive manufacturing out of millions of service components? It can’t without human attention, but a sorting utility helps to reduce the number to a manageable size.
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U.S. Military Officers Cautiously Optimistic On AM for Repair Parts
The challenges of worldwide 3D printing by the military include confidence in AM processes and cybersecurity. The rewards of overcoming these will include improved affordability, improved repair capability and greater military readiness.
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Additive Manufacturing’s Benefits Are Real
Ed Morris, director of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, spoke at last week’s Additive Manufacturing Users Group Conference in Jacksonville, Florida. His presentation identified benefits of additive manufacturing that are important to the Department of Defense.
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