Defense
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.
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AM Materials Consortium Selects Partners for LPBF Fabrication and Testing
The consortium is developing open LPBF parameter sets to streamline machine, material and process qualification, with the goal of expediting customers’ process development leading to serial production.
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For Coast Guard, AM Adoption Begins With “MacGyver-ish” Crew Members Who Are Using 3D Printing Already
AM suits the Coast Guard’s culture of shipboard problem-solving, says Surface Fleet AM lead. Here is how 3D printers on ships promise to deliver not just substantial cost savings but also an aid to crew capabilities and morale.
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America Makes Names 2024 Ambassador Award Winners
The Ambassador Award Program recognizes individuals who have continually demonstrated outstanding dedication to advancing America Makes and its mission to innovate and accelerate additive manufacturing to increase the nation’s global manufacturing competitiveness.
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Spee3D 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.
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Supernova Creates Defense and Space Business Unit to Develop 3D Printing of Military-Grade Energetic Materials
Target applications for the new business unit include solid rocket motors which are critical components for the next-generation hypersonic platforms.
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NCDMM 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.
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6K 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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Nikon Corp. Opens California Technology Center to Provide Customer Support
The center offers a variety of solutions and services aimed at accelerating customer adoption, scaling and supply chain in metal additive manufacturing.
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America 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:
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