Defense
Navy Improves Readiness of USS Bataan With 3D Printing Capability
Crew of USS Bataan completed the first metal 3D part fabrication and replacement for a de-ballast air compressor in only five days using a permanently installed metal 3D printer, demonstrating the impact this technology can have on operational readiness.
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AddUp Participates in $1.5M USAF Research on IN-718 Additive Manufacturing
AddUp is partnering with Zeda to provide critical project support to provide the USAF with a set of manufacturing guidelines to maximize the capabilities of LPBF to meet fleet readiness and sustainment goals.
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America Makes Announces Open Project Call Worth $6.4M in Funding
The six topical areas for the Open Project Call 2023 were initiated at AM Technology Roadmap workshops in 2021 and 2022, and focused on needs prioritized for the five topics: Design, Materials, Process, Value Chain and AM Genome.
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Sintavia Receives Strategic Investment from Lockheed Martin
The equity investment will support continued development of Sintavia’s proprietary thermodynamic designs and components.
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IMPACT Project Call Worth $11.7M in Funding for Casting, Forging
The project call is for demonstrating productivity and yield benefits for casting and forging manufacturing via additive manufacturing technologies, execute techno-economic analysis for metal powder AM, and to bridge component sourcing gaps with AM parts for casting and forging applications.
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MolyWorks Streamlines Production With 3D Systems’ Direct Metal Printing Solution
MolyWorks, a California-based developer of a circular economy for metal, has integrated 3D Systems’ DMP Flex 350 into its manufacturing workflow, enabling it to be more agile and efficient, and expand its customer base.
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Elementum 3D’s High-Strength Aluminum Alloy Eliminates Need for Heat Treatment
Elementum 3D’s A5083-RAM5 aluminum alloy enables manufacturers to print advanced components from a high-strength aluminum alloy with reduced postprocessing time and cost.
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New Zeda Additive Manufacturing Factory in Ohio Will Serve Medical, Military and Aerospace Production
Site providing laser powder bed fusion as well as machining and other postprocessing will open in late 2023, and will employ over 100. Chief technology officer Greg Morris sees economic and personnel advantages of serving different markets from a single AM facility.
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NADCAP Forms Additive Manufacturing Task Group
The Nadcap Task Group will focus on all AM activity within the Nadcap program and collaborate with the organization’s 23 other Task Groups on associated processes.
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Barnes Global Advisors Receives DOD Funding to Develop Resilient Manufacturing Ecosystem
The project funding is tied to critical part needs for the Department of Defense and supports defense industrial base expansion in Western Pennsylvania.
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