Defense
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The Fleet Support Unit (FSU) at HMAS Coonawarra Navy Port installed a large-format SPEE3D metal 3D printer, making the Royal Australian Navy the latest Australian defence service with the capability to print its own metal parts on demand. Sustainment, or the repair, maintenance and overhaul of equipment makes up a…
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The U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office concluded its first ever Advanced Manufacturing Olympics, a virtual event coalescing a broad community of experts from industry, academia and government to see all the possibilities for how advanced manufacturing can be deployed across the Department of Defense and Air Force. The virtual…
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ASC Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of BAE Systems Australia was contracted by the Department of Defence to design and build nine Hunter class frigates for the Royal Australian Navy. A commercial Manufacturing Evaluation Program program for additive manufacturing was thus initiated by the maritime manufacturer to test parts manufactured using AML3D’s…
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6K, a developer of microwave plasma technology for the production of advanced materials, and its 6K Additive division have been awarded a Phase ll SBIR program from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), following the strong success of its Phase I. The Phase II program supports the development and commercialization of…
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Boston-based metal AM company Desktop Metal has been awarded a hefty $2.45 million grant from the Department of Defense (DoD) to develop an additive manufacturing process for the mass production of cobalt-free hardmetal materials. The metal grades, developed by the U.S. Army, will be processed using Desktop Metal’s Production System…
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From October 20th to 23rd, 2020, the U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) will be hosting the first ever Advanced Manufacturing Olympics (AMO). While there won’t be any 10-meter diving at the four-day event, there will be a ton of AM and other advanced manufacturing on display. Registration for…
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AML3D Limited, an Australian company offering a very large format metal WAM technology platform, signed and is executing a contract with Austal Limited to co-develop components for maritime defense applications. The contract evolved from an MoU formed with Austal in August 2019. Austal identified AML3D as a leading provider of…
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Days after revealing that its customers have repaired and refurbished over 10 million turbine blades using its metal additive manufacturing technology, Optomec has been awarded a $1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. Through the contract, Optomec will deliver a high-volume, highly automated production machine for refurbishing turbine engine…
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A professor of civil engineering at Purdue University is developing a new type of runway mat for temporary flight operations using metal additive manufacturing. The project, which is being conducted in collaboration with Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Companies (ITAMCO), recently received a grant worth $1 million from the U.S. Air…
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Earlier this year, Australia-based metal 3D printing company SPEE3D was enlisted as part of a 12-month pilot trial in cooperation with the Australian Army and Charles Darwin University (CDU) to train local soldiers in the art of additive manufacturing. Now, roughly six months in, the partners have made notable headway…
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