July 01, 2018 Vishnu Rajamanickam, staff writer: General Electric (GE), the global conglomerate has filed a patent application for using the technology of blockchain in validating and verifying 3D printed objects on their supply chain. The application which was filed in December 2017 and released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office last week, discusses […]
Someday, the military will 3D-print missiles as needed, the U.S.Air Force’s acquisition chief says. In the shorter term, he just wants to use additive manufacturing technology to get broken planes back in the air. The roadblock is legal, not technical. “I have airplanes right now that are waiting on parts that are taking a year and a […]
New York, June 28, 2018: America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) today announced the publication of their Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing (Version 2.0). The roadmap is the work product of the America Makes & ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC), a group chartered to coordinate and accelerate the development of industry-wide […]
Military News | Jeneae Jackson | Monday, June 25, 2018 Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing or AM, is the newest phenomenon in the technology world. According to Forbes, engineers are now able to print everything from house keys to mechanical car parts. Just imagine what kinds of things the Navy can now […]
FLEET OF 3D-PRINTED AUTONOMOUS BOATS CAN SELF-ASSEMBLE & SUPPORT CITIES Waterway-rich cities like Amsterdam and Venice may soon include autonomous boats in their canals to help clear up road congestion. Researchers from MIT have designed a fleet of autonomous boats that offer high maneuverability and control. These boats can be 3D-printed using low-cost materials, and could serve […]
With all the investments and improvements made in metal additive manufacturing over the past decade, it has made it the fastest growing market in the field, and according to Wohler’s (2016) report, it should maintain this trend for the foreseeable future. While this growth is encouraging to those in the industry, it is also a concern, as […]
Also Launches New Ambassador Program to Recognize Individuals Who Continually Demonstrate Outstanding Dedication to the Institute Youngstown, Ohio — November 15, 2017. America Makes proudly announces that it honored both Jim Williams, President of All Points Additive, and Jim McCabe, Senior Director of Standards Facilitation at the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), with the America Makes […]
Majid Babai, Advanced Manufacturing Chief at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, has arranged for access to an extensive material database of test data and results on AM processes and properties on Inconel 718. This is an exclusive opportunity for DoD and relate3d vendors. You can go to the following link, register and request access. https://maptis.nasa.gov/register.html
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a revolutionary technology that is changing the manufac-turing business model and the maintenance and sustainment communities it supports. In May 2016, America Makes and the Department of Defense (DoD) conducted the first AM Business Model Wargame, a simulation that focused on the business transactions in-volved when DoD requires that repair parts […]
Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, tested NASA’s first 3-D printed rocket engine prototype part made of two different metal alloys through an innovative advanced manufacturing process. NASA has been making and evaluating durable 3-D printed rocket parts made of one metal, but the technique of 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, […]