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, […]
AM Business Model Wargame Planning Group Call – Minutes 26 September 2017 On 26 September 2017, the Additive Manufacturing Wargame Planning Group conducted a teleconference to discuss the “Future Focus Areas” for the group. The input will help guide future WG actions and be included in the AM BM Wargame Final Report. Below are […]
Advanced manufacturing, particularly additive manufacturing, will drive economic growth over the next several decades. Disruptive technologies in the manufacturing sector will upturn traditional business practices and impact national security issues from supply chain management and weapons design to nuclear technology proliferation. Nations willing to commit to innovation within this new industrial revolution will increase their […]
From: 3D Printing of Spare Parts: the Challenges are Surmountable (Logistics Viewpoint – Steve Banker: 9-11-17) The opportunity to use additive manufacturing to print spare parts is widely recognized. In ARC’s conversations with industry insiders, we have come across many companies that have beta projects and are printing a small number of parts, but no company […]
The following recording and presentation were a part of the Aug 17 AMSC Webinar. Recording Presentation
The Institute to Commemorate Its Fifth Birthday with National Celebration; Looks Ahead to the Next Five Years Youngstown, Ohio — August 14, 2017. America Makes proudly announces that it will commemorate the progress and contributions the Institute has made to advance the additive manufacturing (AM) industry on its fifth birthday on Wed., August 16th, at […]
Advanced manufacturing, particularly additive manufacturing, will drive economic growth over the next several decades. Disruptive technologies in the manufacturing sector will upturn traditional business practices and impact national security issues from supply chain management and weapons design to nuclear technology proliferation. Nations willing to commit to innovation within this new industrial revolution will increase their […]
From: https://defensesystems.com/articles/2017/05/08/marinecorpprint.aspx BY SANDRA ERWIN MAY 08, 2017 The Marines are planning to take their do-it-yourself ethos further and begin prototyping, manufacturing and deploying full-blown 3D printed systems, such as surveillance drones. The Marines were the first service to 3D print military-grade ammunition and spare parts for weapon systems. In the coming weeks the service will […]
Originally from: http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=101414 By Dustin Q. Diaz, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Public Affairs WEST BETHESDA, Md. (NNS) — In a first-of-its-kind effort, the Additive Manufacturing (AM) Warfare Center Working Group (WCWG) recently combined their knowledge and resources to use 3-D printing to rapidly respond to a critical need from the fleet. The group, comprising […]
From: defensetech.org Three years into the coalition fight against Islamic State militants, the battlefield remains fairly austere, without the major forward bases or large unit presence common to previous wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Into this environment, the Marine Corps has quietly deployed several 3D printers, hoping to highlight the value of the emerging technology […]