US Navy Identifies Supply Bottleneck to be Rectified with AM
The U.S. Navy is planning to use 3D printing to produce complex, critical parts for submarines, ships, and aircraft after examining 5,500 parts... read more »
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US Navy to get 3D Printed Titanium Pumps
Titanium developer IperionX has partnered with US-based centrifugal pump manufacturer Carver Pump to produce titanium pump components for the US Navy. Carver will... read more »
British Army Gets AM Parts for Armored Vehicles
UK defense supplier Babcock International Group has introduced its first 3D printed metal parts for the British Army's Titan and Trojan fleets. This... read more »
US Navy Installs Hybrid Additive System on USS Bataan
We have seen a growing interest in military applications of 3D printing over the last couple of years, and this is particularly true... read more »
Rock Island Arsenal to House Largest Metal 3D Printer in the World
Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, will soon have the largest metal 3D printer in the world installed at the military base. The media were... read more »
Marines Get Their Own Factory in a Box
Just recently we saw how the USS Essex took to the oceans with their own metal printer for fabricating and repairing components while... read more »
US Navy Installs First Metal Printer Onboard Ship
The US Navy has installed a new metal printer onboard the USS Essex, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship ported in Pearl Harbor, US.... read more »
USAF to Test Rocket-Factory-in-a-Box
An American company is 3D printing solid-fuelled rockets from a portable factory concept, and the USAF is going to be testing it. What... read more »
US Military Partner’s with MELD to help produce their next line of vehicles
The US Military recently partnered with ASTRO America, the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMII), and MELD to incorporate 3D printing into... read more »
US Army to get HUGE AM Barracks
Construction additive manufacturing is still seeking new ways to demonstrate its value, and as we saw a few weeks ago with the printed... read more »
US Marines Print Metal Rocket Cap for Mine Clearance
“War! What is it good for?” asked Edwin Starr. “Absolutely nothing!” was his oversimplified reply. He was partly correct. As it turns out,... read more »
Aussie Subs to Get Cold Spray Repairs In-Situ
Over the last year we have seen wider adoption of AM processes for use in repairing items, particularly in the marine and aerospace... read more »
DoD Contracts ExOne to Develop 3D Printing “Factory in a Shipping Container”
The US military is no stranger to 3D printing, what with their commissioning the largest metal printer and testing conductive plastic 3D printed... read more »
US Navy Tests Conductive Plastic AM Radar Components
Antennas need to be electrically conductive, so they either need to be manufactured from a conductive material (metal, typically) or else be made... read more »
Military Eyes Topology Optimized Heat Exchangers
The Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (CCDC ARL) sure loves additive manufacturing, as we have shown in the past. Their latest... read more »
3D Printing Brings Water from Air
We live on a water planet where most of the water is undrinkable. The irony! If only there was some method of extracting... read more »
Using AI to Design AM Missile Parts
Ignoring all warnings from Hollywood from the last 4 decades, US Army engineers and scientists have turned to AI to assist with the... read more »
3D Systems Gunning for Military Applications with 9-Laser Behemoth
3D Systems have just announced some developments showing that they are on track to provide a huge metal printing machine for the US... read more »
3D Printed Holography Device Protects Soldiers from Aerosols
Holography has been touted as being just around the corner for decades, and asides from the odd Tupac light show, hasn’t really manifested... read more »
Hexcel Launches HexPEKK SLS Material with EM Shielding and Radar Absorption
Hexcel, an advanced materials supplier, has recently launched HexPEKK EM, formulated specifically to meet the static electricity management, electromagnetic shielding, and radiation absorption... read more »
