The partners hope to strengthen national manufacturing resiliency and enable faster production for shipbuilding and fleet readiness by combining their respective offerings.
Built to be used as a "deployable tactical asset", per UltiMaker's announcement, the new machines feature a more ruggedised form, and are stripped of features that can open machines up to threats of espionage, data theft, or remote intrusion.
Ursa Major is now running a fleet of six EOS-powered metal 3D printers and is set up to scale its hypersonics production from its Youngstown, Ohio, facility.
The MOD is working with research partner Plexal, alongside UK Government and the wider CNI industry, to learn how software providers are enabling secure file storage, sharing and handling for safety-critical applications.
The two-year contract marks the second phase of a project that was first announced in 2023 to support the development of large-scale ‘hypersonic-relevant’ 3D printing capabilities.
The two-year contract will see Kraetonics’ flagship OmniSlice software used to enable the fast design and 3D printing of structures containing the advanced FSS technology, which the company says can be delivered “in a matter of hours.”
In partnership with RTX and the Raytheon Technologies Research Center (RTRC), Velo3D is looking to develop a high throughput process that is cost-effective.
The agreement will see the US Navy purchase a Sapphire XC printer to support the Maritime Industrial Base Program's efforts to accelerate ship repairs.
The new tool will be be integrated into CF3D Studio and, the partners hope, enable the prediction of material properties and performance before physical testing begins.
Wayland Additive’s Calibur3 metal additive manufacturing system has been leveraged to produce a temporary replacement part for the pylon assembly. The pylon assembly connects weapons systems to the aircraft’s wing.
The open project call, Joint Additive Qualification for Sustainment – Supplier Qualification (JAQS-SQ) – Group 1, is being funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD ManTech).
