Australian additive manufacturing company AML3D has signed a contract with the United States Department of Defence for an alloy characterisation and testing program to support the US Navy’s submarine industrial base.
The contract has been signed with BlueForge Alliance (BFA), a non-profit, neutral convener and integrator supporting technology adoption and acceleration across the US defence sector in conjunction with the US Department of Defence.
The new contract is part of an ongoing expansion of AML3D’s strategic partnership with the US Navy.
The alloy characterisation and testing program is intended to demonstrate that specific alloys that are 3D printed meet the manufacturing standards required to supply components to the US Navy’s submarine program.
AML3D’s ARCEMY® systems are designed to produce industrial-scale components on-demand, at or near the point of need.
The work associated with this contract will be carried out at AML3D’s facility in Adelaide, South Australia. It will commence immediately and is expected to be completed within 8-10 weeks.
AML3D CEO Ryan Millar said, “AML3D is excited to continue to develop its long-term, strategic partnership with the US Navy’s submarine industrial base. Our expansion in the US comes at a time of heightened interest in the potential of advanced manufacturing technologies to help meet increasing demand driven by the AUKUS alliance between the US, Australia and Britain.
“The alloy testing contract perfectly aligns with AML3D’s focus on the US defence, aviation and maritime sectors as drivers of growth. The alloy testing contract follows the sale, last month, of an ARCEMY® ‘X-Edition 6700’ system, via BFA, for use at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, a key partner to the US Navy and other US global tier 1 clients.”
AML3D said that the expansion into the US will result in it being well-positioned to access the opportunities created as a result of the AUKUS Alliance, both in the US and in Australia, where it has an established advanced manufacturing and research and development base in Adelaide.
