What Happened
Accelerating Defense Industrial Base Expansion Through Additive Manufacturing
America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining have selected 25 project teams for a $10.5 million program to expand the US defense industrial base for metal additive manufacturing. The Joint Additive Qualification for Sustainment - Supplier Qualification Groups 2 and 3 project aims to establish common training and audit requirements for suppliers using laser powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition. The program is funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Manufacturing Technology Office, and is intended to accelerate the qualification of additive manufacturing suppliers. This development was first reported by 3D Printing Industry.