Phillips Federal, Hanover, Md., has acquired a new WarpSPEE3D Metal AM printer from SPEE3D, Austria, to be located at their Center of Innovation at the at the Rock Island Arsenal’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence. Phillips Federal and the US Army will use the WarpSPEE3D to further develop the facility’s Additive Manufacturing capability, and develop large format, parts-on-demand metal applications for the US Army.
John Harrison, Global Director of Phillips Additive, states, “Since 2020, the unique high-speed capabilities of SPEE3D technology have proven to be an excellent addition in supporting the RIA’s manufacturing innovation objectives, and the scope of our P3 Program. The new WarpSPEE3D printer at the RIA’s Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing facility will allow us to further our scope and make cutting-edge achievements in developing large-format applications for expeditionary forces in the US.”
Phillips Corporation, Federal Division, is the leading service provider and manufacturing partner to the United States Federal Government. Phillips Federal first added the metal Additive Manufacturing technologies of SPEE3D to support its Public Private Partnership and Additive Manufacturing programs at the US Army’s Rock Island Arsenal in 2020.
In 2022 SPEE3D’s WarpSPEE3D technology will be added to the Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing to support activities in material exploration and research, and the development and manufacture of future large-format applications and prototypes for the Army et al Armed Forces.
Bruce Colter, SPEE3D’s vice president & general manager of North America added, “We expect the delivery of this new WarpSPEE3D printer to provide Phillips Federal & the Rock Island Arsenal with additional capabilities from our patented Cold Spray AM technology, the fastest metal 3D printing capability in the world. WarpSPEE3D printers have demonstrated in field trials that they can make high-quality metal parts on-demand which are critical to keep military equipment & vehicles operational. The American AM space is growing rapidly, and SPEE3D’s technology is only growing with it.”
Image – Rock Island Arsenal is a new location for WarpSPEE3D in 2022
For more information:
Phillips Corporation, Federal Division
https://phillipscorp.com/federal/
SPEE3D
