The deployable cold spray metal additive manufacturing technology from SPEE3D, Australia, enabled the Tennessee Army National Guard, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory to demonstrate the rapid repair of a combat support vehicle and other critical assets during a live mission scenario, enhancing military readiness.
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Titomic Limited, Australia’s global leader in cold spray additive manufacturing using its Titomic Kinetic Fusion technology, has secured a USD 1.7 million Early Manufacturing Development contract with a leading defense prime to produce next-generation defense components at its Huntsville facility by mid-2026.
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Velo3D, Inc., Fremont, Calif., a leading additive manufacturing company for mission-critical metal parts, and Linde AMT, Speedway, Ind., (formerly known as Praxair Surface Technologies), a global leader in metal powders and coatings, have signed an agreement to supply domestically produced CuNi (70-30 Copper-Nickel) powder in support of the U.S. Navy and the Maritime Industrial Base Program.
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The Additive Manufacturing Flight of the U.S. Air Force’s 28th Maintenance Group became the first field-level unit to utilize the new Mobile Cold Spray System at Ellsworth Air Base, South Dakota.
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Constellium, France, announced that its facility located in Ravenswood, W. Va., was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to begin award negotiations for up to $75 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act funding as part of the Industrial Demonstrations Program.
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The US Navy is seeking to expand its use of cold spray technology to repair and maintain its platforms and improve fleet readiness.
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The Air Force and engine builder Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, Conn., completed a $21 million, fleet-wide retrofit effort for the F-22 Raptor’s dual F119 engines, after identifying a fatigue issue with turbine blades that led to seven class A mishaps, nearly $23 million in damages, but no operational interruption.
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Boeing, Arlington, Va., has begun construction on a new facility to house state-of-the-art, post-assembly phases of future military aircraft production.
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The Midwest Microelectronics Consortium, a multi-state, regional initiative led by Ohio and dedicated to advancing the research and production of crucial microelectronics for the defense industry, was awarded regional hub designation and $24.3 million for FY 23 through the prestigious Microelectronics Commons program.
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The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded GlobalFoundries, Malta, New York, a new 10-year contract for a supply of securely manufactured, U.S.-made semiconductors for use across a wide range of critical aerospace and defense applications.
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The United States Navy has partnered with VRC Metal Systems, a Box Elder, S.D.-based company that specializes in cold-spray technology, to create “pop-up” production cells within 90 days, which will be located near ports.
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As part of a prestigious 2023 summer internship with the U.S. Department of Defense, John Migliore, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill departments of applied physical sciences and chemistry, conducted tests on whether high-performance polymers would change the mechanical and structural properties of ceramic materials.
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Spee3D, Australia, partnered with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to introduce its innovative cold spray additive manufacturing technology to Japan.
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Spirit Electronics, Phoenix, AZ, acquired Insight Analytical Labs, Colorado Springs, CO, to add device analysis services including destructive physical analysis, to its existing full-turnkey semiconductor supply chain services.
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Kymera International, Research Triangle Park, N.C., a global leading specialty materials company, announced that it has closed its transaction with Thermal Spray Solutions, Inc., acquiring substantially all their assets.
Continue readingFollowing years of rigorous testing and evaluation, a cold spray metallization technology that was initially demonstrated at the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East is now being fielded on the H-1 line at the depot’s detachment on board Marine Corps Air Station New River.
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