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First In-Flight AM: US Marines Demonstrate 3D Printing Aboard an MV-22 Osprey
Breaking new ground in additive manufacturing (AM), researchers from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)’s Consortium for Additive Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) successfully executed in-flight 3D printing aboard a U.S….
Naval Information Warfare Center Enlists MatterHackers to Test 3D Printing for Navy & Marines
MatterHackers, the Southern California-based additive manufacturing (AM) original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and retailer, announced that it has entered into a partnership with the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific. Under…
US Navy Awards MatterHackers $5M for Ultimaker 3D Printers & Training
With a selection of over 70 desktop 3D printers and more than 2,000 materials, it’s no wonder that California company MatterHackers is the biggest USA-based retailer of desktop systems and…
Replacement Parts for Assault Amphibious Vehicle 3D Printed with HP’s Metal Jet
In 2018, HP announced that it was entering the metal side of the additive marketing industry with the introduction of its Metal Jet technology. While Metal Jet has been used…
3D Printing News Briefs: February 8, 2019
We made it to the weekend! To celebrate, check out our 3D Printing News Briefs today, which covers business, research, and a few other topics as well. PostProcess has signed…
3D Printed Drones and the UAS Integration Pilot Program
Other nations have been more aggressive than the United States regarding drone testing. To accelerate the development of a robust US market, drone operators need to have approved spaces to…
Building Momentum Trains Marines in 3D Printing
Building Momentum is a veteran-owned technology development and consulting company based in Alexandria, Virginia. Founder and CEO Brad Halsey formed the company after he found himself utilizing 3D printing while…
Marines Use 3D Printing to Repair Snowshoes
Snowshoes are a very old type of winter footwear, developed by indigenous people centuries ago. The design is brilliant – a webbed lacing, or, in the case of some modern…
Marines Embrace 3D Printing for Production of Replacement Parts
Whatever your opinion about the military and its operations, it would be difficult to argue that they are not interested in advances in technology. The US Navy recently worked with…
US Military Researches Water Bottle Recycling for 3D Printing in the Field
Every branch of the US military has been exploring 3D printing for a number of applications, finding it to be a useful technology for everything from day to day uses…
Missouri Teen 3D Prints Prosthetic Arm for His Dad
When Robert Frei’s dad returned from his tour of duty as a Marine in Iraq, he wasn’t the same. Specifically, he was missing the lower part of his right arm…
US Marines Mobilize 3D Printing With X-FAB
To make the US Marines an ever-more-agile fighting force and empower Marines of all ranks to innovate and create solutions wherever they may be, the US Marine Corps has developed…
US Marines Successfully Test 3D Printed Containers Packed with Explosive Charges
3D printing technology can undoubtedly be used for good in the military, from surveillance and training to helping in the development of field trauma simulators, from maintaining aging aircraft parts to making 3D…
3D Printing News Briefs: October 3, 2017
It’s the first 3D Printing News Briefs of the month, and today we’ll be starting off with a little 3D printing material news, followed by a 3D printed military project,…
US Marine Designs 3D Printed Surveillance Drone at Fraction of Regular Cost
There are all sorts of applications for 3D printing in the military, from a submarine hull and a trauma simulator to missile components and surveillance drones. Recently, Rhet McNeal, a 26-year-old…
X-FAB: Marines Evaluate Portable 3D Printing Facility for Maintenance Battalions
While it may seem that nearly every type of industry today is making use of 3D printing, this applies to the US military also. And while they may employ creativity…
Marines See the Benefit of 3D Printers in Combat Zones
Military troops spend their careers engaged in the overall directive of keeping US citizens safe. In active duty, they may also be engaged in a battle between life and death…
Marines 3D Print Nibbler Drone to Offer Surveillance & Carry Supplies
The Marines have certainly been gaining steam as a force in 3D printing—of the useful sort. We’ve followed their progress, with multiple forays into the technology, even to include the use…
Father Teaches His Kids to Swim Thanks to a 3D Printed Amphibious Prosthetic
When retired US Marine Dan Lasko of Bethlehem, PA served in Afghanistan, his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device (IED) and he lost the lower part of his left leg. Thanks…
Marine Corps Captain 3D Prints Water Bottle Prototype, Designed to Reduce Logistical Footprint in Military Convoys
3D printing is often used in the military, to make objects like the small but useful TruClip, or munitions. We also see 3D printing utilized often in a classroom setting, to…
Providing Opportunities for Marines to Use 3D Printing
The Marines are never ones to shy away from new opportunities in hands-on problem solving. They have a strong history of making, including The Seabees, a famed construction battalion responsible for…
Marine Corps Developing 3D Printed Munitions for Greater Precision
In yet another example of 3D printing’s versatility, the Marines were able to print and then detonate an indirect fire munition as part of their exploration of the technology’s capacity for…
Florida Veteran Turns Injury into a Business Idea with 3D Printed FANG Shooting Stabilizer
It’s common for many soldiers leaving the military to have some period of adaptation when re-entering civilian life. Often left with injuries, sometimes post-traumatic stress disorder, and the looming question…
AV-8B Harrier Aircraft Landing Gear is Repaired With 3D Printing After Incredible Emergency Landing
Over the past several months, we have seen the U.S. Army make huge strides in the study and implementation of 3D printing to make personnel lives safer, provide potentially better food…