3D Programs, a number one US additive manufacturing firm, has been awarded a $7.65 million US Air Drive contract for a Giant-format Steel 3D Printer Superior Expertise Demonstrator (GEN-IIDMP-1000). The award is the following section of a program 3D Programs has labored on since 2023 that helps the event of large-scale, high-speed, flight-relevant additive manufacturing print capabilities. This work will proceed to be carried out in its San Diego, California, and Rock Hill, South Carolina places, with an anticipated completion date of September 27, 2027.
This contract builds upon 3D Programs’ historical past of working in assist of the US Division of Protection since 2019 for the development of additive manufacturing.
“We’re happy with the progress we’ve made so far in our collaboration with the US Air Drive,” stated Dr. Michael Shepard, Vice President of the Aerospace and Protection Phase at 3D Programs. “We‘ve efficiently demonstrated a variety of modern applied sciences below this program, and it’s thrilling to see these applied sciences mature each for this large-scale system in addition to our commercially accessible printers.”