Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing)

Additive Manufacturing

Manufacturing Readiness Assessments 

AM Forward

Standard Guide for Evaluating Mechanical Properties of Metal Materials Made via Additive Manufacturing Processes

Additive Manufacturing For Maintenance Operations

Defense Additive Manufacturing:
DOD Needs to Systematically Track Department-wide 3D Printing Efforts

Life Cycle Logistics (log CoP)

Systems Engineering (SE CoP)

Production Quality and Manufacturing CoP

AM 3-D Guidance & Procedure   Please note the disclaimer at the bottom of this site.

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Just a few of the many potentially useful links available on this important transformational technology, and its impact on both manufacturing and DoD Supply Chain Management are listed below. Please note the disclaimer at the bottom of this site.

Organizations & Consortiums

DoD/Public Sector

• Additive Manufacturing (a.k.a. "3D Printing")(CAC Required)
• Advanced Manufacturing Partnership and Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office
• America Makes - National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute(A NNMI Manufacturing Innovation Institute)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Additive Manufacturing Resources
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Additive Manufacturing Group
• Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) MT Additive
• California Network for Manufacturing Innovation (CNMI)
• Commercial Technologies for Maintenance Activities (CTMA) program (Joint DoD & National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) Initiative)
• Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Space Community of Practice (CoP)
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Department of Navy (DoN) Additive Manufacturing Community Online (CAC Required)
• Digital Manufacturing & Design Innovation Institute (DMDII)(A NNMI Manufacturing Innovation Institute)
• DoD Manufacturing & Industrial Base Policy (MIBP)
• DoD Manufacturing Technology Program (MANTECH)
• EWI Additive Manufacturing Consortium
• Fab Foundation
• GSA 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing Solutions  
• GSA Schedule 36 (Global Innovations- Office, Imaging & Document Solutions)
• GSA 3D Printing Solutions Contractor Listing (Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) 36 Special Item Number (SIN) 51 400)
• Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC)
• Joint Technology Exchange Group (JTEG) Additive Manufacturing in DoD
• Joint Technology Exchange Group (JTEG) Digital Thread and Model Based Enterprise (MBE)
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Additive Manufacturing Site
• Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT)(A NNMI Manufacturing Innovation Institute)
• Manufacturing Foresight (MForesight)
  
• Manufacturing.gov Advanced Manufacturing Portal
• Model Based Enterprise (MBE)
• National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII)
• National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)
• National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) Manufacturing Innovation Institutes
• National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (NNMI) Strategic Plan (Feb 2016)
• National Network for Manufacturing innovation Program (NNMI) Annual Report (Feb 2016)
• National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM)
• National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS)
• National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
• National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Portal
• National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Additive Manufacturing Website
• Naval Post Graduate School (NPS) Additive Manufacturing (AM) MMOWGLI Game Portal
• Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) Manufacturing, Knowledge and Education (MAKE) Lab
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Additive Manufacturing Site
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF)
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) Brochure
• Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Maintenance Policy and Programs (DASD(MPP))
• Office of the Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy (MIBP)
• Quad City Manufacturing Lab (QCML) (Rock Island IL)
• Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland (RMI)
• Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland
• Sandia National Laboratories Laser Engineered Net Shaping™ (LENS) Fabrication Process
• Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME)
• UI LABS
• US Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF) Expeditionary Lab
• Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation (VT-ARC) & Virginia Tech Design Research and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems (DREAMS) Lab "Additive Manufacturing (AM) Grand Challenge"
• Youngstown Business Incubator Additive Manufacturing Site

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Universities/ Academia

• Auburn University Additive Manufacturing
• Carnegie Mellon University Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (ICES) Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory
• Case Western Reserve University
• Georgia Tech Direct Digital Manufacturing Laboratory
• Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Milwaukee School of Engineering Rapid Prototyping Center (RPC)
• Missouri University of Science and Technology: Virtual Reality & Additive Manufacturing Lab
• North Carolina State University (NCSU) Center for Additive Manufacturing and Logistics (CAMAL)
• Northern Illinois University (NIU) EIGERlab 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
• Northwestern University Shah Tissue Engineering and Additive Manufacturing (Team) Lab
• Ohio State University Dimensional Imaging Research Lab
• Penn State Center for Innovative Materials Processing Through Direct Digital Decomposition (CIMP 3D)
• Penn State University Additive Manufacturing Site
• Penn State University Materials Research Institute
• Research for Advanced Manufacturing in Pennsylvania (RAMP)
• Robert Morris University National Additive Manufacturing Innovative Institute
• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Additive Manufacturing Laboratory
• Stevens Institute of Technology Design & Manufacturing Institute (DMI)
• University of Cincinnati Research Institute (UCRI) Advanced Manufacturing Center
• University of Connecticut - Pratt & Whitney Additive Manufacturing Innovation Center
• University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI)
• University of Louisville Rapid Prototyping Center (RPC)
• University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering 3-D Printer Lab
• University of Southern California (USC) Contour Crafting Robotic Construction System
• University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) W.M. Keck Center for 3D Innovation
• University of Texas at Austin
• Virginia Tech Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems (DREAMS Lab)
• Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation (VT-ARC) Basic Research Innovation Collaboration Center (BCICC)
• Wooster Polytechnic Institute
• Youngstown State University Center for Innovation in Additive Manufacturing (CIAM)

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Private Sector (See Disclaimer Below)

• Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG)
• America Makes Membership Listing
• GSA Schedule 36 (Global Innovations SIN Number 51 400 “3D Printing Solutions”)
• Senvol Database – Industrial Additive Manufacturing Machines Search
• Senvol Database – Industrial Additive Manufacturing Materials Search
• Wohlers Associates Service Providers Site
• Wohlers Associates System Manufacturers & Developers Site
• Wohlers Associates Software & 3D Models Site
• Wohlers Associates 3D Scanning & Reverse Engineering Site
• Wohlers Associates CAD/PLM Products Site

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Additive Manufacturing Working Groups

Additive Manufacturing Maintenance Organization (AMMO) Working Group

• The DoD Additive Manufacturing Maintenance Organization (AMMO) Working Group is chartered to develop an integrated DoD strategic vision and facilitate collaborative tactical implementation of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology in support of DoD's global weapon system maintenance enterprise. The AMMO Working Group activity will include development of OSD guidance recommendations, selection and prioritization of opportunities to employ AM technology, coordination and standardization of AM activities into established DoD maintenance processes and procedures, and preparation and maintenance of the AMMO Roadmap. Chartered under the authority of the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Maintenance Policy and Programs, the Working Group is composed of members from the Army, Air Force, Department of the Navy, DLA, and other government agencies such as NIST, DOE, NASA, and industry, as jointly approved by the co-chairs. AMMO WG members will be authoritative maintenance leaders, recognized AM leaders, and domain-level experts from the JDMTP Subpanel communities. Participation is voluntary and involves collaboration with multiple agencies.

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Additive Manufacturing Contracting Guide Working Group

• GAO Report on the state of AM
• Challenges of 3D printing to repair - reconstruction doctrine - Wilbanks
• The Business Case for Additive Manufacturing in the DOD
• Additive manufacturing Technology - Potential Implications for U.S. Manufacturing Competiveness
• 3D Printing for the Army Prime Enterprise Resource Planning Systems for Additive Manufacturing
• 3D PRINTING AND THE FUTURE OF SUPPLY CHAINS A DHL perspective on the state of 3D printing and implications for logistics November 2016
• Getting AM Up to Speed Across the Army Life Cycle Stacey L. Clark
• Department of the Navy (DON) Additive Manufacturing (AM) Implementation Plan (V2.0) 2017 Distro A
• 3D opportunity for life cycle assessments - Additive manufacturing branches out
• NIST Special Publication 1176 Costs and Cost Effectiveness of Additive Manufacturing A Literature Review and Discussion Douglas S. Thomas and Stanley W. Gilbert
• Additive Manufacturing Business Model Wargame II Final Report | October 20, 2017
• Implications of AM for the Navy Supply Chain CAPT Armen Kurdian, USN

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Disclaimer: This website contains links to both DoD and non-DoD resources. They are provided solely to assist defense acquisition workforce professionals in finding information and learning about these important Additive Manufacturing technologies and their impacts on DoD Supply Chain Management. Neither the Department of Defense or the Defense Acquisition University provide any warranty of these resources whatsoever, whether express, implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty that the contents of the item will be error-free. This site should under no circumstances be considered as being all-encompassing, and is in no-wise meant to endorse the capabilities or products of any particular individual, company, or organization. Note: For the private sector section of this community of practice in particular, rather than listing each of the hundreds of companies providing additive manufacturing related services, equipment, materials, and software, we instead link to several other websites which provide this type of information.

Just a few of the many potentially useful links available on this important transformational technology, and its impact on both manufacturing and DoD Supply Chain Management are listed below. Please note the disclaimer at the bottom of this site.

Reports, Papers & Articles

Technical Reports & Related Information

2018 Technical Reports & Related Information

• Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) State-of-the-Art Report (SOAR) "Qualifying Additive Manufacturing Parts (DSIAC-2018-0848)"

2017 Technical Reports & Related Information

• NASA Materials and Processes Technical Information System (MAPTIS) for Acquiring, Assessing, Archiving, and Disseminating Materials Information (Registration Required)
• NASA Report: "Additive Manufacturing Development, Applications, & Lessons Learned" (Nov 7, 2017)
• Additive Manufacturing Business Model Wargame II Report (Oct 2017)
• NASA Report "NASA Additive Manufacturing Initiatives: In Space Manufacturing and Rocket Engines (Sep 25, 2017)
• NASA Report "Additive Manufacturing Overview: Propulsion Applications, Design for and Lessons Learned" (July 11, 2017)
• National Defense University Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy - Industry Study Report, Advanced Manufacturing (Spring 2017)
• NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Technical Bulletin No. 17-01 "Development of NASA Standards for Enabling Certification of Additively Manufactured Parts"
• Rand Report "3d printing: Downstream production transforming the supply chain" (2017)
• HBR Paper "The rise of 3-d printing: The advantages of additive manufacturing over traditional manufacturing" (2017)(Fee Required)
• Carnegie Mellon University Paper Metal additive manufacturing: Cost competitive beyond low volumes (July 2017)
• PRIF Report No. 1443d printing and international security: Risks and challenges of an emerging technology (2017)

2016 Technical Reports & Related Information

• NPS Thesis "The Effects of Disruptive Technology on Project Interdiction" (Dec 16)
• DSIAC Journal "Nondestructive Inspection of Additive Manufactured Parts in the Aerospace Industry" (Summer 2016)
• NASA "3D Printing In Zero-G Technology Demonstration (3D Printing In Zero-G) - 04.07.16"
• General Electric (GE) Report "The Workforce of the Future: Advanced Manufacturing's Impact on the Global Economy" (Apr 16)
• NASA Report: "A Proposed Qualification Methodology for Additively Manufactured Spaceflight Propulsion Hardware" (March 8, 2016)
• International Journal of Metalcasting “Quantifying the Role of Part Design Complexity in Using 3D Sand Printing for Molds and Cores” (22 Feb 16)
• DAU White Paper “Competitive Threats to the Aerospace Products and Parts Manufacturing Industry” (22 Feb 16)
• Air War College Paper "Incorporation of Additive Manufacturing Technologies into the United States Air Force Supply Chain (16 Feb 16)
• National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (NNMI) Strategic Plan (Feb 16)
• National Network for Manufacturing innovation Program (NNMI) Annual Report (Feb 16)
• America Makes Technology Roadmap (Undated)

2015 Technical Reports & Related Information

• NAVSEA SBIR Solicitation Shipboard Additive Manufacturing (AM)/3D Printing (10 Dec 15)
• Consortium for Additive Manufacturing Materials (CAMM) "Strategic Roadmap for the Next Generation of Additive Manufacturing Materials" (Dec 15)
• NASA Technical Report IN718 Additive Manufacturing Properties and Influences 3-D Printed Demonstrator Engine" (26 Aug 15)
• Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Report "Navy Additive Manufacturing: Adding Parts, Subtracting Steps" (Jun 2015)
• Make or Buy: Cost Impacts of Additive Manufacturing, 3D Laser Scanning Technology, and Collaborative Product Lifecycle Management on Ship Maintenance and Modernization (May 15)
• Additive Manufacturing Methods, Techniques, Procedures, & Applications - Enabling Technologies for Military Applications (2015)
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Additive Manufacturing Report Library (Various Dates)
• University of Pittsburgh Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing Reports (Various Dates)

2014 Technical Reports & Related Information

• Navy Additive Manufacturing: Policy Analysis for Future DLA Material Support (Dec 14)
• An Analysis of Item Identification for Additive Manufacturing (3-D Printing) Within the Naval Supply Chain (Dec 14)
• Accelerating U.S. Advanced Manufacturing - Report to the President from President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (Oct 14)
• America Makes: The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) Status Report and Future Opportunities (Sep 14)
• Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Additive Manufacturing Roadmap & Key Initiatives (Jul 14)
• NISTIR 8005 Applicability of Existing Materials Testing Standards for Additive Manufacturing Materials (Jun 14)
• Navy "Technical Overview of Additive Manufacturing" Report (NSWCCD-61-TR–2014/16) (Apr 14)
• "Wohlers Report 2014:  Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing State of the Industry:  Annual Worldwide Progress Report" (2014)
• NASA "Additive Manufacturing: Ensuring Quality for Spacecraft Applications" (2014)
• Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology “Characterization of Metal Powders Used for Additive Manufacturing” (2014) 

2006-2013 Technical Reports & Related Information

• Analysis of the Potential Impact of Additive Manufacturing on Army Logistics (Dec 13)
• Cost Reduction Through the Use of Additive Manufacturing (3d Printing) and Collaborative Product Life Cycle Management Technologies to Enhance the Navy’s Maintenance Programs (Sep 13)
• Additive Manufacturing: Implications to the Army Organic Industrial Base in 2030 (Apr 13)
• McKinsey Global Institute "Disruptive Technologies: Advances That Will Transform Life, Business, and the Global Economy” (2013)
• US Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF) Expeditionary Labs (Ex Labs) Overview
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report "The Obama Administration’s Proposal to Establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation” (25 Jul 12)
• National Academy of Engineering (NAE) “Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace: Examples & Research Outlook” (Spring 12)
• NISTIR 7847 “Mechanical Properties Testing for Metal Parts Made via Additive Manufacturing: A Review of the State of the Art of Mechanical Property Testing” (Mar 12)
• NISTR 7873 Properties of Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing: A Review of the State of the Art of Metal Powder Property Testing (Jul 12)
• US Air Force Research Laboratory Report AFRL-RX-WP-TP-2008-4318 Additive Manufacturing of Superalloys for Aerospace Applications (Mar 08)
• US Air Force Research Laboratory Report RTO-MP-AVT-139 Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Alloys for Aircraft Structure (May 06)

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GAO & IG Reports

• GAO Report (GAO-15-505SP) Report “3D Printing: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Implications of Additive Manufacturing” (24 Jun 15)
• GAO Report (GAO-16-56) “Defense Additive Manufacturing: DOD Needs to Systematically Track Department-Wide 3D Printing Efforts" (14 Oct 15)

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Articles

2019 Articles & Books   

• Defense News Article “Northrop to build 3D-printed scramjet engine for Raytheon hypersonic weapon” (18 Jun 19)
  
• 3D Printing Industry Article "NASA and Virgin Orbit 3d print multimetallic chamber for rocket engine" (31 May 19)
• DSIAC Article "The Navy Can Now 3-D Print Submarines on the Fly for SEALs" (4 Jun 19)
• Defense Daily Article "Navy To "Pay For Value" In 3D Printing" (16 May 19)
• DSIAC Journal Article "Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Maintenance and Sustainment (Spring 2019)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "BAE systems 3d printing enables first ever flight using supersonically blown air" (15 May 19)
• U.S. Navy News Service Article "NAVSEA and NUWC Division, Keyport's 3D Blueprint for the Future" 16 May 19)
• Military.com Article "Marines' Next Ship-to-Shore Connector Could Be 3D Printed" (7 May 19)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "Berkeley researchers 3d print all-liquid device for batteries and drug formulations" (29 Apr 19)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "COPL researchers navigate future fiber optics and infrared with 3d printed glass" (29 Apr 19)
• 3d Printing Industry Article "World first: HRL Laboratories registered new 3d printed aluminum alloy" (24 Apr 19)
• US Fed News Service Article "SWRMC Delivers 3D Printed Parts to USS Lake Erie" (19 Apr 19)
• Bloomberg.com Article "Your Next Flight Is Brought to You by 3D Printing: The technology will revolutionize manufacturing, but how? United Technologies, GE and Honeywell are taking different approaches." (12 Apr 19)
• DVIDS Article "71st AMU 3D prints new innovative tool" (9 Apr 19)
• USMC News Article "3D-printed impeller enhances readiness of Corps' main battle tank" (4 Apr 19)
• Composites World Article "AFRL research advances 3D printable CF/epoxy composites" (29 Mar 19)
• Metal AM Article "Marines employ mobile hybrid metal Additive Manufacturing solution" (28 Mar 19)
• Inside Defense Article "Navy requesting $23 million in RDT&E funding for 3D printing" (28 Mar 19)
• IEEE Spectrum Article "3D Metal Printing Tries to Break Into the Manufacturing Mainstream" (27 Mar 19)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "GE Additive Addworks to push metal additive manufacturing for GA-ASI Aeronautics (25 Mar 19)
• ZDNet Article "Mass Production 3D Printing? It's Coming, and It's a Big Deal" (22 Mar 19)
  
• Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) Article "U.S. Army adapts military-grade steel alloy for 3D printing ultra-strong parts" (12 Mar 19)
  
• 3D Printing Industry Article US Army develops ultra-strong 3D printed steel parts to revolutionize battlefield logistics (5 Mar 19)
  
• Defense News Article "Marines have 24/7, 3D printing parts office at their fingertips (5 Mar 19)
  
• RMIT University 3-D printed tool cuts through titanium, wins innovation prize (27 Feb 19)
  
• DVIDS Article "1st TSC Looks to Additive Manufacturing as Key to Modernizing Existing Machinery" (25 Feb 19)
  
• USMC Article “3D printing in the Marine Corps: An industry of untapped potential (26 Feb 19)
  
• USMC Article "AMOC gives Marines 24/7 additive manufacturing assistance (26 Feb 19)
  
• US Army Article "3D printing across Army Enhancing Logistics (24 Feb 19)
  
• 3D Printing Industry Article US Army acquires Rize One 3D printer for Spare Parts On-Demand (22 Feb 19)
  
• New Atlas Article "Dichroic 3D-printing material changes color with point of view (15 Feb 19)
  
• 3D Printing Industry Article "Wood-n't you believe it: Cellulose-based 3d printed electronics developed at SFU" (18 Feb 19) 
• 3D Print Article "Air Force: C-5 Super Galaxy Plane Receives Seventeen 3D Printed Parts to Cabin & Crew Areas" (14 Feb 19)
  
• Colorado School of Mines Article "3-D experiments shed new light on shape memory alloys" (14 Feb 19)
  
• Nextgov Article “Is the Revolution of 3D-Printed Building Getting Closer?” (13 Feb 19)
  
• DVIDS Article "Rock Island Arsenal (RIA-JMTC) looks toward future of additive, advanced manufacturing" (12 Feb 19)
  
• Defense Aerospace Article "Naval Group Prints World's First Hollow Propeller Blade (11 Feb 19)
  
• Defense Daily Article "Marine Corps to Fully Integrated 3D Printing Within Next 4 Years (7 Feb 19)
  
• Defense Aerospace Article “US Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office Installs 3D Parts on C-5” (7 Feb 19)
  
• New Atlas Article “3D-printed objects repair themselves after being cut in half” (6 Feb 19)’’’
  
• DVIDS Article "Innovation by 3D Printing" (4 Feb 19)
  
• New Atlas Article "New 3D-printing tech gets smooth results using light and resin" (1 Feb 19)
• ISE Magazine Article "The environmental benefits of additive manufacturing: Less waste, fewer toxic substances are the result of new 3D printing technology" (Feb 19)
  
• Military.com Article “The Marines Just 3D-Printed an Entire Bridge in California” (31 Jan 19)
  
• Defense Aerospace Article "HII Units Delivers First 3-D Metal Part for US Navy Carrier" (30 Jan 19)
• UPI Article "Scientists discover ideal wing shape for flight by simulating evolution" (30 Jan 19)
• 3D Printing Industry Article "3D printing applied to MRO of F/A-18 Hornet by U.S. Marines" (29 Jan 19)
• DVIDS Article "Bringing innovation to fruition: Marines 3D print 1st reinforced concrete bridge in western hemisphere" (29 Jan 19)
• Signal Article "U.S. Marines 3D Print a Concrete Footbridge" (29 Jan 19)
• DVIDS Article "Additive manufacturing holds great potential, Army looks for next step" (28 Jan 19)
• DSIAC Defense Systems Digest Article "The State of Cybersecurity in Additive Manufacturing (AM)" (29 Jan 19)
• National Defense Magazine Article "JUST IN: 3D-Printed Suppressors Designed to Work on Machine Guns (22 Jan 19)
• FedScoop Article "The Air Force is 3D printing replacement pieces for the F-22" (21 Jan 19)
• Defense Aerospace.com Article "3D Printing in the Israeli Air Force" (16 Jan 19)
• Digital Journal Article "New University of Michigan 3D light printing 100x faster" (12 Jan19)
• US Fed News Service Article "Squadron innovation funds drive 3D runway surface scanning, re-creation effort" (12 Jan 19)
• 3DPrint.com Article "3D Printed Bridge Was a Labor of Love for Army Engineer" (11 Jan 19)
• DVIDS Article "Additive manufacturing is all the rage, but why?" (10 Jan 19)

Just a few of the many potentially useful links available on this important transformational technology, and its impact on both manufacturing and DoD Supply Chain Management are listed below. Please note the disclaimer at the bottom of this site.

Professional Development

DMSMS Resources

• DAU CLL 200 DMSMS: What Program Management Needs to Do and Why?
• DAU CLL 201 DMSMS Fundamentals
• DAU CLL 202 DMSMS Executive Overview
• DAU CLL 203 DMSMS Essentials
• Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO) DMSMS Program
• DMSMS ACQuipedia Article
• DMSMS Knowledge Sharing Portal (DKSP)
• DoD DMSMS 2016 and Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) (The 2018 DMSMS/DMC will be Dec 3-6, 2018 in Nashville TN)
• SD-22 DoD DMSMS Guidebook

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Education, Tools & Training

• Academy of Aerospace Quality (AAQ) Additive Manufacturing Tutorial
• Additive Manufacturing Opportunities within DoD Maintenance (Presentation at Nov 14 DoD Maintenance Symposium)
• Aerospace Products and Parts Manufacturing industry (NAICS 336400)
• America Makes Additive Manufacturing Training & Education Site
• Carnegie Mellon Additive Manufacturing for Engineers
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Additive Manufacturing Resources
• Deloitte “3D Opportunity: The Course on AM for Business Leaders” (Commercial Provider- See Disclaimer)
• Deloitte University Additive Manufacturing Overview Training Videos (Hosted in DAU Video Library)
• Johns Hopkins University Course 535.456 - Additive Manufacturing
• Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force (JANNAF) Interagency Propulsion Committee - Additive Manufacturing Technology Interchange Meetings (TIM)
• NASA Ames Summer Series “Affordable Airplanes: Modular Design and Additive Manufacturing”
• NASA EDGE “Additive Manufacturing in Space - 3D Printing”
• NASA Space Station Live: 3D Printing on the Station
• Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Additive Manufacturing Site
• Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Space Systems Academic Group "Rapid Prototyping / Additive Manufacturing (3D Printer)" Site
• Northern Illinois University (NIU) Measurement Science for Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) Learning Modules
• Renishaw Additive Manufacturing (AM) Guide (Information Hub Includes Articles, Videos, Data Sheets, Case Studies, Documents and Brochures) (Commercial Provider- See Disclaimer)
• Robert Morris University Certificate in Advanced Additive Manufacturing
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Additive Manufacturing Certificate Program
• Stevens Institute of Technology Graduate Certificate in Additive Manufacturing
• Stratasys (Commercial Provider - See Disclaimer)
• TEDx Virginia Tech Overview Video "Disruptive Design via Additive Manufacturing" (5 Dec 13)
• UL© Additive Manufacturing Training (Fee Required - See Disclaimer)
• UL® Additive Manufacturing Competency Center (AMCC) at the University of Louisville
• US Department of Commerce Additive Manufacturing Fact Sheet

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DAU Tools, Training & Resources

• Additive Manufacturing ACQuipedia Article
• Additive Manufacturing Community of Practice (AM CoP)
• Additive Manufacturing Lunch & Learn (December 2017)
• Additive Manufacturing Overview Training Videos (Available from the DAU Media Library)
• Defense AT&L Magazine Special Additive Manufacturing Issue (November-December 2016)
• Environmental, Safety & Occupational Health Community of Practice (ESOH CoP)
• Logistics Community of Practice (LOG CoP)
• LOG CoP Supply Support Integrated Product Support (IPS) Element Site
• Production, Quality & Manufacturing Community of Practice (PQM CoP)
• Programmatic ESOH Evaluation (PESHE)
• Requirements Management Community of Practice (RQM CoP)
• Risk Management Community of Practice (RM CoP)
• Systems Engineering Community of Practice (SE CoP)

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Disclaimer: This website contains links to both DoD and non-DoD resources. They are provided solely to assist defense acquisition workforce professionals in finding information and learning about these important Additive Manufacturing technologies and their impacts on DoD Supply Chain Management. Neither the Department of Defense or the Defense Acquisition University provide any warranty of these resources whatsoever, whether express, implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty that the contents of the item will be error-free. This site should under no circumstances be considered as being all-encompassing, and is in no-wise meant to endorse the capabilities or products of any particular individual, company, or organization.

Just a few of the many potentially useful links available on this important transformational technology, and its impact on both manufacturing and DoD Supply Chain Management are listed below. Please note the disclaimer at the bottom of this site.

Processes & Procedures

Congressional & Statutory

• 15 U.S.C. §278s. Network for Manufacturing Innovation
• 50 U.S.C. §2367. Development of Strategy on Risks to Nonproliferation Caused by Additive Manufacturing
• Public Law No: 113-235 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 Division B—Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Title VII—Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
• Senate Report 113-44 – Additive Manufacturing Special Interest Item for DoD (Page 83)
• Senate Report 113-176 – Additive Manufacturing Special Interest Item for DoD (Page 79)

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DoD Policy & Guidance

• Department of the Navy (DON) Additive Manufacturing (AM) Implementation Plan v2.0 (2017)
• Department of Defense Additive Manufacturing Roadmap (30 Nov 16) 
• MARADMIN 489/16 Interim Policy on the Use of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) in the Marine Corps (16 Sep 16)
• SD-22 DoD DMSMS Guidebook
• Air Force Sustainment Center Logistics & Sustainment Enterprise 2040 (15 Apr 16)
• US Army Advanced Manufacturing Plan (Vol 1) (29 Mar 16)
• Secretary of the Navy Memorandum “Additive Manufacturing/3-D Printing” (3 Sep 15)
• Department of Navy (DoN) Policy Available from the DoN Additive Manufacturing Community Online (CAC Required)
• Navy COMFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3C, CH-1, Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual (JFMM)
• 121201Z JAN 15 COMNAVSEASYSCOM Washington DC Policy on the Use of Additive Manufacturing
• NAVSEAINST SL-720-AA-MAN-030, Navy Modernization Process Management and Operation Manual

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Specifications & Standards

• Academy of Aerospace Quality (AAQ) International Standards for Additive Manufacturing
• America Makes & ANSI (American National Standards Institute) Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC)
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining, operating America Makes – the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (America Makes) “Standardization Roadmap for  Additive Manufacturing (Version 1.0)” Dated Feb 17 (©2017) New!
• ANSI/ ISO/ ASTM Additive Manufacturing Standards
• ANSI Y14.41 Digital Product Definition Data Practices
• ASTM International - Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies
• ASTM International - Additive Manufacturing Technology Standards (Eleven Standards for Design, Materials & Processes, Terminology, and Test Methods)
• International Organization for Standardization /Technical Committee (ISO/TC) 261 Additive Manufacturing
• ISO/ASTM 52900:2015 Standard Terminology for Additive Manufacturing Technologies
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Additive Manufacturing Standards
• Materials Standards for Additive Manufacturing -National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Engineering Laboratory Presentation
• MIL-STD-3049 Materials Deposition, DDM: Direct Deposition of Metal for Remanufacture, Restoration and Recoating
• MIL-STD-31000A Technical Data Packages
• NDIA National Defense Magazine Article "Standards for 3D Printed Rocket Engines Coming (Mar 16)
• SAE International® (SAE) AMS-AM Additive Manufacturing Committee
• SAE® Aerospace Material Specification AMS7000 Additive Manufacture of Aerospace parts from Ni-base Superalloy 625 via the Laser Powder Bed Process (In Development)
• SAE® Aerospace Material Specification AMS7001 Ni Base 625 Super Alloy Powder for use in Laser Powder Bed Add Mfg Machines (In Development)
• SAE® Aerospace Material Specification AMS7002 Process Requirements for Production of Ni-base 625 for Production of Aerospace parts via Laser Powder Bed Additive Manufacturing (In Development)
• SAE® Aerospace Material Specification AMS7003 Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process (In Development)
• SAE® Webinar on New Additive Manufacturing Standards "World's First for Aerospace Industry" (May 2, 2017) New!

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