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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.
Reports, Papers & Articles
Technical Reports & Related Information
2018 Technical Reports & Related Information
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 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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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)
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