MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, October 30, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — – Spi 3DAnnounced by , a major metal additive manufacturing company. Austal USA Advanced Technologies (Austal USA AT) purchased a WarpSPEE3D printer to further its additive manufacturing application development efforts. Austal USA AT is a leader in bringing cutting-edge technology to defense and marine applications and is spearheading efforts to revolutionize the U.S. Navy’s supply chain with the introduction of additive manufacturing.
Austal USA AT leads a team of industry partners to oversee and operate the Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Danville, Virginia. It is the U.S. Navy’s flagship center for additive manufacturing in support of fleet construction and sustainment. Austal USA AT is committed to investing in future capabilities to continue expanding its post-delivery support and sustainment services to the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard.
“We are excited to partner with SPEE3D at the Navy’s Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence,” said Scott Kasen, director of advanced technology for Austal USA AT. Process advances utilizing the SPEE3D system may provide additional capabilities to traditional cast part manufacturing. ”
SPEE3D’s proprietary cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) technology delivers cast-equivalent metal parts on-site and on-demand at build speeds of up to 100 g/min (3.5 oz/min). High-density metal parts can be built in hours or days instead of weeks or months, accelerating prototyping and product development and minimizing operational downtime. WarpSPEE3D printers use patented SPEE3D technology, which enables significantly faster and more scalable production than traditional manufacturing. Assemble parts up to 88 lbs. (40Kg), up to 40 inches x 30 inches (1 meter x 0.7 meters) in diameter, and in hours and days.
Byron Kennedy, CEO of SPEE3D said: “We have worked successfully with the U.S. Navy in the past and understand the unique challenges they face regarding the need for fast, reliable and easily deployable manufacturing capabilities. Our partnership with Austal USA also further strengthens this commitment to meeting the Navy’s ever-changing maritime manufacturing needs. ”
About Austal USA:
Austal USA is a shipbuilding manufacturer headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, with service centers in San Diego and Singapore, and a technology center in Charlottesville, Virginia. Austal USA manufactures aluminum and steel vessels with the most advanced steel panel lines in the shipbuilding industry, leveraging moving module production lines and strict adherence to lean manufacturing principles to consistently stay on schedule and on budget. I will deliver it. Austal USA has contracts with several programs, including the U.S. Coast Guard Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), the U.S. Navy TAGOS-25 ocean surveillance vessel, the Landing Craft Utility (LCU) ship, and the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship. I am. EPF), Navajo-class Towed Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS), Expeditionary Medical Ship (EMS), Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium Auxiliary Ship (AFDM), and Independent Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programs. Austal USA also supports the Navy’s unmanned vessel program utilizing advanced autonomous machine control systems. The company’s services business provides worldwide support to the U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, and other customers. Austal USA’s San Diego Service Center includes a waterfront facility that can dry dock small combat aircraft and similar-sized vessels. With 27 safety excellence awards, we remain one of the safest shipyards in the United States.
About SPEE3D:
SPEE3D is a leading metal additive manufacturing technology company specializing in the research, development, and delivery of metal 3D printers and integrated systems using patented cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) technology. As a result, SPEE3D’s product portfolio enables significantly faster production than traditional metal manufacturing for a wide range of metals, including copper, aluminum, stainless steel, aluminum bronze, and now the nickel-aluminum bronze expedition. If you would like to learn more please visit: www.spee3d.com.
