Congressional Add
Abstract
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is tasked to establish a consortium for additive manufacturing research and education that will accelerate widespread adoption of additive manufacturing across the Department of Defense. The Consortium will drive the adoption of 3D rapid prototyping method in support of the Tri-Service Maritime Strategy, NPS will serve as a focal point for advancing technology capabilities and education of Naval and Coast Guard forces in support of advancing the adoption of Additive Manufacturing (AM) in support of national naval security. NPS will lead a multi-year, interdisciplinary, umbrella research and education initiative with consortium partners, including USN (NAVSEA, NAVFAC, NAVAIR, NAVWAR), USMC, USA, USAF, USCG commands, Warfighting Labs and active-duty units, as well as Academia, Industry, and Government Laboratory partners. The goals of the effort include conducting a continuous study of user needs; coordinating a diverse portfolio of interdisciplinary research projects that advance basic and applied research domains in concert with education and training; addressing both technical issues and human/personnel issues, i.e., support a full human-technology integration; testing and validation of metal-based AM technologies aboard deployed platforms; and whenever possible, look for sustainability of the efforts, i.e., make sure the foundation is set for long(er)-term self-sustainability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 9999_0605853N_6_1319_PB_2024