Separating Hype from Reality

Abstract

Additive manufacturing (AM) technology is changing and improving rapidly. For years, AM has been used for rapid prototyping, but as computing power and software, input materials, machine speed and performance have improved, AM has morphed into a method for end-use production with great potential for Department of Defense (DoD) use. Imagine a future battlefield where U.S. forces fully leverage AM capabilities to support their materiel needs producing critical, but otherwise unavailable, parts on demand in the optimum location in the DoD supply chain. You can see why AM has captured the imagination of military planners.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1029439

Entities

People

  • Colin Finfrock
  • Madelyn Newcomb
  • Nick Avdellas
  • Raymond Jr Langlais
  • Russ Jr Salley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Intellectual Property
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Manufacturing
  • Production
  • Standards
  • Supply Chain
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Manufacturing Engineering.