AML3D Limited, with a head office in Edinburgh, Australia, has secured an AUS$2.02 million contract to produce replacement metal components for US Navy submarines using its Additive Manufacturing technology. These components would be made of standardised nickel-aluminium-bronze (NAB) alloy by AML3D.
Valued at approximately AUS $2.02 million, the nine-month contract has been signed with BlueForge Alliance, a non-profit, neutral integrator that supports the strengthening and sustainability of the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base, including the acceleration of advanced manufacturing technologies.
The high-demand component is no longer available from conventional manufacturers, and this presents an ideal opportunity to showcase the capabilities of AML3D’s technology in addressing supply chain constraints across the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base.
The non-safety-critical (NSC) components will be made using AML3D’s qualified nickel-aluminium-bronze (NAB) alloy material. The manufacturing contract will enable AML3D to demonstrate that its ARCEMY Additive Manufacturing technology can produce complex aluminium alloy components of high quality that can exceed the material strength properties of equivalent cast parts.
This contract aligns with AML3D’s strategy to expand in the US and embed its proprietary ARCEMY technology within the US defence and maritime sectors. It follows recent alloy testing contracts and ARCEMY sales to support the US Navy’s submarine industrial base, demonstrating the increasing momentum across AML3D’s US operations.
Sean Ebert, the Interim CEO of AML3D, confessed: “AML3D is excited to continue to deepen its long-term, strategic partnership with the US Navy’s submarine industrial base. The NSC components manufacturing contract is further evidence of the growing momentum in our US scale-up strategy. This strategy is driving the growth of the company and creating value for our shareholders over the immediate term and beyond.”
“The delivery of these complex submarine components, which is no longer available from traditional manufacturers, demonstrates the important role of AML3D’s ARCEMY technology at a time of heightened interest in advanced manufacturing to help meet demand driven by the AUKUS alliance. AML3D’s focus is on the US defence, aviation and maritime sectors, and the company is well positioned to access the many opportunities that will be created as a result of the AUKUS Alliance in the US, Australia and Europe,” Ebert concluded.
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