AML3D announced that its ARCEMY ‘X-Edition 6700’ Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) metal 3D printing system is now commissioned and operational at the US Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence (AM CoE) in Danville, Virginia.
The system, valued at AUD 1.1 million, was acquired through AML3D’s reseller Philips Corporation, with payments scheduled upon reaching specific delivery and installation, the company said in an ASX announcement.
According to AML3D, upon the completion of the commissioning process, the final payment for the system – representing 50 per cent of the order’s total value – is initiated.
The company also stated that the execution of the US ‘Scale up’ strategy, which generated over AUD 12 million in orders in 2023, is facilitating AML3D’s progression in establishing facilities within the United States.
This initiative aims to accelerate the adoption of AML3D’s advanced additive manufacturing technologies across sectors such as defence, federal, and corporate industries.
Notably, AML3D said it is focusing on enhancing the US Navy’s submarine industrial base, enabling more opportunities often restricted to companies with US-based operations due to the ‘sensitive’ nature of the projects.
Sean Ebert, CEO of AML3D, expressed satisfaction at the deployment of the ARCEMY ‘X’ system, which he described as the company’s largest industrial metal 3D printing system, at the US Navy’s Danville Center of Excellence.
“The successful commissioning of this system is a clear demonstration of the effectiveness of our US ‘Scale-up’ strategy, the benefits of having Phillips Corporation as a reseller partner to complement our US sales force, and very much supports exploring opportunities to establish US facilities,” the CEO remarked.
Ebert also highlighted the significance of the US Department of Defence’s initiatives to embrace advanced manufacturing technologies, underscoring the imperative of establishing ‘resilient,’ ‘competitive,’ and ‘sustainable’ defence supply chains.
“The US Navy’s decision to install an ARCEMY X system at Danville demonstrates their confidence in AML3D’s advanced manufacturing technology and its ability to support the US Navy’s submarine industrial base,” Ebert stated.
He also stressed that this development underscores AML3D’s strategic alignment with delivering ARCEMY systems to key sectors within the US maritime, federal, and defence sectors.
