First portable ARCEMY® System online at US Navy Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence
Highlights
- Austal USA and AML3D expand partnership to further support Maritime Industrial Base.
- AML3D delivers the first portable ARCEMY® system to the US Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence (AM CoE) in Danville, Virginia.
- Installation of the shipping container mounted ARCEMY® small edition triggers final payment of the ~AU$1.2 million order from Austal USA.
- Austal USA runs the US Navy additive manufacturing Centre of Excellence, where it now has a fleet of 3 ARCEMY® systems.
Austal USA and AML3D Limited (ASX:AL3) ("AML3D" or "the Company") are pleased to announce completion of the order for delivery of AML3D’s first portable ARCEMY® small edition (“portable ARCEMY®”) to the US Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence (AM CoE) in Danville, Virginia (“Danville”). Austal USA, which runs the AM CoE, ordered the portable ARCEMY, mounted in a 20-foot (~6 meter) shipping container to allow for fast and flexible deployment. The portable ARCEMY will be used to accelerate technological development and component manufacturing at Danville and add to the existing fleet of two custom large scale ARCEMY® X systems.
The successful completion of factory acceptance testing and installation of this first portable ARCEMY® triggers the final 50% payment of the~AU$1.2 million order. Pre-mounting the portable ARCEMY® in a shipping container allows for the easy redeployment of the system as Austal USA’s additive manufacturing operations at Danville expand. The field service time to reinstall the portable system can be as little as to 1-2 days compared to 2 – 3 weeks for a fixed system.
It is expected the flexible deployment profile of the portable ARCEMY® will also demonstrate its potential use for forward deployment by multiple branches of the US military. ARCEMY® technology is already
used to manufacture components that meet US military specifications. The portable ARCEMY® provides point of need additive manufacturing that delivers high-quality parts with significantly reduced lead times.
AML3D CEO Sean Ebert said:
It is exciting to continue to build our relationship with Austal USA. The success of this first portable, containerised system demonstrates how AML3D can flex its technology to meet multiple US military and industrial manufacturing use cases. The addition of the portable ARCEMY® brings Austal USA’s fleet of customised ARCEMY® systems to three at the US Navy’s Danville Center of excellence. And we still are only just beginning to access the huge opportunity to support the US Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base outlined in the Letter of Intent we received from the US Navy that indicated a need for up to 100 additive manufacturing systems and 3,400 additively manufactured parts by 2030.
Austal USA VP Don Hairston said:
At Austal USA, our growing relationship with AML3D reflects a shared vision to redefine what’s possible in advanced manufacturing. The introduction of a containerized, fully deployable additive manufacturing system is a game-changer—it not only increases our capability at the U.S. Navy AM CoE, but it also allows us to demonstrate production directly at the point of need. Together, we’re not just enhancing supply chains—we’re transforming them, delivering next-generation capability exactly where and when it matters most.
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of AML3D.
Source: First Portable Arcemy System Online at US Navy COE, PDF
