AML3D wins US Navy submarine parts order
AML3D Limited has secured an order to supply non-safety-critical replacement components for US Navy submarines, through a contract with BlueForge Alliance, a US-based non-profit supporting the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base.
The contract, valued at approximately AU$2.61 million (US$1.84 million), will be paid in stages, including upfront and milestone-based payments. The project follows successful hydrostatic testing of AML3D’s additively manufactured components by the US Navy. Production is expected to commence in the fourth quarter of the current financial year and run for approximately ten months.
“Signing this order is a significant milestone for AML3D. It shows our advanced manufacturing technology is key to solving a wide range of critical supply chain challenges for the US Navy’s submarine programme,” stated Sean Ebert, AML3D CEO.
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AML3D will manufacture five replacement components that are no longer available from the original manufacturer, using its ARCEMY Additive Manufacturing technology. The parts will be produced in Nickel Aluminium Bronze (NAB), a material already qualified to meet US Navy standards.
According to AML3D, the contract highlights its capability to address supply chain challenges within the US Navy’s maritime industrial base. The company’s wire arc Additive Manufacturing process is used to produce complex metal components with reduced lead times compared to conventional manufacturing methods.
The company added that its US expansion strategy continues to gain momentum, with defence-related contracts now exceeding AU$30 million in total value.
“AML3D’s advanced industrial 3D metal printing technology is increasingly being embedded in the US Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base,” Ebert continued. “This contract allows us to continue to build and deepen our long-term, strategic partnership with the US Navy and supports our investment to double capacity at our US Technology Center in Ohio.”
“Our US Scale-up strategy continues to deliver significant growth and value to AML3D and its shareholders. While the latter strategy is being successfully delivered, we at the same time continue to progress our plans to enter into the UK market and other globally significant markets across Europe,” he concluded.
