AML3D receives custom ARCEMY order from largest shipbuilder in USA
AML3D Limited, headquartered in Edinburgh, Australia, has announced an order, valued at approximately $2.9 million, for two custom ARCEMY Additive Manufacturing machines from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (HII NNS) division in Virginia, USA. The machines are expected to be installed and operational during Q2 2026.
HII is America’s largest military shipbuilder, delivering ships, submarines and defence technology. The custom ARCEMY machines are based on the large-scale ARCEMY X, but use a 10,886 kg positioner to create a heavy-capacity build capability. The organisation is integrating the AM technology in an effort to expedite lead times and provide alternatives to traditional manufacturing processes in a variety of shipbuilding applications.
This order from HII NNS contains the second and third heavy-capacity ARCEMY machines to be deployed, and the ninth and tenth ARCEMY machine ordered to support the US Navy Maritime Industrial Base.
“During my recent visit to our US operations, it was clear AML3D had a huge opportunity to build on our success supporting the US Navy submarine programme and expand into US Navy shipbuilding and munitions as part of US Government’s ‘Make Shipbuilding Great Again’ initiatives,” stated Sean Ebert, AML3D CEO. “These custom large-capacity ARCEMY X systems are similar in scale to the ARCEMY X that we recently brought online for another US defence shipbuilding prime contractor. It is pleasing to see demand for our technology across the US and other globally significant defence markets is continuing to accelerate.”
“In parallel, we are making progress on our strategic goal to access additional non-defence sectors,” Ebert continued. “Our US operations recently delivered a large capacity ARCEMY X to the Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest public utility in the USA. Having an established US manufacturing base means AML3D is advantaged when supporting US customers as the US Government’s tariff policy evolves. AML3D is also well-positioned to leverage our US playbook to accelerate our entry into the UK and other European defence markets and expand our defence and non-defence work in Australia.”
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