Blue Forge agreement to expand AML3D’s Additive Manufacturing for US Navy
September 19, 2024
AML3D Limited, headquartered in Edinburgh, Australia, has entered into an open-ended Manufacturing License Agreement (MLA) with Blue Forge Alliance (BFA), a neutral integrator supporting the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base. This agreement allows AML3D expanded access opportunities to manufacture parts for the US Navy.
Under the MLA, BFA may facilitate the provision of technical assistance and data on parts and components used in US Navy Submarines to AML3D. This enables the company to use its proprietary large-scale, industrial ARCEMY Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) machines to manufacture, test and validate a wider range of US Navy submarine parts and components.
Sean Ebert, AML3D’s Chief Executive Officer said, “We are very pleased to see this Blue Forge Alliance Manufacturing License agreement signed, which creates opportunities for AML3D to print more parts for the US Navy. We are looking forward to working with Blue Forge Alliance, the technical teams within the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial base and amongst the US Navy’s wider supplier network to access the technical knowledge and data needed to 3D print, test and validate metal parts and components for US Navy submarines.”
The MLA builds on AML3D’s successful relationship with BFA, which includes:
- The sale of an ARCEMY AM machine to US Navy component supplier Laser Welding Solutions
- A US Defense contract to facilitate copper nickel alloy qualification
- An order to supply a circa 1 tonne prototype component to support the US Navy’s submarine programme
- A contract to develop and metal additively manufacture a replacement component used in US Navy submarines
The MLA also supports AML3D working with other US Navy submarine suppliers to exchange technical assistance and data to support the production of an expanded range of parts and components.
“AML3D’s US scale-up strategy is designed to support the US Navy’s submarine industrial base by directly supplying the US Navy with advanced manufacturing technology, components and services,” Ebert continued. “Importantly, this strategy also includes embedding ARCEMY systems and service contracts within the wider US Navy supply chain. Today’s MLA agreement creates many opportunities to develop and deepen relationships that have the potential to further accelerate our US scale-up strategy.”
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