Nikon Advanced Manufacturing partners with US Navy
Nikon Advanced Manufacturing Inc has announced that the US Navy Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program will fund the placement of its first ultra-large format Nikon SLM Solutions’ NXG 600E Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) metal Additive Manufacturing machine in the Nikon AM Technology Centre in Long Beach, California. This facility focuses on metal AM, tackling critical needs in hypersonics, naval, defence, aviation, and space industries.
The NXG machine will be operated by Nikon AM Synergy Inc, Nikon’s engineering and services company, to qualify Additive Manufacturing materials, develop technical data packages in high-productivity multi-laser AM machines, produce critical components, and expand AM capabilities in support of US Navy shipbuilding and repair.
“Nikon AM is proud of its partnership supporting the US Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base at our AM Technology Center in Long Beach,” stated Hamid Zarringhalam, CEO of Nikon AM. “We are building upon Nikon’s long-enduring reputation and advanced manufacturing expertise and have invested heavily to enable and scale the Defense Industrial Base on US shores. We will continue to execute our holistic approach to deliver the advanced manufacturing capabilities that are crucial to the United States and allied partners.”
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The MIB Program is working to drive the revitalisation of US Navy shipbuilding through strategic investments in supply chains, workforce development and advanced manufacturing. These initiatives are leveraging AM and collaborative programmes like the Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) in Danville, Virginia, to invest, prove and scale technologies in the fleet.
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