Nikon Advanced Manufacturing receives GVSC vendor qualification
Nikon Advanced Manufacturing, based in California, USA, has received Vendor Qualification Approval from the US DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC). This enables the company to produce parts in accordance with the requisite standards of the GVSC via Nikon SLM Solutions’ large-format Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB) Additive Manufacturing machines.
The GVSC is a US Armed Forces research and development facility for advanced technology and serves as the US Department of Defense’s technology laboratory and engineering centre for all ground vehicle advancement.
“We are very proud to receive this qualification approval for a number of alloys, including Ni 718 and 17-4PH stainless steel, the two most critical and widely used materials for Army Ground Vehicle applications,” stated Dr Behrang Poorganji, Vice President of Nikon Advanced Manufacturing. “This qualification recognises our demonstration of the necessary materials integrity, quality assurance, and process control that are imperative for these mission-critical parts.”
