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Army Approves New Advanced Manufacturing Policy

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Army Approves New Advanced Manufacturing Policy
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dewey Adams, an allied trades technician assigned to 194th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 2nd Sustainment Brigade 520th Support Maintenance Company operates the Army's first 3D printer, housed on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, Oct. 29, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Adeline Witherspoon, 2nd SBDE PAO)

The Army has approved a new advanced manufacturing policy to bolster the use of 3D printing and robotics to build materials for new capabilities, and push for future contracts to include requirements encouraging contractors to use additive manufacturing practices.  In a memo detailing the new policy, Secretary Ryan McCarthy said 3D printing would allow the Army to avoid design limitations imposed by traditional manufacturing methods and improve readiness by allowing the service to more rapidly produce lighter, stronger parts. “Advanced…

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