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Army Plans To Expand 3D Printing Capacity To All Plants, Depots And Arsenals

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Army Plans To Expand 3D Printing Capacity To All Plants, Depots And Arsenals
Gen. Gus Perna, head of Army Materiel Command. Photo: GW Project for Media & National Security.

The Army has “caught up with industry” as it pushes to build up its 3D printing capacity, the service’s top logistics said Tuesday, with a plan to expand additive manufacturing capabilities to all of its plants, depots and arsenals. Gen. Gus Perna, head of Army Materiel Command, told reporters the Army is now looking for a solution that would act as a digital thread to connect the service’s 3D printing hub at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois to advanced manufacturing…

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