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

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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