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Marine Corps To Fully Integrate 3D Printing Within Next 4 Years

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Marine Corps To Fully Integrate 3D Printing Within Next 4 Years
Gunnery Sgt. Doug McCue, a machinist with the 2nd Maintenance Battalion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, demonstrates the capabilities of a large-build 3-D printer in the X-FAB Facility Aug. 1, 2019. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps by Kaitlin Kelly)

From barracks to bridges and hard-to-find parts, the Marine Corps is pushing to fully integrate 3D printing technologies in the next three to four years and is looking to industry for new capabilities and assistance on data licensing guidelines. Capt. Matthew Friedell, lead official for the Advanced Manufacturing Operations Cell, told reporters Thursday the Marine Corps has already deployed 150 3D printing systems and is focused on working with partners to secure data rights as printing technology becomes more accessible.…

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