America Makes and the NCDMM have selected six suppliers for the JAQS-SQ project, funded with $1.7 million. The goal is to boost qualified production of parts through additive manufacturing for the United States defense industrial base, ensuring quality and sustainability in the military sector.
Additive qualification: the path to reliable parts for military sustainment 🛡️
The JAQS-SQ project focuses on developing qualification processes that validate the repeatability and reliability of additively manufactured parts. The six suppliers will work on quality control standards, from material characterization to print parameter verification. This will enable the integration of certified components into defense supply chains, reducing lead times and logistics costs without compromising operational safety.
Six lucky contenders will compete to print the future of the arsenal 🔧
Six suppliers have been selected to take a slice of the $1.7 million pie. Now they will have to prove that their 3D printers not only make pretty parts, but can withstand military rigor. Spoiler: if a part fails, the report will say it was a calibration issue, not a design flaw. Let the race begin to print the toughest screw in the Pentagon.