NCMS is pleased to share a video produced by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), our co-hosts of the most recent NCMS Technology Showcase. Held September 27-28, 2023, off-base in Bremerton, WA, the event allowed more than 700 attendees a chance to see and test out a wide range of […]
Read More »NCMS is assisting the US Army in seeking a partner with capabilities to document, disassemble, pack, and ship large-scale additive manufacturing equipment. Background Through NCMS’s Advanced Manufacturing, Materials, and Processes (AMMP) Program, a Rapid Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing Prototype (R-LAMP) was developed to revolutionize key defense supply chains by leveraging its unique capabilities to deliver precision […]
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Read More »The DOD has been experimenting with additive manufacturing (AM) since it began to emerge in the 1980s. Some of the first DOD AM adopters were in the sustainment community, and to facilitate joint collaborations, the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Materiel Readiness launched the Additive Manufacturing for Maintenance Operations (AMMO) working […]
Read More »This year, on the tenth anniversary of the CTMA Magazine, we celebrate CTMA’s role in accelerating the development of many incredible technologies for the maintenance and sustainment communities. We showcase some consequential successes in CTMA projects. And we highlight a timeline of technological developments that have advanced maintenance from being primarily reactive, to increasingly proactive, […]
Read More »Worcester, Mass., a regional hub for tech startups in the Northeast, will host a pair of high-tech industry events relevant to maintenance and sustainment professionals in June. The Cold Spray Action Team (CSAT), and the Large Scale Additive Action Team (LSAAT) will convene June 21-23; CSAT will be at the DCU Center on June 21-22 […]
Read More »Additive manufacturing (AM) has been a game-changing technology for rapid prototyping and production in many industries, enabling more components to be manufactured domestically. As the Air Force increases its need for producing hard-to-source parts via AM, it is essential to develop quality control processes to validate flight-critical components. To achieve this objective, NCMS has collaborated with the Air Force and Comet Technologies USA for a CTMA project. Titled Computed Tomography for Quality Control for Additive Manufacturing Parts, it began in September 2020 and is scheduled to wrap […]
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