The U.S. Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE), a linchpin in maritime technological advancement, is located inside the Center for Manufacturing Advancement on the IALR campus. This episode highlights the AM CoE as a collaborative hub of strategic importance in meeting the U.S. Navy’s ambitious submarine production goals. This project is driving manufacturing innovation forward.
IALR Executive Vice President of Manufacturing Advancement Jason Wells is joined by Advanced Manufacturing Director Jesse Geisbert and Additive Manufacturing Program Manager Aaron Wiest, both from the Maritime Industrial Base (MIB). They discuss the impact of the Navy’s AM CoE and the success stories where the project has prototyped and delivered mission-critical parts for ships and submarines much quicker than traditional methods, such as castings and forgings, and supply chains could have. This informative discussion includes:
- What is the Maritime Industrial Base? (01:03)
- Advanced manufacturing technology development (06:54)
- Partnering with the Maritime Industrial Base (08:54)
- Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (11:25)
- Public/private partnerships (18:41)
- Success stories (24:44)
- NASAM & ATDM (31:54)
- Another success story (40:04)
- AM CoE partners (50:27)
- Parting thoughts (53:15)
