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America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) have selected 25 project teams for a $10.5 million program intended to expand the US defense industrial base for metal additive manufacturing.
The Joint Additive Qualification for Sustainment – Supplier Qualification Groups 2 and 3 project, or JAQS-SQ, will establish common training and audit requirements for suppliers using laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and directed energy deposition (DED).
The project is funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Manufacturing Technology Office. It is intended to accelerate the qualification of additive manufacturing suppliers and help non-traditional manufacturers meet defense acquisition and production requirements.
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