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• Australian metal additive manufacturing company AML3D Limited has secured an order to produce five high-demand, non-safety critical replacement components for use in active US Navy submarines. Valued at approximately AU$2.61 million (US$1.84 million), the agreement was signed with BlueForge Alliance, a US nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and sustaining the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base. […]
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Australian metal additive manufacturing company AML3D Limited has secured an order to produce five high-demand, non-safety critical replacement components for use in active US Navy submarines. Valued at approximately AU$2.61 million (US$1.84 million), the agreement was signed with BlueForge Alliance, a US nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and sustaining the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base.
The parts in question are no longer available through the original equipment manufacturer, leaving the Navy without a conventional sourcing path. AML3D’s approach addresses that gap directly, producing geometrically complex components that the company says match or exceed traditionally manufactured equivalents while cutting lead times significantly.
The contract follows US Navy hydr