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• Army Opens 50-Printer Additive Makerspace at Picatinny Arsenal April 2
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The U.S. Army cut the ribbon on a new Additive Makerspace at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey on March 19, giving engineers at the DEVCOM Armaments Center access to more than 50 3D printers under one roof.
The facility is managed by the Analysis, Materials, and Prototyping Directorate, part of the Armaments Center’s Munitions Engineering Technical Center. It’s designed to let engineers design, prototype, and manufacture parts using a range of printing technologies and materials, including plastics, metals, ceramics, and composites. “The space is here for the Picatinny community to work on prototype design and manufacturing,” said Matthew Clemente, a mechanical engineer with AMPD. “It serves to add additive manufacturing capacity to the community’s projects.”
Thomas Fasano, Senior Scientific