Oleg Zabluda's blog
Sunday, October 23, 2016
 
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Marine Corps' Next-Generation Logistics office quietly printed, and then detonated, an indirect fire munition [...] proved more lethal than traditionally manufactured munitions. [...] "One of the benefits of being able to precisely control the way that a munition or warhead is 'grown' through [additive manufacturing] is that we think we'll be able to tailor the blast and associated fragmentation to achieve specific effects for particular targets, heights, collateral damage, or even environmental considerations. Some of this can be done currently with very expensive, hand-made munitions, but [additive manufacturing] allows us to do it better, faster and likely cheaper."
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Some 10 Marine Corps units are now equipped with 3-D printers, Wood said. Most are maintenance battalions, but several Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command units and infantry and intelligence units are also equipped with the capability, he said.
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polymer part production is proving to save time and cost. Marines printed a small plastic radio crypto key for roughly $2 that would have cost more than $70 to purchase [...] One requirement: Parts must be printed in bright, non-standard colors such as yellow or green so their manufacturing origin is instantly recognizable.
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When a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey took flight in August with two mission-critical titanium parts made through additive manufacturing, the process was labor-intensive, requiring extensive testing and qualification and heat treatment for the palm-sized parts, which included an engine nacelle link and stainless steel lever for the fire extinguishing system. The printer itself cost about $900,000.
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http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/09/29/marines-conducting-tests-with-3d-printed-munitions.html
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/09/29/marines-conducting-tests-with-3d-printed-munitions.html

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