Expeditionary Additive Manufacturing: Metallic Based Systems

The U.S. Army wishes to extend the capabilities of the mobile Metal Working and Machining Shop Set (MWMSS) with Additive Manufacturing (AM) capabilities to improve delivery times in the field for replacement parts. In this Phase I project, Grid Logic will analyze requirements for field-requested parts, determine specifications/constraints of expeditionary operations and the MWMSS, and gather information on suitable AM systems. This information will be used to design an end-to-end AM solution for MWMSS. By the end of the Phase I effort, Grid Logic will have also developed a safety plan, performed a cost analysis of the AM solution and incorporated input from Army stakeholders. Grid Logic's team is ideally positioned to perform this SBIR. It develops and builds custom manufacturing and repair systems. It has developed new industrial additive manufacturing systems for metals applications and is actively addressing expeditionary fabrication and repair solutions. Grid Logic has experience in requirements specification, systems engineering and integration of 3rd party technologies relevant to this SBIR. It has successfully performed SBIR and other DOD-funded work, for the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and DARPA and has commercialized the results of its R&D as manufacturing systems for defense and industrial applications.