expeditionary use. And that’s the whole thing: How do we get this technology to the tactical level?”
CONCLUSION Additive’s seemingly endless possibilities mean that the Army has a lot of work to do in figuring out what capabilities make sense to take forward, what capabilities to develop, and where they all belong. Tat’s the focus of a lot of the Army’s efforts, from build- ing nanorobotic components to aircraft engines, to standing up the Additive and Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence at the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technol- ogy Center.
We are not yet—nor likely will be ever be—to the point where we will have the Replicator from “Star Trek.” But additive has opened, and continues to open, a host of possibilities for the Army to explore.
For more information, go to
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ amrg/about/the7categoriesofadditivemanufacturing/, which has a detailed rundown of the different processes for items made with additive manufacturing. Te website
https://3dprinting.com has considerable coverage of the additive manufacturing industry, from home and educational use to industrial capabilities.
STEVE STARK is senior editor of Army AL&T magazine. He holds an M.A. in creative writing from Hollins University and a B.A. in English from George Mason University. In addition to more than two decades of editing and writing about the military and S&T, he is the best-selling ghostwriter of several consumer health-oriented books and an award-winning novelist. He is Level II certified in program management.
LIGHT OF INNOVATION
An initial prototype of a chemlight marking system developed by Sgt. 1st Class Jesse Frederick for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne. The finalized, 3D printed product eliminates the prototype’s flimsiness. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. John J. Moore, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault))
Neither the printer nor the ink for the method they used existed, so they had to invent them.
PRINT POSITIVE
The finalized 3D printed plastic positive mold for a dozen chemlight holders, produced at the Wond’ry Maker- space at Vanderbilt University for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. John J. Moore, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault))
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