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From an Air Force.mil article today.

However, the need to develop consistent, quality materials for additive manufacturing still remains a challenge that AFRL researchers are working diligently to address. Engineers need to have full confidence in additive manufactured part alternatives as they implement them as replacements in aging fleets or as system-level enablers in new weapon systems.

“There are limits as to how the Air Force can use this technology and for what applications it will work best,” said Miller. “That research is the basis of our work here.”

The lack of standardized production processes, quality assurance methods, significant material variability and reduced material performance are just some of the factors AFRL researchers need to overcome. Depending on the application, material performance can be related to the strength of a part. For example, the electronic properties of an additive manufactured circuit may be worse than those of ones traditionally manufactured.

“Understanding the safety, reliability and durability of a part is critical for an aircraft. We know this for parts made through other processes, but we don’t know this yet for additive,” Berrigan said.

http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/1045338/embracing-opportunity-additive-technology-used-for-manufacturing.aspx


LONGS remember this

Earlier this year, the U.S. Air Force awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a $6 million contract to develop new standards of 3D printed rocket engines. The contract was part of a drive by the U.S. military to reduce its dependency on costly, Russian-made aerospace components, such as the RD-180 rocket engines used in the Atlas 5 rocket. Sigma Labs’ quality inspection systems will therefore assist Aerojet in fulfilling this contract by defining rigorous inspection processes to ensure that the metal 3D printed components meet the exacting requirements of the U.S. Air Force, and of the aerospace industry more generally.

http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160307-aerojet-rocketdyne-contracts-sigma-labs-for-us-air-force-and-america-makes-metal-3d-printing-initiatives.html

We are in a good place. I believe the SGLB lights will stay on long enough to achieve the America Makes goal of developing that commercially available independent IPQA solution that is based on Sigma Labs patent. We shall be achieve success!! IMHO!