Army Plans To Expand 3D Printing Capacity To All Plants, Depots And Arsenals

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The Army has “caught up with industry” as it pushes to build up its 3D printing capacity, theservice’s top logistics said Tuesday, with a plan to expand additive manufacturing capabilities toall of its plants, depots and arsenals.Gen. Gus Perna, head of Army Materiel Command, told reporters the Army is now looking for asolution that would act as a digital thread to connect the service’s 3D printing hub at RockIsland Arsenal in Illinois to advanced manufacturing tools at other facilities and eventuallydivisions at the tactical edge.