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PRESS RELEASE | Snowbird Technologies Continues Expeditionary Manufacturing Operations at Schofield Barracks During NPS CAMRE’s RIMPAC 2026
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII – JULY 15, 2026 – Following successful advanced manufacturing operations aboard USS Essex (LHD-2) during transit to Hawaii,
PRESS RELEASE | Snowbird Technologies Successfully Manufactures Stainless Steel Parts Aboard USS Essex During RIMPAC 2026
PACIFIC OCEAN – July 13, 2026 – Snowbird Technologies announced today the successful production and machining of a 316L stainless
PRESS RELEASE | Snowbird Technologies Demonstrates Atmospheric Water Generation Capabilities at CSTX 2026
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Snowbird Technologies, a leader in expeditionary equipment solutions for austere environments, participated in the U.S. Army Reserve’s
PRESS RELEASE | Snowbird Technologies Set to Participate in RIMPAC 2026
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Snowbird Technologies, a leader in innovative equipment solutions for extreme environments, will participate in the 30th iteration
PRESS RELEASE | Snowbird Technologies to Participate in CSTX 2026
JACKSONVILLE, FL, MAY 13, 2026 – Snowbird Technologies, a leader in expeditionary equipment solutions for extreme and austere environments, is
PRESS RELEASE | Snowbird Technologies to Exhibit at SOF Week 2026
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Snowbird Technologies, a leader in equipment solutions for extreme environments, will exhibit at Special Operations Forces Week
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Navy Tests Containerised 3D Printing Factory at Sea During RIMPAC 2026
When a reverse osmosis generator bushing failed aboard the USS Somerset during RIMPAC 2024, the crew faced a familiar dilemma. Ordering a replacement through normal supply channels would have taken weeks, possibly months. Instead, they printed and machined a new one in 34 hours using a containerised manufacturing unit parked on the flight deck. That unit, Snowbird Technologies' SAMM Tech system, is back for RIMPAC 2026 with a larger mandate and a more ambitious test programme.
US NAVY REAFFIRMS MELTIO·S 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY ABOARD USS SOMERSET
During RIMPAC 2024, the largest multinational maritime exercise globally, the USS Somerset crew faced the failure of a reverse osmosis pump crucial for potable water production. Without this part, the ship’s mission could have been jeopardized. However, with the SAMM Tech system—integrating Meltio's wire-laser Directed Energy Deposition (DED) 3D printing head and a FANUC-controlled CNC system—the part was fabricated aboard in mere hours.
The Navy Deploys 3D Printers at "World's Largest" International Naval Drills
The United States Navy is leveraging metal and polymer 3D printers during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in Hawaii, running until 2 August 2024. 40 ships, 150 aircraft, three submarines, 14 land-based armed forces and 25,000 personnel from 29 nations are participating in the military exercise, reportedly making it the world’s largest international series of naval drills.
3D Printer Solves Engineering Challenges Onboard USS Somerset
When the team of engineers from the Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) loaded their 3D hybrid-metal printer onboard Somerset as part of the experimentation sector of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, they had no idea that they would soon be asked to solve a real-world engineering casualty. "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
Snowbird to participate in TRIDENT WARRIOR/RIMPAC metal Additive Manufacturing assessment event
Snowbird Technologies, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, has announced that it has been selected by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) – the lead for Additive Manufacturing education and research at NPS – to participate in the 2024 Naval Experimentation exercises TRIDENT WARRIOR and RIMPAC to employ advanced manufacturing capability to afloat readiness challenges at the point of need.
Pentagon Asks Industry for Ideas to Protect Supply Lines
The Indo-Pacific theater stretches from the coast of California to the western shore of India, consuming more than 50 percent of the Earth’s surface with mostly water. When the Pentagon declared the region its priority theater, another challenge inevitably surfaced: contested logistics.
2023 Association of the United States Army Meeting & Expo
Snowbird Technologies will exhibit at the largest land exposition in North America, October 9-11 in Washington, D.C. Learn more about the event.
Metal AM Spring 2023
Separation anxiety: Lessons learned at NASA from a developmental rocket engine failure; What is 'good' metal AM?
Containerized Additive Manufacturing Platform Could Revolutionize Military Parts Procurement and Logistics
As global supply chain, shipping, and raw materials markets continue to fumble, essential entities such as defense forces are
Snowbird Technologies to Launch SAMM Tech
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 1, 2023 – Snowbird Technologies today announced that it will launch the patented Snowbird Additive Mobile Manufacturing
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