JACKSONVILLE, Fla., January 23, 2025 – Snowbird Technologies today announced that it has been selected as a finalist for the 2025 Military Additive Manufacturing (MilAM) Awards for Expeditionary and Tactical 3D Printing Excellence.
The MilAM Awards are given each year at the annual Military Additive Manufacturing Summit and Technology Showcase and recognize individuals, or groups, that have exemplified outstanding achievement in 3D printing in support of DoD mission priorities. The awards examine not only how AM technologies are important in solving supply chain issues but are becoming vital to enhancing capabilities that will improve Warfighter flexibility and readiness at the tactical edge.
Snowbird Technologies has been selected as a finalist for the Expeditionary and Tactical 3D Printing Excellence Award for the successful testing of the Snowbird Additive Mobile Manufacturing Technology (SAMM Tech) platform during the 2024 Rim of the Pacific and TRIDENT WARRIOR exercises. During the summer of 2024, SAMM Tech was installed on the deck of a San Antonio Class Amphibious Transport dock for field testing afloat in the Pacific. While at sea, the crew encountered a real-life system failure when a component of the reverse osmosis pump was critically damaged. Within hours, SAMM Tech was able to fabricate a replacement part and bring the reverse osmosis system back to full operation. Without this part, the ship would have returned to base and delayed or terminated its mission.
SAMM Tech is a patented, deployable, hybrid manufacturing platform that performs metal 3D printing and CNC finishing in one system. Integrated into an intermodal shipping container, this revolutionary design allows production to be brought to the point of need, providing a solution for contested logistics and parts obsolescence in the field. Snowbird Technologies will be debuting the newest SAMM Tech model at this year’s show which features dual material printing (metal and plastic) and 5-axis CNC capabilities.
The Expeditionary and Tactical Excellence Award will be presented to a government or industry representative in recognition of their profound contributions and diligent work in delivering innovative advanced manufacturing solutions to the tactical edge. The award is meant to drive continued efforts to supply the warfighter with enhanced AM capabilities that improve readiness and reduce the time it takes to attain a critical part. The MilAM Awards will be presented on February 11, 2025, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida.
