AML3D, an Australian additive manufacturing company, has signed a Manufacturing License Agreement (MLA) with Blue Forge Alliance, a US nonprofit supporting the US Navy's Submarine Industrial Base.

The open-ended agreement allows AML3D to access technical assistance and data on US Navy submarine parts. This enables the company to use its ARCEMY Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing technology to produce, test, and validate a wider range of submarine components. The partnership also enables the company to collaborate with other US Navy suppliers and embed ARCEMY systems within the broader US Navy supply chain.

Notably, this MLA builds on AML3D's existing relationship with Blue Forge Alliance, which includes previous contracts for ARCEMY system sales, alloy qualification, and component development for the US Navy's submarine program.

Analyst Quicktake : AML3D has entered partnerships to access the US Defense sector in the past. In April 2023, the company signed an exclusive US value-added reseller agreement with Phillips Corporation , a manufacturer and sales partner to the US federal government (including the US Navy, Air Force, and Army). Moreover, the US military entered several partnerships to boost its AM usage in this quarter, including multiple partnerships with SPEE3D to; 1) deploy its Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit (EMU) to print metal parts from aluminum and stainless steel (August) and 2) to train soldiers to print crucial parts for repairing equipment in the field (September).