The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $10.8 million definitive contract to 3D Systems Inc. to deliver a Large-Format Metal 3D Printer Advanced Technology Demonstrator (Gen-II DMP-1000). The contract was awarded under the Manufacturing Research and Technology Development Broad Agency Announcement and will support the integration of robotic technology to demonstrate robotic composite laser ablation surface preparation at an Air Force facility. 3D Systems will perform the work over a two-year period in San Diego, California, with no set-aside designation. The contract type is cost plus fixed fee and will advance the Air Force Research Laboratory's efforts to automate laser ablation processes through robotic arm integration and evaluate advanced laser sources and complex scan strategies for medium-scale demonstration on aircraft components.
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