Raytheon Technologies 3D-printed this heat exchanger, which is designed for use in military and commercial jet engines. (Raytheon Technologies)

Several major companies, including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies, have joined the Biden administration's new Additive Manufacturing (AM) Forward initiative, which aims to strengthen US supply chains by expanding the use of 3D-printed parts.

Under the initiative, or “voluntary compact”, which the White House unveiled on 6 May, Lockheed Martin has agreed to help its small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) suppliers improve their AM techniques, and will increase its participation in university and technical college programmes that develop AM skills.

“Over the past two years alone, Lockheed Martin has worked with SME suppliers to procure more than 25,000 AM parts, and we expect this trend to increase over the next five years,” the company wrote in its AM Forward “commitment” letter.

Raytheon Technologies 3D-printed this heat exchanger, which is designed for use in military and commercial jet engines. (Raytheon Technologies)

Several major companies, including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies, have joined the Biden administration's new Additive Manufacturing (AM) Forward initiative, which aims to strengthen US supply chains by expanding the use of 3D-printed parts.

Under the initiative, or “voluntary compact”, which the White House unveiled on 6 May, Lockheed Martin has agreed to help its small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) suppliers improve their AM techniques, and will increase its participation in university and technical college programmes that develop AM skills.

“Over the past two years alone, Lockheed Martin has worked with SME suppliers to procure more than 25,000 AM parts, and we expect this trend to increase over the next five years,” the company wrote in its AM Forward “commitment” letter.

Raytheon Technologies 3D-printed this heat exchanger, which is designed for use in military and commercial jet engines. (Raytheon Technologies)

Several major companies, including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies, have joined the Biden administration's new Additive Manufacturing (AM) Forward initiative, which aims to strengthen US supply chains by expanding the use of 3D-printed parts.

Under the initiative, or “voluntary compact”, which the White House unveiled on 6 May, Lockheed Martin has agreed to help its small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) suppliers improve their AM techniques, and will increase its participation in university and technical college programmes that develop AM skills.

“Over the past two years alone, Lockheed Martin has worked with SME suppliers to procure more than 25,000 AM parts, and we expect this trend to increase over the next five years,” the company wrote in its AM Forward “commitment” letter.

Raytheon Technologies 3D-printed this heat exchanger, which is designed for use in military and commercial jet engines. (Raytheon Technologies)

Several major companies, including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies, have joined the Biden administration's new Additive Manufacturing (AM) Forward initiative, which aims to strengthen US supply chains by expanding the use of 3D-printed parts.

Under the initiative, or “voluntary compact”, which the White House unveiled on 6 May, Lockheed Martin has agreed to help its small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) suppliers improve their AM techniques, and will increase its participation in university and technical college programmes that develop AM skills.

“Over the past two years alone, Lockheed Martin has worked with SME suppliers to procure more than 25,000 AM parts, and we expect this trend to increase over the next five years,” the company wrote in its AM Forward “commitment” letter.

Raytheon Technologies 3D-printed this heat exchanger, which is designed for use in military and commercial jet engines. (Raytheon Technologies)

Several major companies, including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies, have joined the Biden administration's new Additive Manufacturing (AM) Forward initiative, which aims to strengthen US supply chains by expanding the use of 3D-printed parts.

Under the initiative, or “voluntary compact”, which the White House unveiled on 6 May, Lockheed Martin has agreed to help its small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) suppliers improve their AM techniques, and will increase its participation in university and technical college programmes that develop AM skills.

“Over the past two years alone, Lockheed Martin has worked with SME suppliers to procure more than 25,000 AM parts, and we expect this trend to increase over the next five years,” the company wrote in its AM Forward “commitment” letter.

Raytheon Technologies 3D-printed this heat exchanger, which is designed for use in military and commercial jet engines. (Raytheon Technologies)

Several major companies, including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies, have joined the Biden administration's new Additive Manufacturing (AM) Forward initiative, which aims to strengthen US supply chains by expanding the use of 3D-printed parts.

Under the initiative, or “voluntary compact”, which the White House unveiled on 6 May, Lockheed Martin has agreed to help its small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) suppliers improve their AM techniques, and will increase its participation in university and technical college programmes that develop AM skills.

“Over the past two years alone, Lockheed Martin has worked with SME suppliers to procure more than 25,000 AM parts, and we expect this trend to increase over the next five years,” the company wrote in its AM Forward “commitment” letter.