Distribution Statement A Distribution Unlimited Supporting Army readiness

Distribution Statement A – Distribution Unlimited Supporting Army readiness through a robust digital additive manufacturing supply chain

Demonstrating a robust and capable digital additive manufacturing supply chain supporting Army readiness Elevating the capabilities of the additive manufacturing supply chain Elevating the additive manufacturing process as a robust, reliable technology • Technology, materials, service • Complex parts • Supporting processes • Difficult-to-source parts & components • Cybersecurity • Process monitoring • “Low barrier of entry” • “Sharpest tool” Visualizing the additive manufacturing process & supply chain back to US Army • Regional focus with national scale • Easy access to this capable technology & the supply chain • “Source with confidence”

Program Partners U. S. Army funding through CCDC Av. MC Bringing the needs of the U. S. Army and understanding the value of AMNOW to their future AM supply chain Program Lead Regional Support Program management and prime contractor Integration projects and supply chain development Convene partners, coordinate effort and innovate IIo. T Integration and Technical Support Cyber Physical Security TLS and Hardware Encryption Industry & Technology Consultants Experts in industrializing Additive Manufacturing Integration projects and supply chain development Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Information Technology Device Agnostic Digital Solutions Academic Research Partner Open Standards Based IIo. T Data Acquisition and Control Regional Support Modeling and Simulation Supply Chain expertise and Supply Chain Readiness Levels (SCRL) Parametric AM CAD/CAE Advisory Groups Working Groups Project Call Teams Government Liaison Enterprise System Integrators

Where does AMNOW fit in the Digital Thread? Advanced Manufacturing Intelligence Platform (AMIP) The “art of the possible” End of a part’s life D I G DESIGN ITERATION PREPARATION SIMULATION I T A L T H R E A D QUAL & CERT • Sourcing Simulated MAINTENANCE DISPOSITION • Production Simulated • Delivery SUSTAINMENT

Key Takeaways: Areas of Engagement CAPABLE AM SUPPLY BASE TOOLS & METHODS TRAINING & EDUCATION Assessing the supply base; piloting the “Tech-Belt” with scalability to national level Designing and building the digital bridge between “Need” and “Capability” Human capital development on both the “Need” side and the “Capability” side PROJECT CALLS SHARED LEARNING PREPARED INDUSTRY Selected Army parts to demonstrate capability of AM supply base to meet Army needs Army approved program deliverables available on the America Makes Digital Store. Front Digitally integrated industry prepared to manufacture Army AM parts

Activities: • Provide the secure digital connection point at each supply chain participant location • Direct connection to machines and equipment is optional (i. e. manual entry option) • Continue identifying parts to be used for supply chain development projects • Establish a temporary AMNOW cloud repository and define the development project workflows necessary to conduct digital part solicitation and delivery compliance • Integrate open standard file transport protocols with a “JAMMEX like” user interface using crypto hardware to implement the AMNOW supply chain development project workflows • Conduct AM component manufacturing projects of increasing complexity to validate the capture and digital transmission of AMNOW operational and build process data • Conduct inspection and testing to validate the component requirements are met

AMNOW Phase I Program Schedule FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 AMNOW Phase 0 AMNOW Phase 1 AMNOW Phase 2 Assessments Digital AM Supply Chain Design & Engineering Tools Small Scale Execution System PDR Army Systems Interoperability Tests Advanced Manufacturing Intelligence System CDR AM Supply Chain Participant Projects OEM Systems Integration Support Go Live Proprietary Software Tools and Services Integration Support Advanced Process Development Projects Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Supply Chain Prototype Evaluation Targeted Use Cases Demo 1 Demo 2 Demo 3 Demo 4 Demo 5 Demo 6 Reports

Category (Cat) Cat A B C D E Description Complexity Example Mission Critical, Critical Safety Item (CSI) Rotorcraft Transmission Components, Armor Sustainment Critical, Simple, Full Life Gaskets, Electronics Sustainment Critical, Simple to Mid-Complex, Partial Life, Mod Kits, Out of Production Spares Ground Vehicle Transmission Components, Bracket or Cover for Rotorcraft Subsystem Auxiliary Equipment, Headlamp guards, Tooling, Mod Kits, Out of equipment brackets Production Spares Unique Local Need Fittings for small building, Personal ergonomic aids Complexity 5 Description Metal - 4 or more of the following: More complex geometry, non-SR heat treat, Non-Destructive Test (NDT), surface machining, surface treatment 4 Metal - 3 or more of the following: More complex geometry, non-SR heat treat, NDT, surface machining, surface treatment 3 Polymer – add surface coating Metal - 2 or more of the following: More complex geometry, non-SR heat treat, NDT, surface machining, surface treatment 2 More complex polymer geometry Simple metal geometry with stress-relief/sinter 1 Polymer - Print, remove supports, sand, and paint Category A-D parts need allowed AM material(s) defined by an engineering authority

Detailed Project Breakdown Acronym Key L-PBF: Laser Powder Bed Fusion Mat. Ext: Material Extrusion AMIP: Advanced Manufacturing Intelligence Platform MJF: Multi Jet Fusion PP: Post Processing Insp: Inspection Poly Mat: Polymer Material suppliers, polymer Build suppliers Met Mat: Metallic Material suppliers, metallic Build suppliers All Dim: All Dimensional suppliers Proc. Imp: Process Improvement QSim & FAT: Simulated Qualification & First Article Test

Deliverables Related to AM Technology Advancement: • Regional AM Digital Supply Chain Database and Capabilities Visualization tool • Advanced Manufacturing Intelligence Platform securely linking all regional supply chain participants to a cloud repository representing the future Army or OEM “point of interface” • Over 19 different parts types manufactured using 4 different AM Processes, with multiple supply chain sources for the same part, incorporating 7 different materials spread across the part domain and increasing levels of post-processing requirements for each • A definition of baseline operational and fabrication processes needed to build confidence in repeatable quality across a spectrum of part, material and process types • A body of knowledge linking the results of operational and build process information capture with the resulting quality for a series of fabricated Army relevant parts • Scalable platform capable of connecting the US Industrial Base of Small and Medium Manufacturers (SMMs) to the US Army and Do. D OEMs