America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce the winner of a recent project call worth $5.5M in funding.
Generation Of Technical-data for High-strength Aluminum Alloy Material (GOTHAAM) is funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSW ManTech). Its objective is to develop material allowables for a high-strength, 7075-T73-equivalent aluminum alloy across three classes of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM) systems, enabling scalable production on small, medium, and large-format printers. By delivering a corrosion-resistant, aerospace-grade alloy with broad defense and commercial applications, GOTHAAM will develop ways to generate a strong return on investment for original equipment manufacturers and the organic industrial base as it transitions into qualified production.