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The British Army has purchased metal cold spray printing technology and training from Australian metal additive manufacturing company SPEE3D.
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The Melbourne company announced the two-year contract to deliver the XSPEE3D printer and training with the British Army’s Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers earlier this month.
The transportable additive manufacturing printer shipping container is expected to quickly produce parts from metal alloys such as aluminium, bronze, and copper to address real-time needs in hours rather than days.
SPEE3D chief executive officer and co-founder Byron Kennedy said the printer and all auxiliary equipment are contained in one box and provide on-demand manufacturing for deployed troops.
“We are excited to be invited by the British Army to work closely together and bring our latest printer XSPEE3D to the field, offering a deployable and easy-to-use solution,” he said.
“Working together with defence worldwide, we have explored the impact of additive manufacturing to solve real supply chain problems by printing critical parts on demand and in rough conditions.
“We look forward to growing our relationship with the British Army. We thank them for trusting us as their partner in this journey.”
The company showcased its XSPEE3D technology at Land Forces Expo last year, where UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre was announced as the first customer for the XSPEE3D.
The company has worked with the US Navy in their REPTX Exercise and partnered closely with the Australian Army on several projects including Exercise Koolendong.
“The British Army chose to work with SPEE3D based on their successful track record of partnering with defence forces worldwide to provide the latest additive manufacturing solutions,” British Army Lieutenant Colonel Davidson Reith said.
“We are proud to be a forward-thinking organisation and are always exploring the latest technologies to solve the military’s most pressing supply chain issues, which SPEE3D’s technology helps us to solve.”
