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Digital Engineering April 2026
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America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) report that the University of Dayton Research Institute was selected as awardee of a recent project call funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL(RXN)), totaling $450K.
The project call, Affordable and Agile Composite Additive Manufactured Structures (AACAMS), will develop a comprehensive set of roadmaps and reports to inform future Department of Defense (DoD) and industry investment needed to fully mature and scale continuous fiber additive manufacturing (CFAM) technologies.
The effort will assess the current CFAM landscape, identify technology gaps limiting adoption, and define attributes required by system integrators to enable the successful deployment of CFAM in defense and commercial products. One award was anticipated under this project call.
The DoD has prioritized CFAM for its ability to produce lightweight parts by combining plastics with long fibers such as carbon or fiberglass. Fully matured, CFAM unlocks a highly flexible and adaptable fabrication process that can quickly shift production between different part types as the design cycle accelerates from concept to fielding.
For this roadmap study, CFAM includes any process capable of depositing an unbroken fiber and polymer matrix into a 3D part, such as layer-by-layer deposition, deposition onto a 3D surface, or freeform fabrication.
“Today’s warfighter faces a dynamic landscape that demands increased speed, agility, and precision. This project is a strategic step to integrate additive manufacturing technologies into production, enhancing defense capabilities,” says John Martin, additive manufacturing research director at America Makes. “We are excited to support our members who bring in-depth expertise pivotal to addressing these real-world challenges.”
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