America Makes Names Winners of AAMI Project Call

America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) announce the winners of a recent project call funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s Manufacturing Technology Office (OSD(R&E)), worth $1.1M.

The project call, Allied Additive Manufacturing Interoperability (AAMI) Program, aims to establish additive manufacturing (AM) equivalency and interoperability between the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defense (MoD) supply chains, focusing on laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) of critical parts.

The project will also identify barriers to allied interoperability and support the development of international qualification approaches. Released in March 2025, two awards were anticipated.  

The U.S. and UK face shared challenges in adopting AM, including process qualification and certification, intellectual property rights, secure data transmission, and supply chain integration. The goal of this project, in alignment with the UK Advanced Manufacturing Strategy and the U.S. Regional Sustainment Framework (RSF), is to overcome these hurdles and build a resilient and globally connected defense industrial base adaptable to complex logistical demands, according to America Makes

“Defense sustainment still relies on legacy materials and processes that fall short of today’s operational demands. This effort enables teams to propose and demonstrate a qualification framework for metal additive manufacturing suppliers in both the U.S and the U.K, ensuring consistent parts across allied nations,” says Ben DiMarco, technology transition director at America Makes. “We’re honored to work with leading global experts to prove AM equivalency and interoperability. By advancing laser powder bed fusion qualification and accelerating real-world adoption, we’re demonstrating how collaboration can overcome technical, regulatory, and supply chain hurdles to deliver tangible results to the warfighter and allied defense operations.”

Below is the list of award winners:   

Topic: Demonstrating Additive Manufacturing (AM) Equivalency and Interoperability for Defense Sustainment and Supply Chain Resilience  

(Awardee 1) Team Lead: Lockheed Martin  

• Project Team: ASTM International, Additive Manufacturing Solutions, Ltd. 

(Awardee 2) Team Lead: Eaton Corporation 

• Project Team: EOS North America, Materials Solutions (A Siemens Energy Business), 3Degrees  

Awardees will report on their progress at the America Makes Technical Review and Exchange (TRX) and other industry events during the execution phase of the program.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.