Our CEO Neal Orringer with President Biden at AM Forward Launch
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The Applied Science and Technology Research Organization of America was formed in 2018, and is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, non-partisan Research Institute and Think Tank, dedicated to advancing the public interest through manufacturing technology and policy.
We convene key segments of the defense industrial base to advance qualification of key production tools. Our stakeholders are members at every tier of the supply chain, accelerating adoption of cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities.
We are doing this through federally sponsored contracting, cooperative research, and other transaction authorities.
Neal Orringer with the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Small Business Administrator, and others around the new push for a Small Business Investment Company fund.
Recent News
Metal AM: ASTRO America to streamline supplier qualification for aerospace Additive Manufacturing
Functional additively manufactured jet engine parts (Courtesy GE Aerospace) The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America), located in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, has formed a new partnership with Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell, and...
TCT Mag: Honeywell & Boeing provide an update on the AM Forward initiative
BY LAURA GRIFFITHS, SAM DAVIES 4 DECEMBER 2023 Expand ASTRO America President Biden with AM Forward founding partner CEOs at launch event in Cincinnati, OH. In April 2022, the Biden Administration announced AM Forward, a program designed to support smaller US-based...
3DPrint.com: $1M to Drive Metal 3D Printing Adoption in ASTRO America Project with GE, Pratt & Whitney, and Honeywell
by Matt Kremenetsky The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America) has partnered with Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell, and GE on a project intended to ease adoption of metal additive manufacturing (AM) in the US aerospace supply...
ASTRO America Partners with Pratt & Whitney, Honeywell, and GE to Address Barriers to Adopting AM for Jet Engine Suppliers
Leading OEMs Will Work with ASTRO to Develop Common Additive Manufacturing Qualification Template Under New America Makes Project “The process for qualifying AM machines and materials is both costly and time-consuming for small aerospace suppliers….OEMs are coming...
ASTRO America and UCF Hold AM Forward-FL Additive Manufacturing Workshop in Orlando
Second Regional AM Workshop Gathers More Than 100 Stakeholders to Develop Plan to Address Supply Chain Challenges, Keep Florida on the Cutting Edge of Technology November 21, 2023. Orlando, FL – The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America...
Panama City News Herald: More high-tech jobs for NW Florida? This additive manufacturing (3D printing) workshop helped
PANAMA CITY —The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization (ASTRO America) co-hosted a two-day workshop event last week with Florida State University's Panama City campus. The topic was additive manufacturing (AM,) also known as 3D printing. According to...