
Our CEO Neal Orringer with President Biden at AM Forward Launch

We are Dedicated to Advancing the Public Interest Through Manufacturing and Technology

We are Developing an Additive Manufacturing Ecosystem in Guam
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
ASTRO America and National Institute for Aviation Research Introduce AM Workforce Development Center
ASTRO America and National Institute for Aviation Research Introduce AM Workforce Development Center Center will provide free training to key small and medium-sized suppliers in the Midwest region to broaden AM adoption Workshop Participants Help Shape ASTRO’s Common...
3DPrint: NSF Awards $1 Million to ASTRO America to Expand 3D Printing in Florida
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1 million to the Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America) to accelerate the growth of the 3D printing ecosystem in Florida, through the NSF’s Regional Innovation Engines...
The Hub: 3D additive printing – a lucrative industry for Guam?
Neal Orringer talks about the Guam Accelerator Program with Nestor Licanto
Press Release: ASTRO America Wins $1 Million NSF Engines Development Award
ASTRO America Partners with Five of Florida’s Top Universities to Expand 3D Printing in the State and Grow High Tech Jobs Initiative Leverages Direct Engagement of AM Forward’s Sponsor Companies [Tallahassee, Florida], May 11, 2023– The Applied Science &...
ASTRO America and Guam Economic Development Authority Release Additive Manufacturing (AM) Feasibility Study
April 26, 2023. Bethesda, MD – The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO America) and the Guam Economic Development Authority (GEDA) released a Baseline Additive Manufacturing (AM) Readiness Report today highlighting that Guam has...
Spotlight on an ASTRO Team Member
We are pleased to introduce you to ASTRO’s Strategic Advisor, John Christensen (JC). JC is providing strategic counsel to some of ASTRO’s AM Forward - related government programs. We asked him to share some thoughts on topics of interest to us and our clients. The...