In today’s issue:
- ASTRO America Issues Implementation Plan for the Guam Additive Materials & Manufacturing Accelerator (GAMMA)
Guam’s 3D printing plan moving forward
ASTRO America Moves Ahead with Guam Additive Materials & Manufacturing Accelerator
Groundbreaking 3D printing technology and workforce education center on island
ASTRO America issues implementation plan for GAMMA
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ASTRO America Issues Implementation Plan for the Guam Additive Materials & Manufacturing Accelerator (GAMMA)
This month, ASTRO announced the implementation plan to build the Guam Additive Materials & Manufacturing Accelerator, “GAMMA,” based on three pillars: workforce development and education; component testing and evaluation; and manufacturing business incubation/support on-island.
The new report expounds on the project plan jointly announced by Governor Leon Guerrero and PEO SSBN’s RADM Scott Pappano in February 2024.
Next Steps for the Implementation Plan include activities sponsored by PEO SSBN in concert with another nonprofit organization supporting the Navy, Blue Forge Alliance:
- Enrollment of five Guam Students to the U.S. Navy’s Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing in Danville, Virginia
- Education Workshop at the Colorado School of Mines (Mines) with participants from UOG,
- GCC, GEDA, and Mines administration as well as ASTRO and Navy personnel
- Technical Workshop in Washington, DC with key U.S. Navy and shipbuilder decisionmakers
- Guam Workshop – (coming fall 2024)
To read the press release, click here.
To read the new BSP-commissioned Implementation Plan Report, click here.
To read the GEDA Baseline AM Readiness Report, click here.
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Guam’s 3D printing plan moving forward
Pacific Daily News, July 15, 2024
Guam’s plan for industrial additive manufacturing — or 3D printing — is moving forward.
The Applied Science and Technology Research Organization of America, ASTRO, announced the delivery of an implementation plan to build the Guam Additive Materials and Manufacturing Accelerator, GAMMA.
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ASTRO America Moves Ahead with Guam Additive Materials & Manufacturing Accelerator
Joris Peels, 3DPrint.com, July 16, 2024
The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of (ASTRO) America conducts workshops on advanced manufacturing, helps Boeing print rotor systems, lobbies for additive manufacturing (AM), and collaborates with companies like GE and Honeywell. ASTRO also has a firm fascination with Guam. The group previously outlined its plans for the island and collaborated with the Navy on a new 3D printing center there. Now, they are moving to the next stage of GAMMA, the Guam Additive Materials & Manufacturing Accelerator. The aim of the project is to grow a local workforce for additive manufacturing, incubate related businesses, and facilitate part testing and evaluation, providing a stimulus for Guam’s economy. Additionally, the Navy’s ability to service its ships in Guam will be strengthened.
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Groundbreaking 3D printing technology and workforce education center on island
Marianas Business Journal, July 16, 2024
Plans to create a 3D printing industry in Guam are taking shape with education programs that include training with the U.S. Navy, Colorado School of Mines, and technical workshops with Navy and “shipbuilder decision makers.”
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ASTRO America issues implementation plan for GAMMA
Edward Wakefield, VoxelMatters, July 19, 2024
The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of America (ASTRO) has delivered an implementation plan to build the Guam Additive Materials & Manufacturing Accelerator (GAMMA) based on three pillars: workforce development and education; component testing and evaluation; and manufacturing business incubation/support on-island.