Our CEO Neal Orringer with President Biden at AM Forward Launch
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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
The Lane Report: Ky-based additive manufacturing cluster project a finalist for major federal funding
Partners include higher education, nonprofit organizations and industry leaders LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky project to create a regional additive manufacturing cluster is a finalist for funding through a National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines...
3D Print: Lockheed, GE, and ASTRO America Push for 3D Printing Small Business Fund at Pentagon
Last year, representatives from five of the most established US manufacturing brands met with President Biden and additive manufacturing (AM) industry experts in Hamilton, OH, to announce the launch of the Biden administration’s AM Forward Initiative. Now, the head of...
ASTRO America August 2023 Newsletter
Greetings from ASTRO! In today’s issue: ASTRO America Announces New Push to Establish Investment Fund for Small Businesses' 3D Printing Development U.S. Department of Defense: Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks' and SBA Administrator Isabella...
Press Release: ASTRO America Awards Four Teams over $1.5m to Support the Adoption of Large-Scale 3D Metal Printing
Boeing, General Dynamics, Corvid & BAE Systems team, and Virginia Tech & John Deere team to develop first parts that will be built on world’s largest metal 3d printer July 11, 2023. Bethesda, MD – The Applied Science & Technology Research Organization of...
National Defense Magazine: VIEWPOINT – Additive Technology Revolutionizes Defense Manufacturing
By LJ Holmes - this piece originally ran in National Defense Magazine here. From printing one-of-a-kind parts to enabling rapid, on-site repairs, additive manufacturing is disrupting the industrial base. Innovations in material and process have opened new...
ASTRO America July 2023 Newsletter
Greetings from ASTRO! In today’s issue: ASTRO America Awards Four Teams over $1.5m to Support the Adoption of Large-Scale 3D Metal Printing ASTRO Hosting Business Model Workshop Workforce Development Meeting Next Month Advancing Additive Manufacturing Technologies...