en.Wedoany.com Reported - Australian metal additive manufacturing company AML3D has delivered two customized ARCEMY X metal 3D printers to Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of US military shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). The order originated in October 2025, with a contract value exceeding $3 million (approximately AUD 4.5 million). AML3D is currently preparing to fulfill a second, larger order from the shipyard, providing an additional four customized ARCEMY X systems, which are expected to be delivered in early 2027.
AML3D's ARCEMY X system is a robotic wire additive manufacturing (WAM) device with large-scale production capabilities, operable in open-air environments. The two customized platforms delivered to Newport News Shipbuilding are designed specifically for shipbuilding applications, equipped with a 10,886-kilogram positioner to enable heavy-duty construction capabilities. The system is compatible with a variety of metal feedstocks, including aluminum, copper, stainless steel, nickel, and titanium alloys, which is particularly critical for maritime and shipbuilding applications.
For Newport News Shipbuilding and HII, AML3D's technology is considered capable of reducing lead times and minimizing metal component waste, serving as an alternative to traditional manufacturing processes. AML3D states that its systems are being used by the shipyard for various shipbuilding applications, though specific uses have not been disclosed. Within the broader US Navy maritime industrial base, the two newly delivered ARCEMY X units are the second and third heavy-duty systems installed at the base, as well as the ninth and tenth ARCEMY systems overall. AML3D is also fulfilling production orders for maritime industrial base partners, such as manufacturing five replacement components for the US Navy's submarine in-service testing for BlueForge Alliance.
"The strong and growing demand we are seeing from the US maritime industrial base is a powerful endorsement of AML3D's US expansion strategy," said Sean Ebert, CEO of AML3D. According to him, AML3D is doubling the capacity of its facility in Stow, Ohio, to meet the increasing demand in this sector. In early 2026, the US Navy submitted a letter of intent to AML3D, indicating a need for up to 100 additive manufacturing systems and 3,400 3D-printed components by 2030.
The Australia-based company is not only experiencing growth in the US market but also seeing increased demand for its solutions in Europe and its home market. Ebert noted that the demand signals underpinning AML3D's entry into the US market are also emerging in other key global defense markets, particularly the UK, where the company has already secured a UK defense contract.
As part of its global expansion, AML3D plans to establish a European technology and manufacturing center, similar to its facility in Stow. "Establishing a European center will equip AML3D with manufacturing capabilities to support the three signatory nations of the AUKUS trilateral defense partnership: the US, the UK, and Australia," Ebert added. "We will also have the capacity to enter non-defense industrial manufacturing sectors in the US, Europe, and Australia to achieve our strategic growth."
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