en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division has developed a transportable manufacturing system for the Marine Corps, named the Advanced Integrated Mobile Machine Shop (AIMMS), enabling Marines to fabricate and repair metal components in forward-deployed environments far from external supply chains.

The AIMMS system was completed in February 2026 and first delivered to the III Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed in Okinawa, Japan, and Camp Pendleton, California. Installed in a transportable shelter movable by tactical vehicles, the system integrates CNC machining, welding, 3D scanning, and hybrid manufacturing processes, combining additive and subtractive technologies on a single mobile platform. Ryan Fisher, a mechanical engineer at the Carderock Advanced Manufacturing Division, stated that the system enables Marines to produce parts on demand that were previously impossible to manufacture using metal.

Marine mechanics and manufacturing personnel operating in remote areas were previously constrained by the availability of stocked parts, often facing delays in repairs due to missing specific components. AIMMS allows personnel to produce parts on demand using digital design files, with onboard tools supporting part creation, modification, and reverse engineering. Fisher noted that the core goal of advancing additive manufacturing in military applications is precisely to reduce reliance on traditional supply chains.

Marines at the two deployment sites began manufacturing parts after completing approximately one and a half weeks of training, covering metal additive processes, 3D scanning, and CNC operations. Feedback from these users will inform future system iterations and refine training programs.

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