AML3D has completed the delivery and commissioning of its first two large-scale ARCEMY® X additive manufacturing systems for Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of HII and the largest military shipbuilder in the United States, according to a company announcement.
The completion of the initial order, valued at approximately $4.5 million, marks the first ARCEMY® systems becoming operational at NNS and triggers a final payment of about $892,000 to AML3D.
According to AML3D, the two custom-built ARCEMY® X systems incorporate a 10,886-kilogram positioner designed to provide heavy-capacity manufacturing capability for a range of shipbuilding applications.
The company said NNS has already placed a second order worth about $9.9 million for four additional ARCEMY® X systems, with delivery scheduled from AML3D’s technology and manufacturing facility in Stow, Ohio, in early 2027.
AML3D said NNS plans to use an initial fleet of six ARCEMY® X systems to apply additive manufacturing technology in shipbuilding, with the aim of reducing lead times and providing alternatives to traditional manufacturing methods.
The company stated that the investment forms part of broader efforts by NNS to increase shipbuilding throughput through the adoption of new technologies.
AML3D said growing demand for ARCEMY® systems from the U.S. Navy’s Marine Industrial Base reflects increasing interest in additive manufacturing technologies that can reduce production lead times, material waste and environmental impacts while meeting conventional manufacturing standards.
AML3D Chief Executive Officer Sean Ebert said the commissioning of the systems supports the company’s expansion strategy in the United States.
“The strong and growing demand we are seeing from the US MIB is a ringing endorsement of AML3D’s U.S. scale up strategy,” Ebert said.
He added that the company is expanding capacity at its Ohio facility to position itself for future opportunities following a letter of intent received from the U.S. Navy earlier in the 2026 financial year, which indicated potential demand for up to 100 additive manufacturing systems and 3,400 additively manufactured parts by 2030.
Ebert also said similar demand trends were emerging in other defence markets, particularly the United Kingdom, where AML3D has secured defence-related contracts.
“We are looking to leverage our U.S. strategic playbook in Europe, with plans and funds to establish a European Technology and manufacturing hub as we have done in Stow,” he said.
According to AML3D, a European hub would complement its existing manufacturing capabilities in the United States and Australia while supporting opportunities linked to the AUKUS defence partnership and broader industrial manufacturing markets.
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