Nikon Advanced Manufacturing partnering with U.S. Navy to expand U.S. Maritime Industrial Base

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Nikon Advanced Manufacturing Inc. (Nikon AM) is partnering with the U.S. Navy Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program to advance additive manufacturing solutions for the U.S. Navy. Through this initiative, the MIB Program will fund placement of its first ultra-large format Nikon SLM Solutions’ NXG 600E laser-powder bed fusion (L-PBF) metal additive manufacturing (AM) machine in the state-of-the-art, secure Nikon AM Technology Center in Long Beach, California. This facility focuses on metal AM, tackling critical needs in hypersonics, naval, defense, aviation, and space industries. NXG systems will be operated by Nikon AM Synergy Inc., Nikon’s engineering and services company, to qualify additive materials, develop technical data packages in high-productivity multi-laser AM systems, produce critical components, and expand additive manufacturing capabilities in support of U.S. Navy shipbuilding and repair. 

The MIB Program is driving revitalization of U.S. Navy shipbuilding through strategic investments in supply chains, workforce development and advanced manufacturing. These initiatives are leveraging AM and collaborative programs like the Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) in Danville, VA to invest, prove and scale game-changing technologies in the Fleet.

“Nikon AM is proud of its partnership supporting the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base at our AM Technology Center in Long Beach,” says Hamid Zarringhalam, CEO of Nikon AM. “We're building upon Nikon’s long enduring reputation and advanced manufacturing expertise and have invested heavily to enable and scale the Defense Industrial Base on U.S. shores. We will continue to execute our holistic approach to deliver the advanced manufacturing capabilities that are crucial to the United States and allied partners.”