DLA News Archive

Tag: Research and Development

A large hammer forge at SIFCO Industries in Cleveland uses tons of pressure to form metal into high-strength military parts.

April 20, 2016

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Casting and forging are among the oldest manufacturing methods but are still used to make some very high-tech parts needed by the military.

Army researchers use cutting edge 3D printers
Inside a massive 3D printer a delicate head moves at lightning speed to precisely deposit heated plastic layer-by-layer to create a hardened part.

April 20, 2016

Parts on Demand

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, will someday enable DLA to make hard-to-obtain parts quickly and economically, starting with seven aircraft parts.

April 20, 2016

DLA’s Process Problem Solvers

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA’s Weapon System Sustainment R&D Program helps make sure customers have the parts they need, addressing process problems as they occur.

Ram Chhetri, a mechanic from Nepal, washes off an M1151 up-armored Humvee outside the 1st Battalion, 401st Army Field Support Brigade vehicle maintenance facility at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar, Oct. 8. Ray Green, a mechanic from Charleston, S.C., supervises from behind the vehicle. Shipped from Iraq, ITT-contracted mechanics finished retrofitting the vehicle to Fragmentation Kit Seven configurations, upgrading it from FRAG-5.

April 20, 2016

Coming Soon to a Trail Near You … Maybe

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA is looking at several options for disposing of excess military vehicles to recoup taxpayer dollars while protecting the public.

April 20, 2016

DLA NewsWire

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Inside a massive 3D printer, a delicate head moves at lightning speed to precisely deposit heated plastic layer by layer to create a hardened part. DLA is researching whether 3D printing could help reduce costs and improve readiness.

Aug. 13, 2015

3D printing could help DLA cut costs, improve parts support

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — The Defense Logistics Agency is evaluating whether 3D printing, a process commercial manufacturers use to produce everything from prosthetics to airplane parts, could lower the cost and reduce lead times for hard-to-source, obsolete and back-ordered parts.