The University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, Oklahoma, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in collaboration with the Air Force Sustainment Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, are launching Phase II of a transformative additive manufacturing initiative aimed at modernizing how the military sustains legacy aircraft. OU has been awarded $8.8 million to support the next stage of the program.

With more than $13 million in funding from the U.S. Army, Auburn University’s National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) is expanding its capabilities to meet the growing demand for large, complex metal components critical to Army modernization and sustainment.

The U.S. Army marked a major milestone in advanced manufacturing with the March 19 ribbon-cutting of the new Additive Makerspace at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. The facility strengthens the Army’s commitment to accelerating innovation through additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping.

Höganäs AB, Höganäs, Sweden has announced the winners of the international PowdrIQ metal powder university challenge, recognizing innovative ideas in metal powder applications addressing future industrial and sustainability challenges. The winners are 1^st place: Nian Hong and Shuangfei Yan, Shanghai University in China; 2^nd place: Akshay Bankar, Nit Trichy (National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli), India; and 3^rd place: Camili Baldessini and Desirée Gomes Heleno Rita, University of Campinas, Brazil.

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PTI Tech, Clifton, New Jersey, received a Gold Tier Award from BAE Systems’ Partner 2 Win program. The award recognizes the company’s metal injection molding contributions to BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems sector supply chain in 2025.

Refractory ceramics manufacturer Sunrock Ceramics LLC, Broadview, Illinois, has been acquired by Powder Processing and Technology, LLC (PPT GROUP), Valparaiso, Indiana, a wholly owned subsidiary of EJ-Vestco Industries.

VALIMET, Inc., Stockton, California, has been awarded an SBIR Phase II contract for a project based on Scandium-Aluminum Alloy 3D-Printed Parts: Developing & Validating a Domestic Value Chain.