Metal Additive Manufacturing Conference - MAMC 2026

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The escalating threat of High-Intensity Conflict (HIC) and the increasing fragility of global supply chains pose existential risks to modern defense readiness. Traditional centralized logistics models are increasingly inadequate for contested environments, where supply chain interdiction is a constant threat. To address this strategic vulnerability,
Airbus DS proposes a decentralized...

The evolving European security environment has increased the demand for resilient, flexible, and sovereign manufacturing capabilities within the defence sector, placing additive manufacturing (AM) at the forefront of future production strategies. This contribution examines the potential of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), with a particular focus on the Fronius Additive Cell, as a...

The availability and service life of industrial equipment increasingly depend on the ability to respond rapidly to component damage, spare-part shortages, and obsolescence. Metal additive manufacturing offers a compelling alternative to conventional supply chains: damaged high-value components can be restored by directed energy deposition, while replacement parts can be manufactured on demand...

Europe has a strong research and industrial base in additive manufacturing, but it is scaling up much more slowly than its global competitors. The main challenge is not a lack of innovation, but a lack of implementation. From the perspective of AMDefNet, this keynote argues that Europe must move from demonstration projects to real industrial capability. This can be achieved through structured...

Strategic autonomy is created not in policy papers but in melt pools, powder plants, and qualification labs. Europe is rearming, yet its materials and manufacturing base has not kept pace with its ambitions: critical dependencies in refractory metals, titanium feedstock, and powder production sit alongside a deeper structural problem: qualification. Metal additive manufacturing offers defence...

The rapid repair of damaged military equipment is often essential for the sustainment of operational capabilities. Whenever the damage is beyond repair and logistics are not ready to deliver spare parts in reasonable time, the manufacturing of crucial spare parts near the battlefield is offering a suitable solution. Additive manufacturing has been instigated and tested for these purposes...

The integration of additive manufacturing into the logistics processes of the armed forces has been established successfully at various levels in various nations. Especially the spare parts supply chain of armed forces during military missions can benefit from the advantages of additive manufacturing, particularly by reduced lead times, smaller spare parts inventories as well as enhanced...