AM Forward: the beginning of a broad revival of American industrial might

AM Forward supports the adoption of 3D printing in US

On May 6 2022, the President of the United States of America Biden has announced the launch of the AM Forward initiative, which identifies a series of federal programs that US SME manufacturers can use to support their adoption of 3D printing and increase its competitiveness.

Biden’s administration priority is to fight inflation by lowering costs that working families face and lowering the federal deficit.

One of the best ways to lower the cost of the goods and services that families rely on is to make more things in America, with more secure, resilient supply chains. We have learned this the hard way during this crisis – when frail supply chains and oversea’ s manufacturing resulted in bottlenecks and higher prices.

Roboze additive manufacturing and Siemens Energy for US SME

Roboze has always been committed to redesign the global supply chain through its repeatable 3D printing technology for high performance materials, aiming to create a new sustainable production model. We bring production close to the point of use, reducing transport times and related Co2 emissions, delivering parts just in time and on demand, while re-shoring production of components.

This approach has been supported by customers such as Siemens Energy, one of the early supporters of the AM Forward initiative. Siemens Energy will target to purchase 20-40% of total externally sourced AM parts and services from U.S.-based suppliers and partners. It will engage 10-20 U.S. SME suppliers to help improve their additive manufacturing capability. And it will also train 10-20 SME suppliers on inspection and post-processing best practices.

For those like Roboze that are daily committed to improving the competitiveness of small-and-medium-sized manufacturers in the world through 3D printing solutions and the promotion of distributed manufacturing to bring the value of production close to the point of use, this particular historical fact is of vital importance.

More info on the White House fact sheet.