YOUNGSTOWN, OH, USA, Aug 6, 2026 – America Makes and the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) are proud to announce the winners of a recent project call worth $9M in funding.
Delta Qual 2.0 is funded by the Office of the Under Secretary of War, Manufacturing Technology Office (OSW ManTech). It addresses key additive manufacturing (AM) qualification challenges across the defense industrial base (DIB) by streamlining testing requirements, strengthening machine installation standards, and increasing flexibility for processing parameters.
“Modernizing AM qualification is essential to maintaining our defense readiness,” said John Martin, Additive Manufacturing Research Director at America Makes. “Delta Qual 2.0 will lay the groundwork for a more agile, trusted, and scalable manufacturing ecosystem. Congratulations to the winners, whose efforts are ensuring support for the Department of War’s objectives to deploy reliable, cost-effective, and scalable advanced manufacturing solutions for national security.”
The winners for this project call are below:
Topic 1: Quantitative Measurement-Based Installation Qualification
- Team Lead: ATI Materials
- Project Team: EOS North America, Inc., Phase3D, Laboratory Testing (LTI), Lockheed Martin, L3Harris Technologies, Fluor Marine Propulsion
- Team Lead: Trusted Metal, LLC
- Project Team: Dyndrite, RTX Technology Research Center (RTRC), University of North Carolina Charlotte, Oerlikon, Velo3D
Topic 2: Bracketed Qualification for LPBF
- Team Lead: Auburn University
- Project Team: Texas A&M University, Northrop Grumman, Eaton, Cumberland Additive, Nikon SLM, Prime Tech, 3Degrees, Ansys, Dyndrite, Oqton, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), RTX (Raytheon), Batelle
Topic 3: Red Team
- Team Lead: The Barnes Global Advisors
- Project Team: SAE International, American Welding Society, ASTM International, Battelle, University of Texas at El Paso, Colorado School of Mines, Johns Hopkins University, NIST, Elementus Additive, Nikon AM, SME, Nikon, VulcanForms, Northrop Grumman Space Systems, The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Parker Hannifin, U.S. Army DEVCOM Aviation and Missile Center, U.S. Army, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base, Naval Nuclear Laboratory, Federal Aviation Administration
About America Makes
America Makes is the nation’s leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing (AM) technology and education. America Makes members from industry, academia, government, and workforce and economic development organizations work together to accelerate the adoption of AM and the nation’s global manufacturing competitiveness. Founded in 2012 as the Department of War’s National Manufacturing Innovation Institute for AM and the first of the Manufacturing USA network, America Makes is based in Youngstown, Ohio, and managed by the not-for-profit National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM). Learn more at americamakes.us.
About NCDMM
NCDMM delivers innovative and collaborative manufacturing solutions that enhance our nation’s workforce and economic competitiveness. NCDMM has extensive knowledge and depth in commercial and defense manufacturing areas to continually innovate, improve, and advance manufacturing technologies and methodologies. Our experienced team specializes in identifying the needs, players, technologies, and processes to attain optimal solutions for our customers. We connect the dots. That’s the NCDMM methodology. With seven locations nationwide, NCDMM manages America Makes, Youngstown Innovation Hub, and El Paso Makes and is a subsidiary of the Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group, Inc. (MTDG). Learn more at ncdmm.org.
About AFRL
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is the Department of the Air Force’s primary scientific research and development center and one of six centers within Air Force Materiel Command. AFRL plays an integral role in leading the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for our air, space, and cyberspace forces. With a workforce spanning across nine technology areas and 40 other operations around the globe, AFRL provides a diverse portfolio of science and technology ranging from fundamental to advanced research and technology development. For more information, visit afresearchlab.com.
