EDINBURGH, Australia, May 14, 2026 – Austal USA and AML3D Limited (ASX:AL3) (“AML3D” or “the Company”) are pleased to announce completion of the order for delivery of AML3D’s first portable ARCEMY small edition (“portable ARCEMY”) to the US Navy’s Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence (AM CoE) in Danville, Virginia (“Danville”). Austal USA, which runs the AM CoE, ordered the portable ARCEMY, mounted in a 20-foot (~6 meter) shipping container to allow for fast and flexible deployment. The portable ARCEMY will be used to accelerate technological development and component manufacturing at Danville and add to the existing fleet of two custom large scale ARCEMY X systems.
The successful completion of factory acceptance testing and installation of this first portable ARCEMY triggers the final 50% payment of the~AU$1.2 million order. Pre-mounting the portable ARCEMY in a shipping container allows for the easy redeployment of the system as Austal USA’s additive manufacturing operations at Danville expand. The field service time to reinstall the portable system can be as little as to 1-2 days compared to 2 – 3 weeks for a fixed system.
It is expected the flexible deployment profile of the portable ARCEMY will also demonstrate its potential use for forward deployment by multiple branches of the US military. ARCEMY technology is already
used to manufacture components that meet US military specifications. The portable ARCEMY provides point of need additive manufacturing that delivers high-quality parts with significantly reduced lead times.
AML3D CEO Sean Ebert said, “It is exciting to continue to build our relationship with Austal USA. The success of this first portable, containerised system demonstrates how AML3D can flex its technology to meet multiple US military and industrial manufacturing use cases. The addition of the portable ARCEMY brings Austal USA’s fleet of customised ARCEMY systems to three at the US Navy’s Danville Center of excellence. And we still are only just beginning to access the huge opportunity to support the US Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base outlined in the Letter of Intent we received from the US Navy that indicated a need for up to 100 additive manufacturing systems and 3,400 additively manufactured parts by 2030.”
Austal USA VP Don Hairston said, “At Austal USA, our growing relationship with AML3D reflects a shared vision to redefine what’s possible in advanced manufacturing. The introduction of a containerized, fully deployable additive manufacturing system is a game-changer—it not only increases our capability at the U.S. Navy AM CoE, but it also allows us to demonstrate production directly at the point of need. Together, we’re not just enhancing supply chains—we’re transforming them, delivering next-generation capability exactly where and when it matters most.”
About AML3D
AML3D Limited, a publicly listed technology company founded in 2014, utilizes new technologies to pioneer and lead metal additive manufacturing globally. Disrupting the traditional manufacturing space, AML3D has developed and patented a Wire Additive Manufacturing (WAM) process that metal 3D prints commercial, large-scale parts for Aerospace, Defense, Maritime, Manufacturing, Mining and Oil & Gas. AML3D provides parts contract manufacturing from its Technology Centre in Adelaide, Australia, and is the OEM of ARCEMY, an industrial metal 3D printing system that combines IIoT and Industry 4.0 to enable manufacturers to become globally competitive. For more information, visit https://aml3d.com.
