Case Study: Phillips Corporation enables U.S. Department of Defense additive manufacturing with 3YOURMIND

How to Prepare Defense Industries for Additive Manufacturing

Phillips Corporation, a company specializing in machine manufacturing and government services, faced the challenge of enabling additive manufacturing (AM) for the U.S. Department of Defense. The difficulty was in identifying which parts from large, aging inventories were suitable for AM and in navigating the government's complex qualification processes for new manufacturing methods. They partnered with the vendor 3YOURMIND to address this.

3YOURMIND provided its part assessment tool to help analyze and qualify parts for AM production using technical and economic factors. The solution combined this software with Phillips Corporation's equipment and expertise to manage workflow, print prototypes, and streamline production. The result empowered government entities like the U.S. Marine Corps to identify AM use cases and develop their own internal additive manufacturing capabilities, giving them greater control over their supply chain.

Phillips Corporation

Tim McClanahan

Director Program Management Office