The US Department of Defense is partnering with industry and academia on an initiative to advance the state-of-the-art in developing and demonstrating new technologies and processes focused on optimizing forging outcomes. The overall goal is to streamline forging operations, deliver quality products with limited defects, and enhance the supply chain, while limiting costs, impacts to the environment, and safety and health risks to workers. Special emphasis will focus on exploring innovative solutions for some key technical areas associated with current forgingchallenges:

• Shorter lead-time and life extension of forging dies by robotic direct energy deposition (DED) repair
• Iterative testing, deployment, and evaluation of robotic-assisted wire arc additive manufacturing/remanufacturing (WAAM/WAAR) to extend forge tool life
• Engineered grain structure of forged materials using process and microstructure evolution modeling
• Forging hot part inspection using manufacturing autonomous systems

If you feel your organization has the technical capabilities and would like to be considered for this project, please complete the form below and upload your organization’s technical capabilities statement.

Interested Submissions Due by 4/16/25.

We encourage participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), including Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs).