Saab partnered with Aspen Medical, Philips Electronics Australia, Global Defence Solutions (GDS) and Marshall Land Systems to deliver more than 550 deployable medical modules. The modules provide functions enabling clinical treatment and care up to hospitalisation, and incorporate critical support infrastructure such as shelters, internal power distribution, water and waste management.

A training needs analysis is completed, identifying the gaps between current knowledge, skills, and attitudes to the new capability. This determines the training need, which Aspen Medical designs, develops and delivers to the ADF.

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Sponsored by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and US Army Space and Missile Defense Command and with further support from Redwire, New Mexico Tech, DARPA, and Air Force Research Labs, this mission represents a new era of options for both commercial and defense contractors in SRM manufacturing. X-Bow's innovative 'digital-twin' technology and modular SRM production allow customers to tailor SRM performance to specific mission needs, providing unmatched flexibility compared to traditional single-point designs. This capability positions X-Bow as a leader in an industry where capacity and development constraints often limit new entrants.

Following the increase, X-Bow hosted Ms. Adele Ratcliff, Director of the DoD's Innovation Capability and Modernization (ICAM) Office, at our expanding Texas campus on December 3, 2024. Ms. Ratcliff leads the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) Program, crucial for fortifying the U.S. defense industry and fostering emerging sectors like advanced manufacturing to ensure rapid response to national security needs.

Ms. Ratcliff stated, "It is a national imperative that DoD seek new and rapid alternative sources of solid rocket motor production that provide the Department's decisions makers options that not only meet DoD's operational needs but bring capabilities and capacity to bear that grow the defense industrial base (DIB). X-Bow is a critical partner in the DIB ecosystem that aims to provide technical overmatch in the Hypersonics domain."

X-Bow is working several OTA efforts as a key partner to NSWC IHD focused on modernizing and automating key facilities and capabilities related to SRM production. As part of the U.S. Navy's $2.7 billion 15-year modernization plan for NSWC IHD (a piece of the Department of Defense's national defense strategy), this work will help unlock, expand and modernize the nation's energetics manufacturing capabilities while strengthening the Organic Industrial Base's ability to meet solid propellant rocket motor propulsion needs.

United Performance Metals (UPM), an O’Neal Industries affiliate company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Fabrisonic LLC, a small tech startup dedicated to inspiring the world with new ways of making materials through its patented process, enabling customers to create concepts impossible with traditional manufacturing. This strategic acquisition will enhance UPM’s capabilities in advanced manufacturing and expand its portfolio of innovative solutions.

Fabrisonic, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, was a division of EWI, a renowned leader in advanced manufacturing technologies, before becoming an independent company in 2011. Specializing in metal fabrication and innovation, Fabrisonic developed patented processes to create unique metal materials for industries such as aerospace, defense, space, and automotive. Their technology allows for the joining of dissimilar metals without metallurgical mismatch issues, enabling the creation of high-performance components that increase heat transfer rates, reduce weight, and allow for the embedding of various sensors, amongst a wide variety of unique applications. For more information visit www.fabrisonic.com.

“I am proud of what our team has accomplished and am excited about the future,” said Henry Cialone, Fabrisonic’s Board Chairman and CEO of EWI. “This acquisition opens up new opportunities for both Fabrisonic and our customers, and I look forward to seeing what we can achieve together moving forward.”

United Performance Metals is a global specialty metals solutions center serving customers in a variety of industries offering a full line of high-performance metals and alloys, FIRSTCUT+® Processing Services, quality approvals, and custom supply chain solutions. Fabrisonic will join UPM under the specialty processing facilities that include Precision Thin Strip in Wallingford, CT; UPM Advanced Solutions in Cincinnati, OH; and Precision Cold Saw Cutting and Grinding in Oakland, CA. These locations help provide value-added processing to specialty metals to help UPM’s innovative customers change the world.

“We are thrilled to welcome Fabrisonic to the United Performance Metals family,” said Peter Neuberger, President and CEO of United Performance Metals. “Their cutting-edge technology and expertise will significantly bolster our capabilities to create unique materials to support our innovative manufacturing customers.”

“This is a significant step forward for Fabrisonic,” said Jason Riley, General Manager of Fabrisonic. “Joining the United Performance Metals family of companies will enable Fabrisonic to leverage greater resources and expanded capabilities. This will allow us to increase our market reach and continue to bring novel solutions to our customers. Kudos to our incredible team of engineers, both past and present, for getting us to this point. We have a bright future ahead and are excited for this next step.”

This acquisition marks a significant milestone for United Performance Metals, reinforcing its commitment to technological advancement and industry leadership. The company is eager to leverage Fabrisonic’s innovative technology to deliver superior solutions and drive transformative progress for its clients and partners.

To better serve the additive manufacturing community, UPM Advanced Solutions is now the preferred powder distributor for Carpenter Additive. This partnership strengthens Carpenter’s reach by enabling UPM Advanced Solutions to support transactional powder business with expert service and flexible ordering. UPM Advanced Solutions offers fast, reliable delivery—including same-day shipping on in-stock materials—ensuring customers experience shorter lead times and greater convenience. As Carpenter’s trusted distribution partner, UPM Advanced Solutions is committed to helping grow the powder market and making high-performance additive materials more accessible.

UPM Advanced Solutions will be stocking high-quality Carpenter powder that is used for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), Direct Energy Deposition (DED), and Electron Beam Melting (EBM). These materials are commonly used in the aerospace, defense, space, medical, and energy industries, as well as other industrial markets. Below is a breakdown of the new powders and some of their key features and benefits:

- Inconel 625: Inconel 625 offers outstanding high temperature strength, great corrosion resistance, and high fatigue and creep rupture strength. This material is commonly used in aerospace, oil & gas, and power generation applications.

- Inconel 718: Inconel 718 has high temperature strength and fatigue resistance, lending it to a wide range of applications including aerospace, space, defense, oil & gas, and other industries where high temperature and strength are needed.
- AlSi10Mg: This aluminum alloy powder is known for its lightweight nature, corrosion resistance, thermal conductivity, and high strength-to-weight ratio. It is a versatile material that is used in various industries, particularly aerospace and automotive.
- Stainless 316: Stainless 316 offers excellent corrosion resistance, strength, ductility, and toughness, as well a great high-temperature performance. In additive manufacturing, this powder is typically used for aerospace and medical applications.
- Stainless 15-5: This powder poses high strength and hardness, even at elevated temperatures, making it suitable for demanding applications including aerospace, nuclear, and other high energy industries.
- M300: With high strength, hardness, and wear resistance, tool steel 300 is able to be used in a range of applications, specifically tooling and die casting.
- Ti-64: This material offers high strength, low density, excellent corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility, making it suitable for medical applications.
- Grade 23: This titanium grade includes excellent biocompatibility and enhanced mechanical properties, making it a top contender in the medical industry for implants and surgical instruments.
- Hastelloy HX: This nickel-based powder offers great tensile strength and high temperature performance. Hastelloy HX is used in the aerospace, power generation, and alternative energy industries.
- GrCop42: This material displays high thermal conductivity, excellent creep resistance, and the ability to maintain strength at high temperatures, making it suitable for high heat application including space and aerospace.
- CCM: Due to its excellent mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility, CCM is commonly used in medical applications and aerospace components.
- CCM MC: This material offers high strength, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and biocompatibility. Due to these key features, CCM MC is used in the power generation and medical industries.

At UPM Advanced Solutions, we are here to be your one-stop shop for additive solutions, with build plates, powder, feedstock, and other consumables, as well as customizable solutions, post print processing, and value chain management. As a global provider, our goal is to achieve same-day responses, next-day shipments, and quick turnarounds, making sure that we have the proper inventory on hand. We are here to help any customer find the powder they are looking for, even if it is not currently stocked and readily available.

United Performance Metals’ Oakland, California location is focused on providing high-quality plate products and FIRSTCUT+® Processing Services. This facility is home to grinding and precision cold saw cutting machinery that achieves precise tolerances and surface finishes. United Performance Metals Oakland, California location primarily works with stainless steel and PRODEC® grades in plate form. These products are purchased from the highest quality mills in the world and are fully certified and DFARS compliant. UPM’s Oakland facility specializes in grinding and cold sawing, where they can further process plate products to meet customers’ needs. To learn more about UPM’s plate product offerings.

Grinding - UPM’s Oakland, California branch has the capability to grind various grades of stainless steel. Standard tolerances include thickness +/- .005”, flat and parallel w/I .005” and surface finish at 63 RMS. Additionally, this location has the capacity to grind external customer-provided materials. There are two types of grinding machines used to help achieve the proper tolerance and finish: Blanchard and Double Disc. Blanchard grinding uses a vertical grinding spindle with a cylindrical grinding wheel and flat magnetic chuck to hold ferrous material to be finished. As the magnetic chuck rotates, this action helps carry the work under the sides to remove the material. The rotary motion of the grinder allows work to be loaded in a full circle so there are no end pieces. Double Disc grinding works by using abrasive wheels on opposite sides of each other to grind and remove equal amounts from both sides of material. This process generally produces the highest level of flatness and parallelism on opposing surfaces and is typically used for high productivity jobs. To learn more about UPM’s grinding services.

Precision Cold Saw Cutting - UPM’s Cold saw cutting virtually eliminates the heat affected zones often incurred as part of the plasma cutting process and minimizes labor time and expense. Standard tolerances include 3/16" - 1 3/4" +/- .060 - .000 and 2" and thicker +/- .125 - .000. A cold saw is a circular saw with a toothed saw blade that keeps the primary material cool. The chips that are cut away from the metal absorb the heat, thus transferring it away from the material being cut as well as the cutting blade. United Performance Metals utilizes superior grade, precision tungsten carbide tips specifically suited for customer applications. To learn more about UPM’s precision cold saw cutting.

Why it matters: "The Lockheed Martin Corporation, I will say, is one of the largest producers and procurers of solid-rocket motors in Western civilization," he said in an interview.

Lockheed, also the world's largest defense contractor by revenue, "does not enter these agreements lightly, is what we understand," he added. "They get their choice of investments in these areas."
The latest: The arrangement coincides with the closure of X-Bow's Series B funding round at a little more than $105 million.

Investors include Razor's Edge Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Balerion Space Ventures and Capital Factory Ventures.
Lockheed Martin Ventures and Boeing Ventures were early backers, as well.
Between the lines: X-Bow (pronounced crossbow) is among a handful of fresh SRM competitors in the U.S. The cadre's breakout comes as pricey munitions are expended across the world and the Pentagon sweats industrial health back home.

State of play: X-Bow is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is building an energetics campus near Austin, Texas. It will open soon.

The company also offers a "rocket factory in a box" for distributed, on-demand production.

Its approximately 300 employees include SpaceX alumni.
Context: X-Bow has inked contracts across the military and, Hundley said, "all the services are ... experiencing the same pinch point at the same time."

"We've been focused on two factors for the last several years: scale and affordability," he said.
The company was previously tapped for work tied to the Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon and the Navy's Conventional Prompt Strike.

To strengthen the industrial base and create mutual benefit for both companies, X-Bow and Lockheed Martin have entered into a strategic agreement allowing Lockheed Martin to accelerate X-Bow as a new independent supplier of SRMs and other services for their existing and future programs.

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