# ExOne awarded contract to develop high-strength steel for US Air Force

ExOne announced it was awarded a contract by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) on behalf of the US Air Force Research Laboratory to develop binder jet manufacturing processes for AF-9628 high-strength steel alloy.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-10-22
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: binder jet 3D printing processes, AF-9628 high-strength steel alloy
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [ExOne](https://endata.com/companies/50676.md)
- [National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining](https://endata.com/companies/16497.md) (partner)
- [United States Air Force Research Laboratory](https://endata.com/companies/37842.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [airframer.com](https://www.airframer.com/news/release/exone-awarded-contract-to-develop-and-qualify-novel-high-strength-steel-for), 2020-10-22: "The ExOne Company, the global leader in industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, announced that it was recently awarded a contract to develop binder jet manufacturing processes for a novel steel alloy for the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)."

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