Video by Sgt. Conner Robbins | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 10.19.2018
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has proven to be a cost-effective production method that allows Marines to replace and acquire materials faster. With this process, the traditional process for acquiring gear could be expedited and globalized. Most recently, Marines printed parts for the unmanned aircraft, the RQ-21A BlackJack....
Video by Sgt. Conner Robbins | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 09.03.2018
1st Marines logistics group has taken the lead in pushing innovation not only additive Manufacturing but also subtractive manufacturing. Manufacturing is not new, but merely enhancing our ability to fit into new age technology allowing the supply system to be re-invigorated, and being supported through our continual push in innovation efforts. We’ve been doing it a while, and have seen......
Video by Sgt. Conner Robbins | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 08.22.2018
U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, operate out of a mobile Expeditionary Manufacturing (EXMAN) system during a field exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 22, 2018. The EXMAN team supports the supply system by devising innovative solutions through their unique hybrid manufacturing abilities. Within hybrid......
Video by Sgt. Conner Robbins | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 08.01.2018
U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, Expeditionary Manufacturing (EXMAN) recreate a Jacobs brake bolt at Camp Pendleton, Calif., August 1, 2018. The EXMAN team supports the supply system by devising innovative solutions through their unique hybrid manufacturing abilities. Within hybrid manufacturing, metal additive......
Video by Lance Cpl. Adam Dublinske | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 11.15.2017
U.S. Marines with 1st Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, 3-D printed a metal impeller fan for an Assault Breaching Vehicle. The part is the culmination of a process to be able to replace broken or worn out parts of a vehicle with items that are 3-D printed. (U.S Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Adam Dublinske)...
Video by Lance Cpl. Jocelyn Ontiveros | 1st Marine Logistics Group | 04.26.2017
Marines with Reparable Maintenance Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, demonstrate the capabilities of 3-D printing Expeditionary Manufacturing during the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., April 19-28, 2017. 3-D printing technology allows the timely restoration of critical gear and increased readiness by augmenting the......
Video by Aaron Lebsack | Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific | 04.24.2017
Marines assigned to the 1st Maintenance Battalion Expeditionary Manufacturing (EXMAN)unit, demonstrate the Scanning of objects and create a 3-D print of those scans during Ship-to-Shore Maneuver Exploration and Experimentation (S2ME2) Advanced Naval Technology Exercise 2017. (ANTX17) One of the technologies on display is a 3D printer that allows Marines to use additive manufacturing to help......
