Sand Core Tooling

Name: Sand Core Tooling
Creator: Department of the Navy
Keywords: OTHER

Department of the NavyNaval Postgraduate School (NPS)

AI Overview

The Navy seeks to replace traditional sand core tooling with additive manufacturing processes for casting components. This development will reduce defects, eliminate production bottlenecks, and create surge capacity for critical defense manufacturing.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency

Department of the Navy

Funding Amount

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Release Date

May 20, 2024

Due Date

May 20, 2024 (Closed)

Official Description

The Department of Defense is constantly seeking innovative solutions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its production processes. In line with this goal, the department has identified the need to replace the current sand core tooling process with a more advanced additive manufacturing (AM) process. This change aims to address the significant bottleneck caused by worn tooling and streamline the production of critical casting components. By adopting this cutting-edge technology, the De...

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Change History

Date ChangedMar 30, 2026 at 10:20 PM