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Key Points
- Initial Austal USA production parts order valued at about AU$0.5 million
- Three large high-pressure CuNi fluid control components for US Navy submarines
- Moves this component from traditional manufacture to AML3D WAM printing
- 50% upfront; balance on delivery, testing and commissioning by end Q3 FY27
- Release cites 16 Navy SIB systems deployed; CEO also cites 17 US ARCEMY systems
About AML3D (ASX:AL3)
AML3D Limited is an ASX-listed metal additive manufacturing company headquartered in Adelaide. It designs and sells ARCEMY industrial wire-arc 3D printing systems and provides contract manufacturing of large metal parts.
AML3D (ASX:AL3) has converted a Copper-Nickel qualification program for the US Navy submarine industrial base into an initial production parts order from Austal USA.
The order is valued at approximately AU$0.5 million for three large, high pressure, Copper-Nickel (CuNi) fluid control components for use in US Navy nuclear submarines, moving procurement of this component from traditional manufacturing to AML3D's Advanced Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAM). Parts will be metal 3D printed at AML3D's US headquarters and technology center at Stow, Ohio. Payment terms are 50% of the total contract value upfront and the balance upon delivery, testing and commissioning of the production parts, expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter FY27. The body of the release says 16 systems have been deployed to support the US Navy SIB to date, while the CEO says 17 ARCEMY systems have been deployed to meet US demand to date, with 16 of those in support of the US Navy SIB. US Navy forecasts cited by AML3D indicated a need for up to 100 advanced additive manufacturing systems and 1,600 additively manufactured components by 2030.
The release does not disclose unit pricing beyond the approximate AU$0.5 million order value, or whether further production orders will follow.
Source: AML3D Limited (ASX:AL3), 17 September 2026. Summary content supplied by Digifin Pty Ltd.
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