More than 600 attendees participated the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center’s 10th annual Science and Technology Day networking event on May 11 at Picatinny Arsenal. The event featured 85 ARDEC scientific teams, displaying their science and technology (S&T) programs with the intent to foster discussion and collaboration across the organization, as well as with…
Army Fires Ammo, Grenade Launcher Created with 3-D Printing
Using additive manufacturing, Picatinny scientists and engineers have successfully manufactured and fired a grenade launcher and training round, a significant step on the path towards decreasing the time it takes engineers to research, develop, and manufacture ammunition and guns. Additive manufacturing is the process of printing 3-D objects. An engineer takes a Computer Aided Design…