Overview of Materials Printing Capabilities and Prototype Development for U.S. Army Applications

Mr. James Zunino is a Factor IV Materials Engineer within the Materials, Manufacturing and Prototype Technology Division, located at the U.S Army Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. He holds a Master's of Business Administration and a B.S in Chemical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Mr. Zunino serves as the ARDEC Subject Matter Expert on flexible electronics, material printing, and novel ink development. Mr. Zunino works with customers and end users to develop prototypes and provides solutions to help meet needs and requirements. Mr. Zunino serves as an ARDEC Project Officer for several Army Programs.

The Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) is the U.S. Army's "Center of Lethality," a designation that reflects its importance as a provider of more than 90 percent of the Army's lethality used every day by the U.S. Warfighter. ARDEC's overall missions are: to improve already fielded items, develop new items, maintain a strong armament technology base in government, industry and academia and provide technical support to soldiers in the field. ARDEC is an internationally acknowledged hub for the advancement of armaments technology and engineering innovation.