Printing Processes and Novel Ink Development for Armament Applications

Dr Brian Fuchs, Mechanical Engineer

U.S. Army

United States

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Presentation Summary

Through the advancement of materials printing, superior capabilities can be added to military assets
US Army ARDEC in investing in numerous Prototyping & Fabrication Techniques in order to modernize and streamline development and production
ARDEC is designing and developing sensors, MEMS, and components to increase force effectiveness and reduce operations & support costs
These technologies will result in new lighter and less expensive, weapon systems that are capable of meeting current and potential challenges

Speaker Biography (Brian Fuchs)

Dr. Fuchs graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1997. He is employed by the U.S. Army RDECOM-Armament Research and Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. Dr. Fuchs conducts research pertaining to energetic materials, energetic materials printing, warheads technology and explosive safety.

Employment highlights include: awarded the Department of the Army Research and Development Achievement Awards in 1989, 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2009 and the Army Research and Development Achievement Award for excellence in Leadership in 2009, He is a member of the Army Insensitive Munitions Board and the RDECOM-ARDEC Energetic Material Qualification Board for Explosives.

Company Profile (United States Army)

The Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center is the Army's "Center of Lethality," a designation that reflects its importance as a provider of more than 90 percent of the Army's lethality to soldiers. 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.

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