Snowbird Technologies manufactures 316L parts aboard USS Essex during RIMPAC 2026

Snowbird Technologies, a Florida-based developer of ruggedized manufacturing systems, has produced 316L stainless steel components aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2026. The demonstration formed part of a distributed manufacturing experiment led by the Naval Postgraduate School’s Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE). During the vessel’s…