Current
R W Appleton Current Projects and Activities
- Founding Member, NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Additive Manufacturing Community of Interest
- Voting Member, ASTM F-42 Committee
2019
Projects
- Air Force: F-35 Lightening Life Cycle Management Data Integration
- Army: Bradley Fighting Vehicle, "Hands-on Turret Trainer" (HOTT)
- DoD Maintenance Symposium --- Spokane, Washington
- Army: Bradley Fighting Vehicle, "Bradley Common Software Language" (BCSL) - Pending
- Fuel Cell Integration – into Tactical Electric Vehicles
Activities
- Seminar Panel Member: "Design for Additive Manufacturing" with Terry Wohlers in association with "America Makes", Youngstown, Ohio
- MIT Course – "Additive Manufacturing for Innovative Design & Productions"
- Contributing Author - "Additive Manufacturing Contracting Guide for the United States Office of the Under Secretary of Defense" (OUSD)
- Conference – SME-sponsored RAPID Additive Manufacturing
2018
Projects
- Author – (NATO Publication) "A Review of Existing and Emerging Standards Applicable to Additive Manufacturing"
Activities
- Seminar – Oak Ridge National Laboratories AM
- Military Additive Manufacturing Summit, Tampa, Florida
