ROCK HILL, SC—3D Systems is involved in two projects for the Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Army Research Laboratory. The first is the creation of the world’s largest powder-metal 3D printer. The other focuses on topical optimization of additive manufacturing to improve the Army's 3D-printed products.

3D Systems was awarded a $15 million contract in the third quarter of 2019 for the metal 3D printer project. Since then, the company's engineering and applications experts have developed a nine-laser metal 3D printer that measures 1 meter by 1 meter by 600 millimeters, making it the largest of its kind in the industry.