ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 7, 2015) -- Transitioning a technology prototype from a U.S. Army engineer's laboratory to the Soldier on the ground is filled with potential obstacles.
Developing a manufacturing process to go from a handful of units to full production in the industrial base, while maintaining affordability, is a frequent challenge. Another issue is finding companies in the defense industrial base that have the expertise and production capability necessary
to make an item. Even if the new idea is an improved iteration of an existing piece of equipment that has been previously manufactured, it may be too expensive to produce in large numbers.
To assist the Army research and development community in overcoming these challenges, the Army Manufacturing Technology Program, known as ManTech, steps in. Its team provides seed funding to close technological, risk, manufacturing production and affordability gaps by working with the Army's organic industrial base as well as private industry.
To learn more about ManTech, watch the extended version of the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUg8GDGg5u4
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