NTI: Norsk Titanium Selected for First 'America Makes' Project to Qualify RPD® for Additive Manufacturing for U.S. Department of War

Plattsburgh, New York - July 27, 2026 - Norsk Titanium has been selected for its
first 'America Makes' project, joining the Joint Additive Qualification for
Sustainment - Supplier Qualification program (JAQS-SQ). 

'America Makes' is the United States' leading public-private partnership focused
on advancing 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing (AM), established to make
the U.S. globally competitive by accelerating technology adoption.

The fully funded 12-month JAQS-SQ project will enable Norsk Titanium to support
qualification pathways for RPD® that accelerate broader adoption of additive
manufacturing across defense applications. Upon completion of the project, Norsk
Titanium will hold qualified status as a supplier of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy
products across all U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) services. Norsk Titanium's
RPD® Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy was recently accepted into the Metallic Materials
Properties Development and Standardization (MMPDS) Handbook and used in
aerospace applications. 

This selection follows Norsk Titanium's recent award under the Defense
Industrial Base Expansion, Development, and Growth Enterprise (DIB-EDGE)
initiative, under which the Department of War committed $4.2 million to advance
RPD® for submarine and maritime applications as part of its Industrial Base
Policy. (Please see
https://www.norsktitanium.com/media/press/norsk-titanium-awarded-contract-to-adv
ance-additive-manufacturing-for-submarine-applications for more information).

With heightened geopolitical tension and rising defense spending, the U.S.
Department of War is seeking to close domestic capacity shortages across
critical materials. With demand rising and traditional titanium supply chains
facing long lead times, material constraints, and limited casting and forging
capacity, Norsk Titanium's RPD® technology provides a ready-now pathway to
expand production with fast, more resilient, and scalable manufacturing
solutions. 

"Together, the two awards mark an important inflection point for our defense
business, highlighting the increasing recognition of Norsk Titanium and RPD® as
key enablers in addressing urgent manufacturing capacity challenges across the
defense industrial base," said Fabrizio Ponte, President and CEO of Norsk
Titanium. "We are pleased to be selected for JAQS-SQ for titanium and will
leverage this award to accelerate the adoption of RPD® as a scalable production
solution also for mission-critical naval applications."


For more information, please contact:

Fabrizio Ponte, President and CEO of Norsk Titanium
Email: Fabrizio.ponte@norsktitanium.com
Tel: +1 404 426 2270

Nicholas Mayer, Vice President Product Management Norsk Titanium
Email: nick.mayer@norsktitanium.com
Tel: +1 310 989 0088


About Norsk Titanium
Norsk Titanium is a global leader in metal 3D printing, innovating the future of
metal manufacturing by enabling a paradigm shift to a clean and sustainable
manufacturing process. With its proprietary Rapid Plasma Deposition® technology
and installed production capacity to generate annual revenues of approximately
USD 300 million, Norsk Titanium offers cost-efficient 3D printing of value-added
metal parts to a large addressable market. RPD® technology uses significantly
less raw material, energy, and time than traditional energy-intensive forming
methods, presenting customers with an opportunity to better manage input costs,
logistics, and environmental impact. RPD® printed parts are already flying on
commercial aircraft, and Norsk Titanium has gained significant traction with
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