Use of 3D Technical Data for Sustainment: DLA 3D PDF Operational Demonstration
Piloting the use of 3D data in weapon procurement
Excerpt: This presentation will describe Defense Logistics Agency’s recent operational pilot to test the use of 3D data in procurement of legacy weapon system parts. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is America’s combat logistics support agency, responsible for buying spare parts for more than 2000 weapon systems used by our military. Most of those weapon systems were designed decades ago, and the technical data used to design and build them was two-dimensional (2D) drawings. DLA still uses that old 2D … Read moreAbout the presenter(s)
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This presentation will describe Defense Logistics Agency’s recent operational pilot to test the use of 3D data in procurement of legacy weapon system parts.
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is America’s combat logistics support agency, responsible for buying spare parts for more than 2000 weapon systems used by our military. Most of those weapon systems were designed decades ago, and the technical data used to design and build them was two-dimensional (2D) drawings. DLA still uses that old 2D technical data to buy parts for these legacy systems.
However, the state of the art today is to build parts using three-dimensional (3D) models. It’s the way new weapon systems are designed and manufactured. In fact, much of the manufacturing in the private sector is accomplished by small specialized firms that expect to receive 3D models from their clients. In the case of DLA, some manufacturers choose not to bid on parts without 3D models, while others convert DLA’s 2D drawings into 3D models to drive their machines.