New collaborative effort to revolutionize total defense spare parts manufacturing

Sweden is taking a historic step towards building a new type of technical capability aimed at strengthening the total defense capability for rapid and safe spare parts production. Yesterday, the Advanced Manufacturing Coordination Center (AMCC) was inaugurated - a project that brings together civilian and military expertise to develop advanced manufacturing with both civilian and defense-critical applications.

The project includes new machines, advanced test environments and coordinated development to strengthen Sweden's technological freedom of action.

AMCC is a strategic initiative in which the Swedish Armed Forces, industry, academia and community stakeholders are working together to build new capabilities in additive manufacturing (3D printing) - a technology that enables rapid and sustainable production of components and spare parts, even when supply chains are disrupted.

- To defend Sweden and our allies, we need both people and technology that can act quickly and independently. AMCC is a concrete step in building that capability - to be able to manufacture, repair and replace critical components even when regular supply chains are broken. It strengthens our readiness, our freedom of action and our defense," says Stefan Sandborg, Head of the Support Unit at the Defense Staff, Swedish Armed Forces.

AMCC is jointly run by the Swedish Armed Forces, Innovatum Science Park, GKN Aerospace, University West, Waamlabz and the City of Trollhättan. The consortium combines research, industrial experience and technical excellence - and demonstrates the collaborative power required to build the production of the future.

AMCC lays the foundation for a national ecosystem for advanced manufacturing and repair, strengthening Sweden's role in both European and transatlantic cooperation - and taking another step towards a more robust and self-sufficient total defense.

- It's about more than just technology. We are building capacity and robustness that will allow us to accelerate development and production regardless of what the world around us looks like," says Linda Bohlin Trajkovski, CEO of Innovatum Science Park.

The initiative is driven by the growing need to replace critical materials and components quickly - even when supply chains are disrupted or affected by crisis or conflict.

AMCC builds new technical and organizational capabilities that strengthen Sweden's military capacity and civil preparedness. Additive manufacturing makes it possible to manufacture and repair parts locally, reducing dependence on global suppliers and creating a more robust and flexible supply structure.

After 20 years of research and development in additive manufacturing and advanced production technology, it is natural that the establishment takes place in Trollhättan. There is a strong innovation cluster here where academia, industry and society are already collaborating to develop the manufacturing methods of the future.

AMCC strengthens Trollhättan's role as a national node for additive manufacturing, and Sweden takes a step forward in the development of advanced, sustainable and defense-critical production.

The official opening marks the start of the first phase of the project, which will begin in the fall of 2025 - just months after the first decisions were taken and contracts signed. It demonstrates the speed, coordination and determination that characterize the cooperation.