French Army installs two Prodways P1000 3D printers for manufacturing spare parts

French industrial 3D printer provider Prodways has revealed that the French Army will be integrating two of its ProMaker P1000 3D printers into its operations. The systems were ordered by the Integrated Structure for Maintaining Land Equipment in operational condition, a division of the French Army focusing on the operational maintenance of land equipment for all Army units. SIMMT will equip the P1000 3D printers to help validate the advantages of 3D printing for manufacturing spare parts in real conditions. Both systems plan to be delivered to the French Army by summer 2019. Both P1000 3D printers will be utilized by the French Army to different ends, with Prodways supplying the materials, as well as training the operators on how to use the two systems.