Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMT), formerly Lockheed Corporation, was founded in 1912 and is an American aerospace manufacturer. The company merged with Martin Marietta in 1995 and changed its name to Lockheed Martin. In December 2016, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in Sweden published the 2015 Global Top 100 Military Industry Enterprises List. Lockheed Martin still maintains its position as the world's number one weapon manufacturer. On July 19, 2018, the Fortune Global 500 list was released, and Lockheed Martin ranked 200th.
Lockheed Martin is the world's largest weapons and military enterprise. The well-known SkunkWorks is well-known for developing stealth aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft, including the well-known F-117 stealth fighter and the development of top secret aviation in the US Plans, such as U-2, SR-71, etc. In addition to fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin's research and development products also include military transport aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, rockets and missiles, satellites, and civil aviation passenger aircraft.
Today, Lockheed Martin and Arconic, a spin-off 3D printing company, announced that the two parties have signed a two-year joint research and development agreement. The two companies will develop customized lightweight materials systems and advanced manufacturing processes (such as 3D metal printing).
The agreement will help maintain a long-term cooperative relationship between the two parties. Both parties are currently developing process modelling, simulation tools and lightweight corrosion resistant alloys.
O'Conneck also wants Lockheed Martin to provide a variety of innovative multi-material products and 3D printed metal parts. Lockheed Martin's recently released "Corporate Sustainability Report 2017" (2017 Corporate Sustainability Report) detailed its manufacturing technology (such as: industrial 3D printing), improved resource efficiency, reduced materials used, Helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In 2017, Lockheed Martin also made great progress in improving manufacturing energy efficiency, including: completed life-cycle assessments of three products, reduced resource consumption, and reduced total cost of ownership by $ 574 million To reduce adverse effects on the human body and the environment.
Whether in aerospace or military industry, there is the most urgent demand for high-end materials. Lightweighting is only one of the demand directions. At the same time, sufficient mechanical properties and even high temperature resistance are required. The optimized design combines high-performance materials and then uses 3D. With the best technological process of printing technology, it is possible to achieve the ultimate optimization goal.