Markforged Industrial Series
Markforged has announced a partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp, a trusted provider of IT solutions to government agencies.
The alliance between the two organisations will see Carahsoft serve as Markforged’s master government aggregator and distributor, making the Boston-based vendor’s additive manufacturing products accessible by U.S. federal government departments through its NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V contract.
This government-wide acquisition contract works to make the purchase of technology quicker and easier for federal agencies, like the Department of Defense, Department of Education, and the Department of Energy. Carahsoft supports a network of resellers and service providers to unite these agencies with the latest technologies, among them 3D printing.
Markforged is renowned for its office-friendly, professional standard additive manufacturing hardware, their dimensions compact, and their design geared towards application in the most demanding settings. The company is also pushing to expand its portfolio of strong and durable materials.
Its printing systems, across its Metal, Industrial, and Desktop lines, have so far been installed in six continents, mainly in the research and production facilities of private companies and educational institutes. By partnering with Carahsoft, the company is now looking to penetrate the public sector, delivering alternative production means to a host of government agencies.
“For decades, Federal agencies have used lengthy and complex supply chains to send new or replacement parts to the field,” commented Brian Houle, Markforged Vice President of Global Channel Sales. “Markforged is excited to work with Carahsoft and our value-added resellers to eliminate that burden with 3D printing technologies that produce custom tools and end-use parts in real time.”
“Being able to produce tools and parts independent of existing supply chains gives field teams the ability to adapt to changing mission needs,” added Lacey Wean, Manager of the Markforged team at Carahsoft. “We look forward to partnering with Markforged and our reseller partners to offer Federal agencies the ability to deploy their own 3D printers and avoid the traditional costs and delays associated with external vendors.”
