# Snowbird Showcases Manufacturing Platform in Houston

Snowbird Technologies will exhibit its containerized SAMM Tech hybrid additive and CNC manufacturing platform at the AM for ONG conference in Houston on October 14–15, 2026. The company cites a RIMPAC demonstration in which seven parts were evaluated; it reports savings of up to 351% on four parts and avoidance of up to 692 procurement hours. The demonstration suggests a potential use for remote-site maintenance and supply-chain resilience, but Snowbird has announced no contract award or solicitation. The conference takes place in one week, on October 14–15.

- The reported results may be relevant to oil and gas operators and defense sustainment organizations assessing ways to produce parts closer to remote or difficult-to-access sites.
- Procurement teams can use the Houston exhibition to examine the platform and ask how the demonstration’s cost and time figures were calculated; the figures are vendor-reported and do not establish a procurement outcome.
- Contractors serving energy or defense customers may find the platform relevant to sustainment and supply-chain proposals, but this announcement identifies no open bid or contract opportunity.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Energy & Utilities, Defense & Military
**Published:** October 06, 2026

### Vendors
- Snowbird Technologies (Conference exhibitor and provider of the SAMM Tech deployable manufacturing platform)

### Key Quotes
> The oil and gas industry faces many of the same supply-chain and sustainment challenges we see in defense, particularly when critical components are needed in remote or difficult-to-access locations.
> — Karl Wojtkun, Vice President of Business Development

### Sources
- [Snowbird Technologies to Showcase Deployable Additive Manufacturing Solutions at AM for ONG -- Snowbird Technologies | PRLog](https://www.prlog.org/13175083-snowbird-technologies-to-showcase-deployable-additive-manufacturing-solutions-at-am-for-ong.html) - PRLog