# Snowbird Demonstrates Deployable Manufacturing in Hawaii

During RIMPAC 2026, Snowbird Technologies demonstrated its SAMM Tech deployable hybrid-manufacturing platform aboard USS Essex and at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, producing seven metal components on demand. Snowbird reported cost advantages over OEM procurement for four components, savings of up to 351%, and approximately 692 procurement hours avoided on one part order. The demonstration highlights a potential Navy sustainment use for manufacturing parts near the point of need, but no solicitation, contract award, or funding amount was announced.

- Procurement teams can treat the results as a sustainment-market signal and assess whether on-site manufacturing could address specific parts availability or procurement-time challenges.
- The reported savings and time reduction are company-reported demonstration results, not evidence of an awarded procurement or validated savings across other parts and operating conditions.
- Contractors can use the demonstration to identify potential Navy requirements for deployable manufacturing systems and related technical support, while recognizing that no active bid opportunity or procurement contact was provided.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- United States Navy (US Navy)
- Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY)
- Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)

### Vendors
- Snowbird Technologies (Manufacturer of the SAMM Tech deployable manufacturing system; demonstration participant)
- Meltio (Manufacturer of the Meltio Engine Blue metal additive manufacturing system used in the demonstration)

### Key Quotes
> RIMPAC provided an important opportunity to demonstrate expeditionary manufacturing in an operational environment,
> — Karl Wojtkun, Snowbird Technologies

### Sources
- [Snowbird Technologies Demonstrates On-Demand Hybrid](https://www.marinelink.com/news/snowbird-technologies-demonstrates-544225) - MarineLink
- [Snowbird Technologies Demonstrates On-Demand Expeditionary Manufacturing Capabilities During RIMPAC 2026 | Machine Maker - Latest Manufacturing News | Indian Manufacturing News - Latest Manufacturing News | Indian Manufacturing News - Machine Maker](https://themachinemaker.com/news/snowbird-technologies-demonstrates-on-demand-expeditionary-manufacturing-capabilities-during-rimpac-2026) - Machine Maker