MCTSSA Hosts Testing and Demo Days for XFAB

By Amy Forsythe, Public Affairs Officer, MCTSSA

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity hosted a team of design experts who tested the network connectivity of the portable expeditionary fabrication lab, otherwise known as XFAB, on Camp Pendleton, April 5–9, 2021.

The XFAB is a self-contained, transportable additive manufacturing lab that can deploy with battalion-level Marine maintenance units. The 20-by-20-foot shelter is collapsible for easier transport and houses five 3D printers, a laser…