3D printing saves 17% on Navantia supertanker parts
3D printing for ships is gaining steam. In the U.S., the navy is holding a number of trials for both offshore and yard-based tooling and also investigating 3D printing spare parts. And wire-arc...
View ArticleUS Navy metal 3D printing for battleships
The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) is bringing the Navy closer to 3D printing metal parts for vital air, ground and sea platforms. The ONR has awarded Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) a...
View ArticleMotorbikes, ships, scandium and NDT: inside Additive Manufacturing journal...
As seen from the highly efficient 3D printed batteries at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Missouri University of Science and Technology, the October 2018 edition of ScienceDirect’s Additive...
View ArticleNavantia and Ministry of Defense to construct warships using additive...
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense to construct five F-110 frigates (warships) incorporating additive manufacturing for the Spanish Navy. According to the...
View Article3D Printing Industry Review of the Year: April 2019
April 2019 saw new developments from Stratasys including its debut SLA industrial 3D printer. Applications of 3D printing for healthcare continued, including new approaches for 3D printed personalized...
View Article3D Printing Community responds to COVID-19 and Coronavirus resources
How is the 3D printing community responding to COVID-19? *THIS ARTICLE WILL BE UPDATED DAILY* As the now pandemic Coronavirus takes hold over the globe, we see countries implementing travel...
View ArticleRobust new 3D printed parts installed onboard ‘Polar Endeavour’ oil tanker
A manufacturing consortium including ABS, Sembcorp Marine and 3D Metalforge have fitted enhanced 3D printed parts to a ConocoPhillips polar oil tanker. Using 3D printing, the companies created a...
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