3D printing

DNV GL: Full application of 3D printing in maritime may take 3 to 5 years

DNV GL sees great opportunity and growth on the adoption of Additive Manufacturing technology in the maritime and oil and gas industries, noted Dr. Ing. Sastry Yagnanna Kandukuri, Global Additive Manufacturing Lead and Principal Subject Matter Expert at DNV GL, adding however that it will likely take 3 to 5 years before the full-scale application of 3D printing.

Additive manufacturing is a term that covers industrial processes that create three dimensional objects by adding layers of material:...

https://safety4sea.com/dnv-gl-full-application-of-3d-printing-in-maritime-may-take-3-to-5-years/

Palm-Sized 3D-Printed Part Represents Leap Forward In Shipbuilding

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 18, 2018. US Navy photo.

A new drain strainer orifice installed on a USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) steam line fits in the palm of a hand, but its significance to future shipbuilding is enormous.

Created on a 3D printer by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding, the relatively small part is designed to maintain steam pressure when removing condensation from...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/12/palm-sized-part-represents-leap-forward-in-shipbuilding

Better Logistics, 3D Printing Will Quickly Return Navy And Marine Corps Aircraft To Service

Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Keelan Freedman, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, performs maintenance on an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter in the hangar bay of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp. Wasp on Sept. 30, 2018. US Navy Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Technological advances in production and distribution can strengthen the Navy and Marine Corps aviation parts supply chain the services’ aviation leaders said on Friday.

Improved spare parts logistics systems and 3D...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/08/37127

3D printing & the marine industry

As the issue of additive manufacturing or 3D printing is gaining ground in the marine industry, Braemar Managing Director – Asia, considers how 3D printing could be used both onshore and aboard to reduce delays relating to machinery breakdown.

What is 3D printing?

There are currently seven different additive manufacturing techniques referred to as 3D printing.

Material jetting is the most well-known manufacturing technique, where layers of plastic wire are melted on top of each other forming a 3D...

https://safety4sea.com/3d-printing-the-marine-industry/

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