3d printed maritime components
BAE Systems Orders More Metal 3D Printed Warship Prototype Parts for Australian Navy
Australian additive manufacturing company AML3D (ASX: AL3) will use its patented wire additive manufacturing (WAM) technology to 3D metal print prototype parts for nine Hunter class frigates built and designed…
US Navy Fulfills First NATO Stock Number Orders for 3D Printed Parts
As active as has been the US military’s support for the additive manufacturing (AM) sector, in general, the US Navy might be the branch whose progress has accelerated most quickly…
3D Printed Biocomposites Could Help Reduce Marine Plastic Pollution
Concerns about the impact of plastic litter and microplastics in the oceans are at the forefront of environmental study. For decades, the marine environment has suffered from the degradation of…
Breaking Ice: 3D Printed Parts Refurbish Icebreaker Ships for Arctic Sea Transport
The development of sea transport routes in one of the most extreme environments on Earth, the Arctic Circle, is of significant strategic importance to the third largest Russian oil producer,…
Thyssenkrupp and Wilhelmsen Begin Production of 3D Printed Ship Parts
Steel conglomerate Thyssenkrupp has formalized its joint venture with shipping maintenance firm Wilhelmsen. The firms signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture to 3D print parts for…
3D Printing News Briefs: March 16, 2020
We’ve got news about 3D printers in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as BigRrep has shipped its 500th large-format 3D printer. Peopoly is developing new 3D printers for its Phenom…
Why the Maritime Industry Should Embrace 3D Printing for Spare Parts
In an article entitled “Is it Time for the Maritime Industry to Embrace 3D Printed Spare Parts?” a pair of authors argues that the shipping industry could benefit from 3D…
Naval Group and Centrale Nantes Create First 3D Printed Military Propeller Blade
3D printing is making an impact on the maritime industry, which is no small feat considering the number of regulations involved in making anything that can actually be used in…
Port of Rotterdam Charting a Course to Digitization with 3D Printing, IBM’s IoT Technologies, Digital Twin
Ports are an important part of the local and global economy, as over 85% of all globally traded goods have traveled on a ship at least once. The largest port…
DNV GL Introduces First Classification Guideline for 3D Printing
DNV GL is a quality assurance and risk management company that helps businesses obtain safety and sustainability through classification, certification, and other services to a wide range of industries, including the…
Green Ship of the Future Consortium Explores Maritime 3D Printing and IP
The Green Ship of the Future consortium is dedicated to improving the sustainability of the maritime industry. One of the consortium’s goals is emission-free maritime transport, which it is pursuing using…
After Successful Testing and Verification, 3D Printed WAAMpeller is Introduced to the Public
After over half a year of hard work, the 3D printed WAAMpeller – the first-ever ship’s propeller to be class-approved – has finally been verified and unveiled to the public…
Collaboration and 3D Printing Streamline Boat Production
Even though large scale additive manufacturing is becoming more common, it’s still no less impressive to see what it can produce. Massive objects can be 3D printed in very few…
3D Printing Complete on History-Making WAAMpeller Prototype
3D printing is still a new enough technology, and such a rapidly growing one, that it’s quite frequent to see new things being 3D printed for the first time. A…
Meet the WAAMpeller, the World’s First Class-Approved Metal 3D Printed Maritime Component
Last month, we learned about a project taken on by Autodesk in partnership with RAMLAB, the Port of Rotterdam’s new additive manufacturing lab. The two created a 3D printed prototype of…
RAMLAB and Autodesk Reveal 3D Printed Propeller Created Through Hybrid Manufacturing Process
The Port of Rotterdam, located in the Netherlands, is the largest port in Europe. It handles more than 460 million tons of cargo every year, and in November it became…
Hamburg Ship Model Basin Cuts Prototyping Costs & Lead Times with In-House Stratasys 3D Printer
Hamburgische Schiffbau Versuchsanstalt – the Hamburg Ship Model Basin – is a private, self-supporting, nonprofit organization that provides research and consultancy services to the maritime industry around the world. The…
