Maritime 3D Printing
What is the Outlook for Restoring Coral Reefs Through 3D Printing?
Coral reefs are some of the world’s most important but vulnerable ecosystems on the planet. Reefs are home to 25% of marine species and play a vital role in coastal…
3D Systems First Company to Market New Copper-Nickel Alloy for Laser PBF 3D Printing
3D Systems, the South Carolina-based additive manufacturing (AM) pioneer, announced that the company is the first to market in the AM sector with a powder-based version of CuNi30, a copper-nickel…
US Navy Selects Cold Spray Metal 3D Printing for 2022 REPTEX
VRC Metal Systems, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) based in South Dakota, announced that the company has been selected to participate in the 2022 REPTEX hosted by the U.S. Navy….
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…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 21, 2022: Layoffs, Heat Exchangers, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, starting with business, manufacturing company Fast Radius recently cut 20% of its workforce. Then, Xometry has introduced new digital sourcing tools and more. A…
USS Essex First U.S. Navy Ship to Test 3D Printing at Sea
Although the U.S. Navy has adopted additive manufacturing (AM) a bit more slowly than the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force, that has steadily begun to shift over the…
Digital Supply Chains and 3D Printing Come to Alaska via Ivaldi
Ivaldi Group has entered into an agreement with the Alaska Ocean Cluster to explore how digitized supply chains and on-demand manufacturing could contribute to the revitalization of Alaska’s coastal ocean…
House 3D Printing, Bacterial Materials, and More Awarded by 3D Pioneers Challenge
The 3D Pioneers Challenge awards the best and most innovative breakthrough projects in 3D printing. This year, the jury selected projects from around the world across several categories, including medtech,…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 21, 2022: Fictiv, Shellfish Reefs, and Oil & Gas
The industry continues to grow, which sees new personnel at additive construction firm ICON and metal 3D printing firm, XJet. Meanwhile, technologies from other industries are being applied to 3D…
3D Printing Drone Swarms 17: Drone Boats and Fast Resupply
As we discuss in our ongoing 3D Printing Drone Swarms series, additive manufacturing (AM) will play an increasing role in the production of all manner of semi-sentient robots. This has been…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 30, 2022: Consumer Goods, Sporting Equipment, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, polySpectra and Keyland Polymer announced a strategic partnership, and KAERI developed a 3D printer for making larger nuclear components. Researchers in Singapore created a…
3D Printing Drone Swarms, Part 15: the Always On Navy
As we discuss in our ongoing 3D Printing Drone Swarms series, additive manufacturing (AM) will play an increasing role in the production of all manner of semi-sentient robots. This has been…
ABB Turns to Metal 3D Printing for Turbocharger Spare Parts
ABB Turbocharging is looking to convert its metal spare parts inventory with digital and 3D printed counterparts. To do so, it has turned to Dutch 3D printer manufacturer Additive Industries,…
3D Printing Drone Swarms, Part 13: Autonomous Submarines
As we discuss in our ongoing 3D Printing Drone Swarms series, additive manufacturing (AM) will play an increasing role in the production of all manner of semi-sentient robots. This has been…
U.S. Navy Submarines to Have 3D Printed Parts Starting This Year
At the beginning of last month, the U.S. Navy announced it was awarding six contracts to defense firms and research institutions, to study applications of additive manufacturing (AM) that could…
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles to Receive 3D Printed Parts via 3DPRINTUK
Hundreds of underwater vehicles and submarines are used worldwide for seafaring in the deep. From some of the largest nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines to private submersibles for research, the growing…
3D Printing Drone Swarms, Pt 11: AI-Powered Boats
As we discuss in our ongoing 3D Printing Drone Swarms series, additive manufacturing (AM) will play an increasing role in the production of all manner of semi-sentient robots. This has been…
3D Printing Drone Swarms, Part 7: Ground & Sea Logistics
As we discuss in our ongoing 3D Printing Drone Swarms series, additive manufacturing (AM) will play an increasing role in the production of all manner of semi-sentient robots. This has…
3D Printed Oil Tanker Parts Approved after 6 Months of Evaluation Use
The oil and gas markets, along with maritime, are less exploited sectors for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. However, progress is being made in this regard, with a group of…
3DPOD Episode 85: Large Format 3D Printing with Poly Products’ Michiel de Bruijcker
Having previously worked for Bond3D and Admatec, Michiel de Bruijcker is now doing something very new and exciting in 3D printing. With Poly Products, he’s printing large-scale structures and parts. Using…
Design for Disruption: Design for Maintenance in Space
We’ve learned that it may be interesting to think of 3D printing in terms of design for maintenance. By optimizing maintenance, lengthening maintenance intervals, and making maintenance faster or more…
Secret Audit Reveals US Military’s 3D Printing Tech Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
To those of us who are particularly civic-minded, few news alerts are more anxiety-inducing than those in which the U.S. military’s most broadly-encompassing actions are put under the microscope. The…
“World’s Largest” 3D Printed Shipboard Fitting Certified for Installation
We’re still waiting for maritime 3D printing to experience the same boom as other sectors, but the market is slowly starting to progress in large part with assistance from DNV’s…
US Navy Issues $20M to Stratasys to Purchase Large-Format 3D Printers
The U.S. Navy has been steadily increasing its investment into practical 3D printer usage, as opposed to research. The latest comes in the form of a whopping $20 million contract…
