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3D Printing News Unpeeled: Nigerian Oil Fields, 3D Printing Medicine & Brain Cells
Nigerian oilfield services firm RusselSmith Group has gotten approval from regulator the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to use PEEK 3D printed parts from Roboze’s material extrusion platform in oil field…
Norwegian Oil Leader 3D Prints Critical Subsea Part
Amid rising resource scarcity and the urgent need to lower greenhouse gas emissions, the concept of circular economy is growing in importance. Countries are initiating plans to make their economies…
Shell & GE Additive Collaborate on 3D Printed Oxygen Hydrogen Micromixer
At Formnext 2022, Shell and GE Additive presented an R&D project that the two global conglomerates partnered on to design and produce using additive manufacturing (AM): an oxygen hydrogen micromixer,…
The AM Drilldown: 4 Ps to Watch for in Q4
The end of the fiscal year has officially started, and the global economy’s trajectories seem poised to continue in 2023 on much the same volatile track they’ve been on for…
AM Drilldown: Opportunities for 3D Printing in Canada
According to Credit Suisse (PDF), Canada is the ninth wealthiest nation on the planet, representing about 2.4 percent of the globe’s riches. Though it falls far below the U.S. (30…
ExxonMobil Orders “World’s Largest” 3D Printed Pressure Vessel from AML3D
The Australian metal additive manufacturing (AM) firm, AML3D, has announced a $190,000 purchase order for a high-pressure piping vessel, from global oil megalith ExxonMobil. Specifically, ExxonMobil’s Asia Pacific division has…
Saudi Arabia Taps 3D Systems for New 3D Printing Center
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) is expanding its role in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The 3D printing stalwart has signed an agreement with the Saudi Arabian Industrial…
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…
Energizing Turbomachinery Innovation with Additive Manufacturing
Even though the global movement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is spurring a shift to renewable sources of energy, fossil fuels still generate 64 percent of today’s electricity, according to…
Norwegian Robotics Firm to Develop Underwater 3D Printer
A Norwegian robotics firm called Kongsberg Ferrotech, which creates subsea robots for the oil and gas industry, is developing a form of underwater 3D printing for repairing pipelines below the…
Protolabs Receives DNV Certification for 3D Printing Oil and Gas Parts
Digital manufacturing service bureau Protolabs is extending its operations into the oil and gas sector. After securing a DNV ‘Qualification of Manufacturer’ certification, the company is now aiming to push…
3DPOD Episode 25: Velo3D, Knust-Godwin, and 3D printing in the Oil & Gas industry
This episode of the 3DPod is one without me in it. I had to miss this one since I was getting evacuated from Ecuador, exciting times. Instead of me, you…