Maritime

“Into the Sea” with JAMADE GERMANY and BigRep at boot

Debuting the World’s First Serial 3D Printed Underwater Scooter at the Boot Trade Show in Germany.
Opening a new dimension for Additive Manufacturing in serial production: Manufactured with large- format 3D printer the BigRep ONE, the breakthrough AMAZEA underwater scooter by tech company JAMADE GERMANY features 75% 3D printed parts.

Wärtsilä Creates the World’s First 3D Printed CE-Certified Lifting Tool

Markforged, the leading provider of metal and carbon fiber 3D printers, today announced Wärtsilä — a leading technology group servicing the marine and energy markets — has achieved a breakthrough with the development of a 3D printed composite lifting tool for its engines by using Markforged additive manufacturing technology. The tool has been designed, produced, and tested by Wärtsilä in its premises using the company’s Additive Manufacturing Network. The testing procedure was carried out in collaboration with international certification agency Bureau Veritas who has granted the tool Type Approval certification.

America Makes and Department of Defense Select 3D Systems to Help Reduce Part Corrosion - Potential to Significantly Reduce Maintenance Costs

Collaboration with Newport News Shipbuilding, Northrop Grumman, University of Akron intends to deliver guidance that could reduce maintenance costs for the U.S. military

3D Systems’ expertise in metals manufacturing and material science provides confidence to address corrosion difficulties common to naval sea system and other Department of Defense (DoD) platforms exposed to saltwater environments

UMaine Composites Center receives three Guinness World Records related to largest 3D printer

More than 250 federal and state officials, business executives, University of Maine System leaders and community members were on hand to witness the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center receive three Guinness World Records on Oct. 10 for the world’s largest prototype polymer 3D printer, largest solid 3D-printed object, and largest 3D-printed boat.

AMERICAN MAGIC FLIES ACROSS THE WATER WITH ADVANCED, HIGH-PERFORMANCE 3D PRINTING FROM STRATASYS

US team for world-renowned competitive sailing event taps into durable carbon fiber for end-use racing parts

GE researchers work on making 3D printers smarter with computer vision and machine learning

Researchers at GE are building a system that could speed up the 3D printing process and eventually achieve ‘100 percent yield,’ where machines only produce good parts, beginning with the very first build.