Navy Sees Big Improvements In Shipboard 3D Printing

By | April 14, 2015

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The Navy expects big improvements with shipboard 3D printing in the next five to ten years, an officer said Tuesday, as its experiment at sea with the manufacturing technology continues. A Stratasys (SSYS) printer has been onboard the USS Essex amphibious assault ship to test the production of small components in a maritime environment, which includes motion from the waves and engine vibrations. “A 3D printer could be used for printing parts of a Scalper1 News

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