When Nigerian company RusselSmith sat down with Ghana’s maritime authority recently, the pitch was straightforward: replace the country’s aging wooden boat fleet with 3D printed vessels. Held in Accra, the meeting brought the asset management and advanced manufacturing company’s officials…
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How Armada Is Using 3D Printing to Make Ships More Fuel Efficient
UK-based maritime technology company Armada Technologies has installed its Passive Air Lubrication System (PALS) on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier using a 3D printed component, as part of its effort to reduce the ecological impact of maritime operations. The…
3D printed vessels at heart of UK’s £700k decarbonisation effort
Exeter-based 3D printing specialist Rapid Fusion is leading the manufacturing side of a government-backed project worth £700,000 to reshape the way vessels are designed and built. Funded through the UK SHORE initiative and delivered by Innovate UK under the Clean…
Deutsche Bahn makes every 3D print count for the climate with new CO₂ reporting tool
Your seat at the Additive Manufacturing Advantage awaits! Register free for AMA: Automotive & Mobility. German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) has approved 3D Spark’s CO₂ reporting tool for spare parts production, integrating it into AM workflows after validating its accuracy.…
Malin Marine Consultants and NMIS complete MariLight 2.0 with verified emissions and lead-time reductions
Malin Marine Consultants (MMC), part of the Malin Group, working with the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), has completed the second phase of the Marine Vessel Lightweighting programme, MariLight 2.0. A redesigned tapping ring, manufactured using large-scale additive processes, achieved…
HDPE Workboat Hull 3D Printed by Damen and CEAD
Damen Compact Crafts (DCCr), a division of the Dutch shipbuilding company Damen Shipyards Group, has partnered with CEAD, a developer of large-format additive manufacturing solutions, to build a 3D printed high-density polyethylene (HDPE) Workboat. The joint initiative will be carried…
ÖBB-TS Strengthens Digital Spare Parts Strategy with 3D Spark Partnership
Austrian Federal Railways Technical Services (ÖBB-TS) has entered into a two-year enterprise agreement with German software company 3D Spark, formalizing their previous collaboration into a long-term strategic partnership focused on 3D printed parts. The agreement aims to further integrate 3D…
ErectorCraft Sets Sail with 3D Printed Boat Hulls
ErectorCraft has officially launched as the first company in the United States to specialize in the commercial production of 3D printed boat hulls, the company announced. Using large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) technology, the company is enhancing efficiency and sustainability in…
HMM’s 3D Printing Trial Onboard Ships Promises Faster, Cost-Effective Repairs
HMM, a South Korean container shipping company, has launched a trial run of onboard 3D printing aboard its 9,000 TEU containership, HMM GREEN. The initiative seeks to assess the system’s functionality in real sailing conditions and its potential to produce…
Daimler Truck and 3D Systems Partner to Decentralize Spare Parts with 3D Printing
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD), a leading provider of additive manufacturing solutions, has partnered with Daimler Truck | Daimler Buses, one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, to introduce an innovative approach to spare part production. This collaboration combines Daimler…
