France’s national railway company, the Société nationale des chemins de fer français (SNCF), has announced the adoption of 3D printing software developer 3YOURMIND’s Agile PLM software. SNCF will use the Digital Qualified Inventory platform to identify, evaluate, and store its…
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Kimya 3D prints spare parts for the railway industry with custom PEKK filament
Kimya, the additive manufacturing materials arm of technology company ARMOR, continues to provide 3D printing services for the railway industry with its latest project. In need of a protective cover component developed back in 1982, an unnamed railway supplier recently…
How 3D printing manufacturing hubs can optimize city logistics
Researchers from the University of Cardiff’s Business School are investigating how 3D printing manufacturing hubs could soon replace the multi-echelon transportation systems many of us are familiar with around the world. A multi-echelon system is one that is based on…
Robust new 3D printed parts installed onboard ‘Polar Endeavour’ oil tanker
A manufacturing consortium including ABS, Sembcorp Marine and 3D Metalforge have fitted enhanced 3D printed parts to a ConocoPhillips polar oil tanker. Using 3D printing, the companies created a functional centrifugal pump shaft, a combined brine/air injector nozzle, and an…
3DnA uses 3D printer to re-engineer parts for Naples’ transport network
Neapolitan public transport company Azienda Napoletana Mobilità (ANM) has enlisted the help of Italian 3D printing engineering firm 3DnA to re-engineer mechanical components for Naples’ bus and tram networks. 3DnA used reverse engineering to 3D print the ‘trolley heads’ which…
Indian Navy parnters with think3D to 3D print spare parts on demand for vessels
The Indian Navy has partnered with Indian 3D printing service bureau think3D to help produce spare parts on demand using additive manufacturing, for both on and off-shore scenarios. The availability of spare parts has been a recurring problem for the…
Singapore initiates Phase 2 of Joint Industry Program to accelerate AM in maritime
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Singapore’s National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC) and Singapore Ship Association (SSA) have announced Phase 2 of their Joint Industry Programme (JIP) to implement additive manufacturing in the marine industry. The JIP…
Siemens Mobility further invests in Stratasys 3D printers for 30 year rail maintenance project
Having previously utilized Stratasys’ 3D printing systems to fabricate spare parts for the German and UK rail industries, Siemens Mobility Services has increased its investment in Stratasys’ 3D printing technology to expand its rail maintenance operation in Russia. Two new…
Wilhelmsen completes landmark delivery of 3D printed parts for maritime
Global maritime industry group Wilhelmsen has delivered a number of 3D printed parts to dry bulk shipping company Berge Bulk. Slated as a “landmark commercial delivery” by Wilhelmsen, the components included a set of 3D printed scupper plugs, delivered as…
JAMADE and BigRep present AMAZEA, their 3D printed underwater scooter
E-mobility tech company JAMADE unveiled its new 3D printed underwater scooter, AMAZEA at boot Duesseldorf, the international water sports trade and boat show in Germany. Seventy-five percent of the scooter was additively manufactured using the BigRep ONE. Redefining maritime vehicle…
