ABS Approves 3D Printed Spare Parts After Tanker Trial
Parts fabricated by additive manufacturing (AM) – also known as 3D printing – and installed on an oil tanker for operational…
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Parts fabricated by additive manufacturing (AM) – also known as 3D printing – and installed on an oil tanker for operational…
ABS, ConocoPhillips Polar Tankers, Sembcorp Marine Ltd and 3D Metalforge have taken a significant step to make additive manufacturing (AM) – also known as 3D printing – a reality in the marine industry through a joint development project. Parts fabricated by AM and installed on an oil tanker six months ago have been validated to ...
A series of 3D-printed mechanical parts used aboard an in-service oil tanker have been validated in...
A series of 3D-printed mechanical parts used aboard an in-service oil tanker have been validated in...
3D Printed Parts Installed On Oil Tanker Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. (Image: ABS) Additive manufactured parts have been built, tested and installed on board the U.S.-flagged oil tanker Polar Endeavor Traditionally, parts used in shipbuilding and repair are manufactured via casting or forging techniques. For this project, a consortium consisting of ABS, Sembcorp Marine, 3D Metalforge and ConocoPhillips Polar Tankers Inc. (Polar) aimed to utilize additive manufacturing (AM) to fabricate three types of parts that surpass conventionally manufactured products in terms of quality. These AM part...