The US Navy's postgraduate school is taking a stab at metal 3D printing
The US Navy’s postgraduate school is taking a stab at metal 3D printing February 12 A sailor aboard the carrier Reagan oversees an F/A-18F Super Hornet engine. The Naval Postgraduate School hopes one day to be able to manufacture moving engine parts with 3D metal printers. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Timothy Schumaker.) WASHINGTON – The Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, took delivery late last year of a new Xerox 3D metal printer that the school hopes will advance what’s possible to manufacture at sea, easing the burden on the Navy’s supply chain. The school was the...