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3D printing

Singapore launches marine 3D-printing project

23rd August 2024 | Ship & Boat International - News

Class society ABS is leading a project in Singapore to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM, aka 3D printing) within the maritime sector. The project aims to develop a “model-based qualification framework” to streamline the approval process for AM parts to make it faster and cheaper – and thus more attractive to boatbuilders – […]

Taking boat design to new dimensions with 3D printing

20th October 2023 | News Archive, Ship & Boat International - News, Technology

3D printing for marine applications is still in it nascent phase – although ambitious projects in the US, Denmark and the Netherlands are casting light on the potential for 3D-printed vessels. In October 2019, the world’s largest 3D-printed composite boat, the 3Dirigo, was assembled and launched by the Advanced Structures & Composites Center of the […]