The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNV) has begun the process of 3D scanning its entire fleet, with the hope that doing so will speed up repair times on ships. "Using 3D scanning has saved us up to weeks of ...

Dan Porter, a Xerox technician assembles a 3D printer head aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Essex (LHD 2). (Isaak Martinez/Navy) The Navy recently installed a 3D printer on board the ...

Classification society RINA has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) to create an interface to the SDARI 3D ...

Upgraded data linkage designed to enable the seamless flow of information between design and class approval software, reducing time spent on information transfer by 30% and fostering closer ...

A 3D model of an 18th century slave ship, which captures the cramped, dirty and stifling conditions experienced by enslaved Africans, has been launched as a new digital teaching tool. The idea of ...

Plans to bring industrial-scale 3D printing of ship and submarine parts to Guam are taking a leap forward, with Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero announcing the Navy has cinched a $40 million contract for the ...

The U.S. Navy has been testing the use of 3D printers on its ships to produce custom drones outfitted for specialized missions. The project, being carried out by researchers at the Naval Postgraduate ...