Industrial & Heavy Engineering

Oak Ridge National Laboratory developing 3D printed nuclear reactor core

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is working on the design of a 3D printed nuclear reactor core which is scheduled to be turned on by 2023.

By TCT Team

/ 12 May 2020

ORNL metal parts - Brittany Cramer/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Westinghouse Electric Company successfully installs metal 3D printed fuel component at Exelon nuclear plant

Westinghouse Electric Company has successfully installed an additively manufactured fuel component inside a commercial nuclear reactor.

By TCT Team

/ 5 May 2020

Thimble plugging device 3D printed by Westinghouse. Thimble plugging device 3D printed by Westinghouse. - Westinghouse

Advatech Pacific updates legacy gas turbine engines with simulation and additive manufacturing

The aerospace & defense contractor presents a case study on using additive manufacturing and simulation from PADT to improve legacy, gas-turbine engine designs.

By TCT Team

/ 23 Apr 2020

From left: Legacy gas-turbine engine design with original torque arm connecting linear actuator to bellcrank and close-up of new, topology-optimised and connected parts.

Renishaw metal 3D printing technology used to produce ocean turbine parts

Renishaw and the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) in Canada have additively manufactured two ocean turbine parts for an industrial design company.

By TCT Team

/ 17 Mar 2020

Renishaw metal 3D printing technology used to produce ocean turbine parts

Joint innovation project develops qualification guidelines for 3D printed heavy industry components

A group of 20 partnering companies are working to develop qualification guidelines for additively manufactured parts in the oil & gas and maritime industries.

By TCT Team

/ 6 Feb 2020

GE, ORNL & PARC target design and validation timeframe reductions for 3D printed industrial components

GE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Xerox-owned PARC are working to reduce the time it takes to design and validate 3D printed components through a research programme.

By TCT Team

/ 23 Jan 2020

Keppel Offshore & Marine receives Lloyd's Register certification to 3D print offshore grade steel parts

Keppel Offshore & Marine has received Lloyd’s Register (LR) Certification to additively manufacture offshore grade steel with a 3D printing technology from Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech).

By TCT Team

/ 14 Jan 2020

thyssenkrupp to provide 3D printed parts to marine industry through Wilhelmsen collaboration

Leading maritime company Wilhelmsen has partnered with thyssenkrupp to leverage 3D printing technology for the production of vessel components.

By TCT Team

/ 10 Jan 2020