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In business news today:
DDD 3D Systems announced collaboration with Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division to qualify metal additive manufacturing technologies to build naval warships.
The first milestone in this agreement was achieved with 3D Systems delivering and installing a ProX DMP 320 3D metal printer at Newport News Shipbuilding's site. Newport News plans to use the ProX DMP 320 -- designed for precision metal 3D printing - to produce marine-based alloy replacement parts for castings as well as valves, housings and brackets - for future nuclear-powered warships.
At least the Navy will stop paying $800-1,200. For rare replacement parts that can now be made with the printers for $10-20.
DDD 3D Systems announced collaboration with Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division to qualify metal additive manufacturing technologies to build naval warships.
The first milestone in this agreement was achieved with 3D Systems delivering and installing a ProX DMP 320 3D metal printer at Newport News Shipbuilding's site. Newport News plans to use the ProX DMP 320 -- designed for precision metal 3D printing - to produce marine-based alloy replacement parts for castings as well as valves, housings and brackets - for future nuclear-powered warships.
At least the Navy will stop paying $800-1,200. For rare replacement parts that can now be made with the printers for $10-20.
