Britain to speed up submarine maintenance with 3D printing

Britain to speed up submarine maintenance with 3D printing

QinetiQ is to install an additive manufacturing facility at HM Naval Base Clyde capable of producing submarine components on demand at the dockside, in a development that is intended to reduce the time boats spend alongside between operational patrols. The new capability has been delivered through two contracts with the Submarine Delivery Group’s Additive Manufacturing team, with the Additive Manufacturing All In One solution and its associated …

UK deploys QinetiQ additive manufacturing at HMNB Clyde to speed Royal Navy submarine maintenance and support AUKUS standards

QinetiQ’s additive manufacturing expertise will support rapid submarine maintenance through a new on-site facility at HM Naval Base Clyde. Delivered through two contracts with the Submarine Delivery Group’s Additive Manufacturing team, the capability is designed to manufacture submarine components to order and deliver them dockside at pace. The facility includes the Additive Manufacturing All In One solution, described by QinetiQ as a UK soverei…

QinetiQ brings additive submarine support to Clyde

QinetiQ is bringing additive manufacturing capability to HM Naval Base Clyde, giving Royal Navy submarine maintenance teams a new dockside route for producing and reverse engineering selected parts on demand. The facility is being delivered through two contracts with the Submarine Delivery Group’s Additive Manufacturing team. The Additive Manufacturing All In One system and its Market Access Cell will support production of selected submarine com…

Additive manufacturing: transforming submarine maintenance and support

The Submarine Delivery Group is using advanced and additive manufacturing to improve submarine availability.