Surging shipping costs for ship spare parts has enticed engineers to look for more cost-effective options. If only the spare parts could be made onboard! Well, they can, with a 3D printer.
Danish shipping giant Maersk Tankers is experimenting this idea and wants to install a 3D printer on a tanker vessel to allow the crew to ‘print off’ spare parts they need. 3D printing could be set to revolutionise the supply chain in Maersk Tankers.
Take a look at how 3D printing works:
Press Release, July 31, 2014