Rough waters help firm demo ‘expeditionary manufacturing’ aboard warship
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Thousands of 3D-printed parts on a ship in rough seas is a proof point that additive can move from prototyping to mission-critical, in-situ production. If you run complex hardware in remote or contested environments, start mapping which spares and fixtures could shift to on-demand manufacture at the edge.
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