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Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Steam Systems In-Service Engineering Agent and Alteration Installation Team manager Ramazan Meta is helping lead a project to redesign an obsolete Boiler Combustion Monitoring System wallbox using additive manufacturing to improve reliability aboard Navy steam-powered ships. (U.S. Navy photo by Jay Butterbaugh, CTR)

NSWCPD Engineers Use Additive Manufacturing to Modernize Boiler Monitoring System

By Steven Infanti | June 11, 2026

Engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) are utilizing additive manufacturing to redesign and produce an upgraded component for the Boiler Combustion Monitoring System (BCMS) used on Navy...

NSWCPD welcomed Capt. Ashley S Wright (right), who relieved Capt. Joseph Darcy (left) as Commanding Officer during NSWCPD’s Change of Command Ceremony in Philadelphia on May 15, 2026. Commander, Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers Rear Adm. Peter Small (center) served as the ceremony’s guest speaker and presided over the change of command. (U.S. Navy photo by Phil Scaringi, CTR)

Capt. Ashley Wright Relieves Capt. Joseph Darcy as NSWC Philadelphia Commanding Officer

By Steven Infanti | May 19, 2026

Capt. Ashley S. Wright relieved Capt. Joseph Darcy as Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s Commanding Officer during NSWCPD’s Change of Command Ceremony in Philadelphia on May 15, 2026.The ceremony, held at...

Children operate ship control equipment during a test site tour at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) annual Take Our Children to Work Day on April 23, 2026. The hands-on demonstration introduced children to the types of control systems and shipboard technologies NSWCPD engineers use to support Navy readiness and Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Jay Butterbaugh, CTR)

NSWCPD Welcomes Nearly 500 Participants for Take Our Children to Work Day

By Steven Infanti | May 8, 2026

For one morning, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) test sites, labs, and workspaces buzzed with a different kind of energy. The command hosted its annual Take Our Children to Work Day on April 23,...

From left: Adam Wechsler, data scientist for the NSWCPD Machinery Research & Silencing Division; Nate Brown, mechanical research engineer at Luna Labs; and Colin Dingley, NSWCPD machine learning engineer, review vibration data. The team is testing an embedded Condition-Based Monitoring (eCBM) system designed to predict mechanical failures before they occur. (U.S. Navy photo by Sgt. Najee Tate-Milton)

NSWCPD Applies AI and Machine Learning to Predictive Machinery Health

By Steven Infanti | April 17, 2026

In a soundproof chamber at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD), a steel-gray air compressor hums as engineers test an experimental machine learning model designed to detect early signs of failure...

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) has selected Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 1st Class Jamen Harter as its 2025 Sailor of the Year, recognizing his outstanding leadership, technical excellence, and dedication to mission success.

NSWCPD Names ETN1 Jamen Harter as 2025 Sailor of the Year

By Steven Infanti | March 10, 2026

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) has selected Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 1st Class Jamen Harter as its 2025 Sailor of the Year, recognizing his outstanding leadership, technical excellence,...

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