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Carderock Conducts AM Feasibility Study at the David Taylor Model Basin
November 29, 2023 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Naval Architecture and Engineering Department is conducting a Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) model feasibility study to assess the accuracy of using additively manufactured (AM) models for future experiments. The study, which also includes resistance testing on... MORE

A calm water tow-tank testing of a large-scale additive manufactured ship model of the Arleigh-Burke class destroyer.

Carderock Engineer Receives Secretary of Defense Disability Award
November 16, 2023 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. – Nebraska native Paul Luehr earned the 2023 Secretary of Defense Disability Award at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on Oct. 26, 2023, for his exceptional contribution in advancing equal employment opportunity for individuals with a disability.Luehr, who was one of 23 civilians and service members recognized for this award,... MORE

Paul Luehr receives the Secretary of Defense Disability Award

Carderock’s Jessica Williamson Earns DoN Civilian Service Commendation Medal
November 16, 2023 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. - Jessica Williamson, a program analyst in Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division’s Administrative Branch, was nominated for the Department of the Navy Civilian Service Commendation Medal for her accomplishments while serving on six-month detail at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) headquarters (HQ) at the... MORE

Jessica Williamson recieves DoN Civilian Service Commendation Award.

Carderock Inventors Awarded US Patent for Lithium-ion Battery Storage
October 12, 2023 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. – Seven Carderock engineers were listed as inventors of a multi-compartment lithium-ion battery container that earned them a U.S. patent in August. This new technology is suitable for transporting, charging and storing man-portable Li-ion batteries safely aboard U.S. aircraft and other Department of Defense (DoD) platforms.Thomas... MORE

A multi-compartment Lithium Ion battery storage container

Carderock Hosts Visualization Workshop to Improve Unmanned Technology and Naval Assets
September 22, 2023 — Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Additive Manufacturing Technology Office (SEA 05T1) demonstrated sustainment technologies at the Visualization Workshop hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland, Sept. 12-14, 2023. The workshop explored commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) unmanned... MORE

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) 05T1 demonstrates sustainment technologies at the Visualization Workshop hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland.

NSWC PCD design thinking aims to deliver tangible solutions
August 16, 2023 — NSWC Panama City Division Center for Innovation, NavalX and NSWC Carderock Division guide small teams of warfighters to identify high-priority problems at the annual 2023 Warrior East Conference. Design thinking sprints make innovation processes, as a whole, more available across the command and the Naval Sea Systems Command enterprise... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Center for Innovation, NavalX and NSWC Carderock Division guide small teams of warfighters to identify high-priority problems at the annual 2023 Warrior East Conference. Design thinking sprints make innovation processes, as a whole, more available across the command and Naval Sea Systems Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Lauren Hanyok)

Carderock Designs 3D-Printed Overboard Discharge Scupper Technology
July 17, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees have collaborated with Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in Norfolk to design and 3D print overboard discharge scupper technology using polymers to eliminate running rust stains from U.S. Navy ships. The project is funded by Naval Sea Systems Command’s Painting Center of Excellence (05P)... MORE

Engineer Bill Manning uses a sealant to prevent water from getting in between the Very High Bond tape on the scupper and the surface of USS Kidd (DDG 100) in Everett, Wash., on June 21, before attaching the 3D-printed overboard discharge scupper. (U.S. Navy photo provided by Dr. Maureen Foley)

Carderock Hosts 17th International Submarine Race
June 30, 2023 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division welcomed the return of the International Submarine Race (ISR) to its David Taylor Model Basin in West Bethesda, Maryland, June 26-30, for the first time since before the COVID-19 Pandemic... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division hosts the International Submarine Races (ISR) at the David Taylor Model Basin in West Bethesda, Md., from June 26-30, with 19 teams from Canada, Poland, the U.K. and across the United States making appearances.

Carderock Collaborates with USMC on Tactical Fabrication Additive Manufacturing Kit
May 30, 2023 — In 2022, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division employees in the Platform Integrity Department and NSWC Crane Division collaborated to provide Expeditionary Fabrication (XFAB) systems to various U.S. Marine Corps bases throughout the world. Now, on the heels of that effort, Carderock is once again partnering with the USMC, this time to provide a Tactical Fabrication (TACFAB) Additive Manufacturing kit... MORE

One of the 3D printers that can be found in the Tactical Fabrication Additive Manufacturing kit is displayed sitting atop the TACFAB kit during the filming of a "Pack-out and Set-up" video on Feb. 22, which will be used as a how-to video for the U.S. Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Devin Pisner)

Carderock Changes Command
May 12, 2023 — Capt. Matthew L. Tardy relieved Capt. Todd E. Hutchison as Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Commanding Officer (CO) during a change-of-command ceremony held in West Bethesda, Maryland, on May 12... MORE

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