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Navy Expands 3D Printing to Frontline Fleet Operations in 2025
January 21, 2026 — The Navy accelerated the transition of additive manufacturing (AM) (AKA 3D printing) from a promising capability to a warfighting capability in 2025, slashing lead times by 70 percent and solidifying strategic partnerships with AUKUS allies, which help establish the distributed manufacturing network.Through a coordinated effort across Naval Sea...

Journey to Build 3D Printed Bombs is Personal for NSWC Indian Head Division Leader
December 11, 2024 — More than a decade ago, a Navy explosives ordnance disposal (EOD) technician came under fire while on a mission to locate and destroy unexploded ordnance in an undisclosed village in Afghanistan. Air support arrived and dropped a MK-82 bomb on the hut harboring the hostile. Tragically, the 500-pound projectile did not explode and the enemy was not...

Faster, Cheaper, Stronger: Navy Engineers Discuss Impact of Additive Manufacturing at NSWC Dahlgren Division
June 7, 2022 — Mechanical engineers have for decades relied on physical prototyping to catch issues from the conceptual design stage, reduce future risk and speed delivery of the final product. The future of prototyping may be a little different thanks to the groundbreaking work currently underway at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).“We...

NSWC Panama City collaborates with Naval Reservists through additive manufacturing
December 2, 2021 — Engineering Duty Officers (EDO) from the U.S. Navy Reserve recently collaborated with Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) personnel to rapidly deliver a solution through additive manufacturing.Three Naval Reservists came together with a common goal: produce a small, fast, and inexpensive unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV)...

NSWC Panama City provides rapid testing support with in-house manufacturing capabilities
December 1, 2020 — While ashore or afloat, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is prepared to support and provide capabilities to strengthen the U.S. Navy’s mission.During a recent technical evaluation in San Diego, Calif., a tiger team from NSWC PCD working to address launch and recovery capabilities related to unmanned surface vessels...

NSWC Philadelphia Division Supports Additive Manufacturing in the Fleet
September 30, 2020 — Following the successful one-year trial of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology aboard aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) employees, in collaboration with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division employees continue to support current trials on different ship...

NSWC Dahlgren Division Engineers Awarded Patent Inspired By Ducks
August 4, 2020 — DAHLGREN, Va. – An invention with a surprising source of inspiration may offer the Navy enhanced and scalable capabilities to heat exchange applications.Andrew Wagner and Steven Price, engineers at Naval Surface Center Dahlgren Division, are the recipients of a patent awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the capillary heat exchanger...

NSWC PCD Procurement Lead Designs Lip Reading Kit
May 21, 2020 — Jonathan Chapman, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) procurement lead designed a lip reading kit for the hearing impaired with the help of fellow employees and a 3D printer.“A need was brought to my attention to help people with hearing impairments during COVID-19,” said Chapman. “Masks are a wonderful answer to keep the...

PSNS & IMF manufactures, provides face shields to partners, local community
May 8, 2020 — Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has made and provided more than 1,500 protective face shields to Navy commands and the local medical community throughout the past couple of weeks.According to PSNS & IMF Technology Insertion Manager Jeff Brimhall, PSNS & IMF has provided 450 face shields to Harrison Hospital; 600 face...

Panama City protects personnel through rapidly developed PPE
April 15, 2020 — To aid in flattening the curve of COVID-19, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) is protecting its employees through use of personal protective equipment (PPE) made in-house.Due to the lack of commercially available PPE during these times, NSWC PCD’s Rigging Shop and Additive Manufacturing Laboratory (AML) is supporting the...

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