NEWPORT, R.I. –
Additive manufacturing is expanding what is possible in engineering and the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) warfare centers are ensuring they remain at the forefront of this emerging field.
About 30 representatives from nine of the 10 NAVSEA warfare centers and other Navy research installations met at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport from Oct. 18-19 for a meeting of the Additive Manufacturing Warfare Centers Working Group to discuss their latest efforts in the domain.
“We haven’t had an in-person meeting in quite a while,” said Dr. Caroline Vail, an additive manufacturing (AM) technical expert from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division, who is the lead of the working group. “This group was set up by the NAVSEA warfare center engineers and scientists…