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centres . Expect to see many more 3D printers onboard ships and rigs in the coming years ! In May 2021 , Vallourec and TotalEnergies announced the first installation of a WAAM-3D-printed waterbushing ( a device that blocks hydrocarbon surges from wells during their construction ) in the North Sea . Shell has been using 3D printing to create spare parts , for instance , clamps to repair leaking pipes , on demand . Chevron used eight nickel-alloy parts 3D-printed by Lincoln Electric to help bring a petrochemical refinery back online . Equinor announced a collaboration with Norway ’ s Korall Engineering to produce 3D-printed parts , while ExxonMobil asked AML3D ( Australia ) to design and 3D-print a metal pressure vessel using the direct energy deposition ( DED ) process . AML3D is also behind what is thought to be the world ’ s largest oil & gas piping component . The manufacturing process was hybrid , using its Wire Additive Manufacturing ( WAM ® ) process , which is derived from DED and combines an electric arc with certified welding wire . The Dutch company MX3D has 3D-printed several parts for the oil &
MX3D has 3D-printed several parts for the oil & gas industry . Shown here are ( 1 ) a heat sink and a ( 2 ) a blade propellor , both in 308Lsi ); ( 3 ) a hollow impeller and ( 4 ) a pipeline fitting , both in 316L . Photo © MX3D .
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