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RCBI Assists U . S . Navy with 3D Printing Technology proud to assist the Navy as it utilizes 3D printing technology to overcome logistical supply chain issues during deployments .”
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Smith delivers virtual training to sailors aboard the USS Tulsa in San Diego .
Navy sailors aboard the USS Tulsa now have access to 3D printing technology and the know-how to use it thanks in part to the Robert C . Byrd Institute ( RCBI ) at Marshall University and its Apprenticeship Works partner Applied Systems & Technology Transfer ( AST2 ).
RCBI ’ s Apprenticeship Works and AST2 recently provided virtual training to help sailors prepare to use 3D printing technology while at sea . Members of the ship ’ s crew were taught to set up , operate and maintain LulzBot 3D printers and learned related computer-aided design techniques as well as how to operate Artec precision scanning equipment . Once at sea , sailors will practice what they ’ ve learned by 3D printing components used on the ship .
Morgan Smith , a design engineer based at RCBI , delivered computer-aided design training last month via Zoom to Navy personnel aboard the USS Tulsa some 2,200 miles away in San Diego , CA . Before an item can be 3D printed , a drawing must be generated using 3D modeling software then transferred to the 3D printer , which reads the data to build the item .
This isn ’ t the first time RCBI has delivered 3D printing training to Navy personnel . In 2019 , Chris Shaffer , a design engineer based at RCBI in Charleston , twice flew to California to train other sailors to use 3D printers as part of RCBI ’ s Military Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship Program .
“ RCBI has been supporting the U . S . Department of Defense for more than 30 years now , developing supply chain links and delivering access to advanced technologies and creative workforce development solutions to meet the critical mission of the military ,” says Charlotte Weber , RCBI ’ s director and CEO . “ We ’ re
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