An Analytical Study of the Application of Additive Manufacturing Technology in US Navy Equipment Maintenance Support
In order to study the application potential of additive manufacturing technology in naval equipment maintenance support,the US Navy's use of this technology is analyzed in depth.The characteristics and process methods of additive manufacturing technology are briefly described.On this basis,the plan,status quo and technical challenges of using the additive manufacturing technology in US equipment maintenance support are elaborated.The testing and certification in the process of US Navy additive manufacturing and the new mode of maintenance support management system are mainly studied.The enlightenment and related recommendations for the development of future naval additive manufacturing technology used in equipment maintenance support are presented.
additive manufacturing3D printingequipmentmaintenance support