{"id":53327,"date":"2021-02-13T00:06:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T00:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/13\/the-us-navys-postgraduate-school-is-taking-a-stab-at-metal-3d-printing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:52:49","slug":"the-us-navys-postgraduate-school-is-taking-a-stab-at-metal-3d-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2021\/02\/13\/the-us-navys-postgraduate-school-is-taking-a-stab-at-metal-3d-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"The US Navy\u2019s postgraduate school is taking a stab at metal 3D printing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2013 The Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, took delivery late last year of a new Xerox 3D metal printer<\/a> that the school hopes will advance what\u2019s possible to manufacture at sea, easing the burden on the Navy\u2019s supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The school was the first to receive Xerox\u2019s ElemX 3D printer<\/a>, which came about as part of an acquisition of Vader Systems<\/a> in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The military has been keenly interested in additive manufacturing (3D printing) as a means of reducing the cost of producing parts and giving operators in remote environments – such as a ship at sea – the ability to fix items on the fly rather than having to wait for a part to be delivered. This ability could be particularly important as logistics trains are expected to become target themselves in the event of a war with Russia or China.<\/p>\n\n\n\t