May 18 (UPI) --Damen Shipyards Group of the Netherlands is to develop the world's first class-approved 3D printed ship propeller, the company announced on Wednesday.The effort will be undertaken ...

The world’s first Class approved 3D printed ship’s propeller, the WAAMpeller, has been unveiled following rigorous testing verified by Bureau Veritas at Damen Shipyard Group’s headquarters ...

The world’s first class approved 3D printed ship’s propeller, the WAAMpeller, has been unveiled at Damen Shipyard Group’s headquarters in the Netherlands, following a rigorous testing ...

The propeller was made at RAMLAB (Rotterdam Additive Manufacturing Laboratory) as part of a collaboration involving marine constructor Damen Shipyards Group, manufacturing software firm Autodesk, ...

Interestingly, the 2-blade FDM-printed propeller ended up performing the best, while the bi-blade design (with two sets of blades positioned one after the other) performed worse — but better ...

Or, you know, 3D print the prop, clean up the print lines, and take a rubber mold so you can cast 20 of ’em out of pourable resin. Report comment. Reply. henry says: October 23, 2015 at 1:07 am ...

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Metrology and 3D-printing distributor Burton Precision helped University of Michigan researchers solve three major CAD problems, so they could make a plastic propeller for a human-powered ...