3D printing

This paper describes an approach implemented by the operator to solve research and development challenges by creating in-house infrastructure of both software and hardware.

The two companies have entered a commercial agreement in which Baker Hughes will use Oqton’s software to boost its 3D printing capabilities.

This paper presents a framework that advances 3D printing in the oil and gas industry, evaluating the challenges this technology is facing in a conservative industry and realizing its potential benefits.

The expanded additive manufacturing services widen the companies’ targeted industries to include oil and gas, renewables, maritime, and aerospace.

Wind turbine substructures and anchors made of special concrete would float to a site from an onshore plant.

The JIPs managed by DNV GL and Berenschot focused on 3D-printed-component certification and supply chain set-up.

The hollow hook will weigh close to 1000 kg and have a safe working load of 325 metric tons.

Gas turbine blades and large-scale printing machines highlight new advancements in additive manufacturing that are likely to affect the supply chain in the not-so-distant future.

Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, are building replica core samples using 3D printers and installing sensors inside them as they go. Their goal is to directly monitor pore-scale flow behavior from the inside of these so-called “smart rocks.”

Service companies are using the latest generation of additive manufacturing technology to print out steel components for big ticket downhole tools. There is great potential for the technology to drive down equipment costs and improve performance.