NSWC, partners earn NAVSEA award

WEST BETHESDA, Md. - Members of Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock’s (Md.) Disruptive Technology Laboratory (DTL) and partners were awarded a 2017 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Commander's Award for Innovation July 19 for achieving an unprecedented feat through additive manufacturing (AM). The DTL worked closely with military and government partners – including NSWC Panama City, Fla. - to design and print prototypes using a large-scale AM platform located at Oak Ridge (Tenn.) National Laboratory. The team created the largest 3-D printed naval asset ever, a proof-of-concept hull print for the Optionally Manned Technology Demonstrator. The OMTD test article is 30 feet long and based on the Mark 8 Mod 1 SEAL delivery vehicle currently in use for special operations equipment. (Source: NSWC Carderock 07/20/17)