. Military Space News .
FLOATING STEEL
USS Truman first carrier to install Afloat Fab Lab
by Ryan Maass
Norfolk, Va. (UPI) Nov 19, 2015


The U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Truman became the first carrier to install a miniature Fabrication Laboratory.

A Fabrication Laboratory, or Fab Lab, is a small-scale technical workshop comprised of off-the-shelf, industrial-grade fabrication and electronics tools, including 3-D printing technology. Navy officials say the workshop will help sailors become more innovative.

"Ten years from now, these 3D printers may be standard equipment on ships," said Truman Maintenance Officer Cmdr. Al Palmer in a statement. "We look forward to seeing how our Sailors respond to this new capability."

In addition to 3-D printing technology, Truman's new lab consists of a desktop Computerized Numerical Control mill, a large flat screen monitor, wireless keyboard and mouse. The printer is capable of building objects of a variety of sizes and shapes from polymers. Truman sailors have been training in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center's Fab Lab since November 10, familiarizing themselves with 3-D rendering programs, soldering basics, and electronic component instruction.

"I think this mini Fab Lab opens up a lot of doors for quality of life issues and productivity," Truman Machinery Repairman 2nd Class Raymond Lee said. "With the addition of this mini Fab Lab people can come be creative, improve their work life, and thus be more productive."

Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center commanding officer Capt. Steven Stancy added the Fab Lab aims to empower warfighters to use creative thought to solve issues in the workspace.


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


.


Related Links
Naval Warfare in the 21st Century






Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle

Previous Report
FLOATING STEEL
AWD Alliance lays keel for third Australian destroyer
Adelaide, Australia (UPI) Nov 19, 2015
The Australia Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance reports the keel has been laid for the third ship of the three-ship program. The laying of the keel for the Sydney coincided with the initial activation of combat systems aboard the first-in-class destroyer, the Hobart, which is to begin sea trials next year. The second Air Warfare Destroyer for the Royal Australian Navy, the Brisbane, ... read more


FLOATING STEEL
Patriot takes out two ballistic missiles in latest test

Army system integrates different radars for Patriot-3 interceptor

Putin: Russia Has Weapons Capable of Penetrating Any Missile Defenses

Lockheed Martin to build Ballistic Missile Defense radar

FLOATING STEEL
Hundreds of TOW missiles tipped for sale to Morocco

Sale of Harpoon missiles to South Korea in the works

Northrop Grumman tests Battle Command System against cruise missiles

S. Korea on alert for sign of N. Korea missile test

FLOATING STEEL
Former operators speak out about US drone killings

Navy starts pre-Milestone C tests on MQ-4C Triton UAS

Thales Group unveils Spy'Ranger mini-drone

Global Hawk 'workhorse' reaches service milestone

FLOATING STEEL
Australia contracts for defense computer network upgrades

Harris Corporation Wins $40 Million Air Force Satellite Control Network Contract Extension

Commercialization is coming to WGS

DARPA's RadioMap Program Enters Third Phase

FLOATING STEEL
Tank Killer: New Armata gets really big gun

Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer completes preliminary design review

Australia seeks costing info for new armored vehicles

Meggitt announces new small-arms training system

FLOATING STEEL
US approves $1.29 bn sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia

New York City turns tide on homeless vets

Orbital ATK and Boeing open offices in UAE

Bullets, cluster bombs at Thai arms fair despite censure over junta rule

FLOATING STEEL
Protests, South China Sea tensions at Asia-Pacific summit

Obama ups pressure on China at Asia-Pacific summit

Finland to consider lifting ban on military operations abroad

China tells Obama to keep out of South China Sea disputes

FLOATING STEEL
Nanostructuring technology can simultaneously control heat and electricity

Rice makes light-driven nanosubmarine

Novel 'crumpling' of hybrid nanostructures increases SERS sensitivity

Researchers build nanoscale autonomous walking machine from DNA









The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.