We invite you to join our Webinar on the "Development of Metal Additive Manufacturing for Naval Shipbuilding" with speaker Dr. Mike Shepard, Vice President of Aerospace & Defense Segment at 3D Systems, and Dr. John Ralls, Manager Principal Engineer at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS).
Throughout the webinar, they will discuss about the metal AM opportunity in the naval shipbuilding industry and how it impacts timely delivery of quality hardware. They will share with you their experience on how HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division anticipates up to 75 percent reduction in lead times and lowered inventory costs by switching over historically difficult CuNi30 castings to a qualified laser powder bed fusion material and process.
In this webinar, you’ll learn about:
- AM technologies for the shipbuilding industry
- The need for suitable AM marine alloys
- The qualification path for AM parts in naval shipbuilding
- Example application focus areas in shipbuilding
Meet Our Speakers
Dr. John Ralls
Manager Principal Engineer 3/Deputy Chief Engineer at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS)
Dr. Ralls currently serves as the engineering lead for NNS’s deployment efforts in the area of additive manufacturing (AM). His duties include evaluation of AM technologies, AM material qualification and tests, inspection of AM material, industrial applications of AM, and other AM related design and material evaluations. He is also a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Dr. Mike Shepard
Vice President, Aerospace & Defense Segment at 3D Systems
Dr. Shepard is an aerospace metallurgist, specializing in fatigue and fracture. Mike spent 16 years at Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio where he led the Behavior and Life Prediction Section and ultimately the Aircraft Structures Technology Branch. During his time in these organizations, he led efforts to both develop new technologies and solve field issues for turbine engines and airframe structures. He now leads 3D Systems' Aerospace and Defense Segment, helping customers design, qualify, and produce additively manufactured components for aerospace and defense applications.