January 15, 2016
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By Barbara Wagner, Staff Writer Tommy Wright, cultural resource manager at Naval Support Facility (NSF) Indian Head recently took part in a lecture series featured at the Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum at Patriots Park following their monthly board meeting, held on the second Wednesday of each month. Wright’s topic for the evening included the history of the base but the main focus was to discuss how war and technology helped shape the base and create what we now know. As the tides of war ebbed and flowed, the mission of the base and the number of employees followed suit peaking in 1945 with workers for the Powder Factory and Extrusion
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Larry Abell, left, the current president at the Maryland Veterans Memorial Museum shares his history with NSF Indian Head with Cultural Resource Manager Tommy Wright, right, following his discussion at the monthly lecture series held the second Wednesday of every month.
NSWCDD on the ‘ground floor’ of 3D Printing By Luefras Robinson, NSWCDD Corporate Communications (DAHLGREN, Va.) From reproducing a human head to rapidly prototyping a robot using 3D printing (Additive Manufacturing), technological advances make this a reality for today’s military. At NAVSEA’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and the Combat Direction Systems Activity (CDSA) Dam Neck in Virginia, the Navy is expanding the use of 3D Printing across its science and engineering community. Navy officials hosted a 3D Print-A-Thon at NSWCDD on Dec. 2. The event exposed the Dahlgren workforce to available 3D technologies, educated engineers and scientists on 3D design guidelines, allowed experimentation and sought out innovative ideas to leverage 3D Printing to benefit the warfighter. “We are on the ground floor of 3D Printing,” said Dennis McLaughlin, NSWCDD Technical Director, addressing approximately 100 participants. “We need to move past the trinket stage and come up with examples for senior leaders to see.Let’s come up with ideas for what else we can do.”
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A replica of a human head from the scanned bust was created using 3D Printing Technology which was demonstrated a December Print-AThon at NSWCDD.
NSWCDD was the first warfare center with a metal 3D printer. These devices significantly reduce production time, allowing rapid deployment of equipment part replacements back to the field. Several products created using 3D Printing were on display at the Print-A Thon.
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During a recent Print-A-Thon, NSWCDD instrumentation engineer Kevin Streeff demonstrated how the 3D ScanArm is used to scan objects and create digital models for printing. A digital model of the scanned bust is shown on the computer screen during a recent Print-A-Thon.
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