A Review of the Applications of Additive Manufacturing Technologies in Marine Industries

Additive manufacturing technology has been initially dedicated to the development of small parts and prototype models. Now it is rapidly developing towards the manufacture of functional and larger components. In general, no manufacturing technology developed in the modern industrial age has the potential to transform how components are designed and manufactured as much as additive manufacturing technologies. The flexibility in additive manufacturing has caused many industries, including marine industries in every corner of the world, to seek the use and development of technology, and adopt more programs for 3D printing in the near future. By using the technology, maritime craftsmen are able to create accurate models of their products through 3D modeling software; Therefore, they will be able to make their designs better and more reliably.