New horizons for additive manufacturing in the oil & gas and maritime industries

The wide potential of additive manufacturing in the oil & gas and maritime sectors has become widely accepted. The technology offers significant advantages in terms of lead time, part weight, part count, higher levels of geometric complexity and new material properties. However, in these safety critical industries, concerns have remained concerning the quality of additively produced components.

Since January 2018, Guaranteed has been involved in two coupled JIP projects managed by DNV and Berenschot which aims to develop a guideline towards safe use of the technology in these sectors. The guideline will provide a framework to ensure that parts produced by Wire & Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) are manufactured according to specifications, in a safe and repeatable manner, addressing the unique challenges and opportunities which are offered by the technology.