Oil and Gas Articles

Shell turns to 3D printing for offshore spare parts production

After first adopting 3D printing for new design prototyping and tooling, energy giant Shell is now increasingly implementing AM for spare parts, especially in very hard-to-reach areas such as its offshore platforms. Spare parts printing, leveraging metal PBF...

Leading the way: Baker Hughes on its deployment of 3D printing in oil & gas

Baker Hughes metal powder AM Florence, Talamone, Celle, Aberdeen, Houston, Kariwa and Dhahran. These are the seven locations in which Baker Hughes has deployed additive manufacturing centres of excellence. . Just seven years ago, it had none. While 2020 has seen the...

How 3D Printing Will Reshape The Oil And Gas Industry

With multiple new technologies being introduced to the suffering oil and gas industry in 2020, 3D printing is the latest fad to gain traction in the space. Additive manufacturing has been extremely useful during the Covid-19 pandemic, delivering vital PPE to frontline...

Leading the way: Baker Hughes on its deployment of 3D printing in oil & gas

Baker Hughes metal powder AM Florence, Talamone, Celle, Aberdeen, Houston, Kariwa and Dhahran. These are the seven locations in which Baker Hughes has deployed additive manufacturing centres of excellence. Just seven years ago, it had none. . While 2020 has seen the...