Hawaii startup challenges traditional naval shipbuilding with 3D printed basalt composite boats and a radical distributed manufacturing model shift
Excitement vessels test 3D-printed naval boat for defense evaluation program Eclipse X9 combines recycled plastic with basalt fiber reinforcement material Material shows high tensile strength, validated by University of Maine tests A small Hawaii company is trying to change naval manufacturing by replacing traditional shipyard construction with large industrial printers and basalt-reinforced thermoplastics. Excitement Vessels, […]









