Additive Manufacturing Applications in Maritime Education

Abstract

The Additive Manufacturing or 3D printing technology gives an unmatched flexibility and innovative solution to different problems of various industries, including maritime industry. Even though the application of this technology is mainly used in the manufacturing and shipbuilding sector of the industry, it is now also being used by some maritime schools or institutions, like the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP). Thus, this paper presents the recent applications of 3D printing in maritime industry, as a whole, and in the academe. The 3D printed projects created by MAAP faculty and students will also be demonstrated and discussed in this paper. Lastly, future perspectives on the application of 3D printing technology in maritime education, like what will be the possible impact if it was included in their curriculum, will be presented as well.