New centre will foster trust in 3D printing for oil and gas industry
There is currently no standardized way of proving to manufacturers and regulators that 3D-printed products are safe to use. “Part-by-part certification is costly, time-consuming, and counter to producing and using additive manufacturing parts on demand,” said Kandukuri, who heads up the Centre of Excellence. “So, it is vital to find alternatives to conventional qualification methods, and these will likely be based on validated models, probabilistic methods, and part similarities.”
DNV GL’s Centre of Excellence will intensify the company’s work in additive manufacturing by providing technical standards and guidelines for qualifying and certifying equipment, processes, products, materials and personnel. It will serve as an incubator and testbed for 3D-printing technology, doubling as DNV GL’s global competence and service delivery center for assurance and advisory services in this and allied technologies.
“The solutions part is about helping customers create a road map for additive manufacturing,” said Kandukuri. “We are assisting them to identify how additive manufacturing could add value to their businesses, and helping then to work gradually through feasibility stages.”
For instance, DNV GL is working with 3D metal printer-maker Aurora Labs, Australia, to develop an additive manufacturing certification standard for the whole value chain from powders to parts, certifying the technical performance of Aurora’s technology and independently endorsing its processes and products.
“We can translate industry needs into a qualification programme and work with technology providers to put that in place, not only during the construction phase of oil & gas or offshore & marine projects, but also during maintenance,” said Kandukuri. “The Centre of Excellence will play a central role in innovative, technology-driven, cost-effective solutions fabrication of large-scale offshore structural steel parts through the metal additive manufacturing route.”
We have a framework to help customers qualify and certify 3D-printed stuff and receive assurance on issues such as standardization, liabilities, and intellectual property rights”
https://www.dnvgl.com/oilgas/perspe...oost-3D-printing-in-oil-and-gas-industry.html
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