That could finally be changing as the Navy has deployed the first 3D printer ... so it was of limited use. Yes, you could print a small combustion engine, a gear for a machine or a work of art ...

The attack submarine Chicago at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. (Dave Amodo/U.S. Navy) ARLINGTON, Va. — Among the top risks to the critical Columbia-class ...

Randy Meeker, a tooling maker at the facility who runs the 3D printer, decided it could either develop a product similar to the part, or 3D print it. Cost analysis showed 3D printing would be most ...