石油和天然气巨头皇家荷兰人在过去的一年中，它增加了对3D打印和数字零件管理的依赖，现在揭示了其最近在能源领域的全球增材制造项目。雷电竞充值
Shell以降低成本降低，较短的交货时间和较小的碳足迹作为决定的主要因素，于2011年开始了其3D打印操作。这一切始于内部金属激光PBF系统，以制造自定义实验室测试设备。壳牌技术中心阿姆斯特丹（STCA）。
Now, the firm has over 15 3D printers at its technology centers in Amsterdam and Bangalore, with polymer, ceramic, and metal printing capabilities. To date, Shell has also installed over 50 3D printed spare parts in its end-use systems, with no plans to slow down anytime soon.
简化尼日利亚的海上维修
According to Shell, its primary 3D printing applications are spare parts, complex designs, and visualization objects. While the company does have the facilities to manufacture most of its spare parts in-house, it opts to keep a large digital part warehouse and source its 3D printed components from OEMs, manufacturing partners, and local third-party commercial suppliers instead. As well as being more resource-efficient, this has the effect of supporting the local communities where Shell operates.
Just last year, Shell used 3D printing to achieve significant cost reductions in its offshore operations around Nigeria. The firm was tasked with repairing a small conventionally manufactured polymer seal cover on a large mooring buoy, but the parts in the buoy were no longer available from the usual suppliers.
创建霉菌并生产海豹盖的传统替代品将花费大约16周的时间 - 尼日利亚队根本无法避免的时间。取而代之的是，公司3D扫描了原件并制作了数字模型。该文件被发送到3D打印服务提供商，该零件在短短两周内就交付了，同时又将制造成本削减了90％。
与贝克·休斯（Baker Hughes）和艾略特（Elliot）的数字仓库
最近，壳牌还与能源公司合作贝克休斯to 3D print spare parts at its Pernis refinery in the Netherlands. Specifically, Baker Hughes was tasked with 3D printing a set of impellers for a critical seven-stage centrifugal pump. The pilot project, if successful, could pave the way for on-demand 3D printed pump impellers with delivery time reductions of around 75%. The use of 3D printing would also mean Shell wouldn’t need to physically store any of the components produced, since they can be 3D printed as and when needed.
Alessandro Bresciani, VP of Services for Baker Hughes’ Turbomachinery & Process Solutions business, states, “Baker Hughes has a decade long experience in additive manufacturing and sees 3D printing as a key service pillar for our Turbomachinery & Process Solutions business. With Shell, we apply 3D printing to mitigate supply chain risks when lead time is critical. All actors in this value chain must now come together to develop the right framework where 3D printing brings enhanced value to the energy sector.”
Also this year, Shell partnered with energy part supplier埃利奥特集团到3D打印一个铝叶轮，用于多速度高压液化的天然气泵。在密切合作的情况下，这些公司能够在短短40天内打印，热处理和测试叶轮，而与常规制造的预期270天相比。作为奖励，与传统铸造的同类产品相比，3D打印的叶轮还提供了出色的机械性能。
埃利奥特（Elliott）材料工程经理德里克·鲍尔（Derrick Bauer）补充说：“与壳牌公司一起工作，两个组织都学会了有价值的课程，证实了3D打印的重要优势：精密制造，缩短时间缩短时间，较高质量的组件。随着越来越多的物质选择和较大的组件正在迅速开发，Elliott将继续探索3D打印作为首选制造方法。”
Much like Shell, companies in the heavy industrial sectors are turning to 3D printing and digital part storage for spare parts, in a bid to save on logistical costs, reduce operational downtime, and be a little kinder to Mother Nature. Earlier this month,Alstom，一家位于法国的滚动股票制造商，通过FDM 3D打印技术从箍tasysto streamlinespare part production for the transport sector. With 3D printing, the company produced a set of emergency spare parts for Algeria’s Sétif Tramways with a 95% reduction in lead time.
Elsewhere, in Singapore’s maritime sector, digital part storage specialistIvaldi Grouprecently took on the role of project manager in a第二阶段联合行业计划（JIP）推进备用部分3D打印。JIP旨在提高备件领域的速度，性能和成本，将14个关键行业参与者汇总到该地区的船上船上的3D打印，认证和安装最终用途零件。
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特色图像显示了阿姆斯特丹壳牌技术中心（STCA）的3D打印实验室。通过外壳照片。
