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Lt. Ben Kohlmann, Chief of Naval Operation’s Rapid Innovation Cell

Need a syringe or an oil cap? Press "print." The Navy has installed a 3-D printer on an assault ship for just those types of emergencies.The pilot test is aboar...

Federal News Network Staff

April 28, 2014 9:29 am

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Need a syringe or an oil cap? Press “print.” The Navy has installed a 3-D printer on an assault ship for just those types of emergencies.The pilot test is aboard the USS Essex, an amphibious assault ship. Lt. Ben Kohlmann, a member of the Chief of Naval Operation’s Rapid Innovation Cell, is one of the officers responsible for putting the printer in the sailors’ hands. He told Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp how the 3-D printer got on board.