Australia's Woodside has deployed its first 3D-printed component into critical service on a producing asset. The company's innovative move saw a 3D-printed valve installed on its Goodwyn A platform Down Under. Woodside collaborated with the FutureLab at Monash University, along with external original equipment manufacturers, to apply 3D printing - also known as additive manufacturing - in the redesign of a stainless-steel monoflange body, a type of double block and bleed valve used to safely isolate instruments during maintenance work. Woodside executive vice president sustainability Shaun Gregory said additive manufacturing can solve many of the problems that heavy industry faces when it comes to replacing parts that the original equipment manufacturer can no longer supply.
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