Wilhelmsen’s Marine Products division has signed an MOU with F-drones, for last mile delivery of its 3D printed spare parts. Currently, the drones can carry 5kg over a distance of 50km.
F-drones now aims to develop a larger scale drone capable of delivering 100kg to vessels up to 100km away.
As part of an exclusive Early Adopter Program for 3D printed marine spare parts, 6 customers signed up with Wilhelmsen’s Marine Products division in December 2019 to begin utilizing on-demand additive manufacturing. Existing customers include Berge Bulk, Carnival Maritime, Thome Ship Management, OSM Maritime Group, Executive Ship Management and Wilhelmsen Ship Management.
Wilhelmsen is providing 3D printed spare parts on demand to the selected six customers’ vessels around the globe, reducing the typically high supply chain costs, long lead times and impact on the environment associated with the traditional supply chain.
Commenting on the agreement, Yeshwanth Reddy, Co-founder of F-drones, said:
With our drones that can carry much bigger items over longer distances, we can catalyze the adoption of on-demand printing of parts for the maritime industry
