Rosatom to Help Expand Industrial 3D Printing in Vietnam
The state nuclear corporation will partner with Vietnam's national oil and gas company, Petrovietnam, to develop additive manufacturing technologies.
Rosatom's Fuel Division and Vietnam's state-owned oil and gas corporation Petrovietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop additive manufacturing technologies.
The centerpiece of the partnership is the creation of a modern additive manufacturing center in Vietnam, where complex industrial components will be produced using 3D printing. The facility is expected to help Petrovietnam accelerate maintenance and servicing of its drilling and pumping equipment.
"We already have successful experience exporting Russian additive manufacturing technologies. In Belarus, we opened Rosatom's first international Additive Manufacturing Center equipped with Russian technology, while India has received a large-format industrial 3D printer for the aerospace sector. These projects demonstrate that Russian equipment, materials, and software are competitive on the global market," said Ilya Kavelashvili, Director of the Additive Technologies business unit at Rosatom's Fuel Division.
