My response was in reference to others stating that they could not find direct replacements for parts and may have to modify the pipe size to make it fit possibly causing issues with surrounding equipment, cabling.
...while in a US port. Guess what happens when foreign ships visit our ports?
Never said it was cheap or a weekender jobber kind of thing.
So your point is that, if a ship breaks a valve in Japan or Australia, we should wait for the part to be made in Alberta, then flown to the ship, rather than have a local shop machine shop do it?
They also sent personnel overseas on exchange to the UK and had MCM experts from the UK who became members of the Naval reserves to show us the ropes.When the Naval Reserve had to re-learn minesweeping in the mid-90's to prepare for the MCDV, they had to refer to the Admiralty Manual of Seamanship .... .... ....(1952). The last one with the evolution in it.
Some things don't change in the military. It works and is still the solution today. I suspect how you attack a machine gun nest or put up a Bailey bridge hasn't evolved much since WWII.
You probably should of mentioned that, my point is that other than referring to old publications and sending officers overseas the RCN did a whole host of things to reconstitute the capability. Of course that capability was front and center when we sent the Kingston Class to BLUEGAME 99 and MOST training.
Our we can wait for it to made in china, land in Vancouver, then shipped to the depot in Quebec, QC'd there, then shipped out to the port to which they need it at.
I wasn’t trying to to be difficult: I was trying to understand your position.
100% agree, Heck the Drilling rigs I worked on we made our own hydraulic lines. up to 1 inch in size. Other wise they were built at the closet shop and either driven in or helicoptered in depending on where we were working. It surprised me that the Military had limited ability to do this themselves.
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Nothing runs like a (3D Printed) Deere....
John Deere Turns To 3D Printing More Efficient Engine Parts
The new John Deere tractors rolling off the manufacturing line in Mannheim, Germany, have a first for the company: a metal 3D-printed engine part.
The global manufacturer of agricultural and turf equipment is no stranger to 3D printing, having used it for more than 20 years to make thousands of prototypes, tools, jigs, and fixtures across its global factories. But the 3D-printed stainless steel valve in the tractor’s fuel system is a new direction and part of what the company calls its Smart Industrial Strategy.
Launched in 2020, John Deere announced its vision to rapidly integrate new technologies in three focus areas: production systems, their technology stack, and lifecycle solutions.
3D printing is part of this vision, and this valve is one of its first fruits. It’s more efficient than if it were traditionally manufactured. It’s about 50% cheaper and significantly smaller, using less material. But this is just scratching the surface of why John Deere chose to 3D print this part.
John Deere Turns To 3D Printing More Efficient Engine Parts
From prototypes through to final components, tools, and spare parts, 3D printing is one of John Deere’s major assets in its quest to be a more digital and agile organization.
Reconstition was dead on arrival since the Army felt there was no need to consolidated any of our numerous HQs and that our 3 full-time brigades shouldnt change either
When was it more than just lip service? I didn’t see anything actually change other than the buzzwords in use.
I'm more getting at the notion that "reconstitution" won't even be mentioned again. It will fall away from official use, and "do more with less" will once again become the mantra.
I don't think that fell under reconstitution, it was more Army restructure. You also conveniently left out the ridiculous structure of the PRes units; no Army org is without bloat.
