The valve manifold assembly, a specialized assembly that allows distribution of a single source of fluid to multiple points on the ship, is installed in a pump room on Gerald R. Ford-class ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that shipbuilders at its Newport News Shipbuilding division have successfully installed the first valve ...

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced Tuesday that it has successfully used additive manufacturing for the first time to build a valve manifold assembly for a new construction aircraft carrier at ...

Huntington Ingalls Industries' (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has installed the first 3D-printed valve manifold assembly on Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, Enterprise (CVN 80 ...

The valve manifold assembly is about 5 ft (1.5 m) long and weighs 1,000 lb (453.6 kg) and was installed in a pump room on Gerald R Ford-class aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80), HII said in a ...

This saves space, simplifies installation and reduces potential leak paths. And, unlike piped systems, the entire valve assembly is SIL approved. The RVM also features visual indicators of valve ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that shipbuilders at its Newport News Shipbuilding division have successfully installed the first valve manifold ...