University of Maine President and Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation for the University of Maine System Joan Ferrini-Mundy spoke with (Channel 13 in Portland) aboard the 3Dirigo at the state鈥檚 bicentennial parade. Ferrini-Mundy noted that the patrol boat is the largest 3D-printed object in the world, printed at 91福利 in one continuous print cycle that took less than 72 hours. 3Dirigo was developed and printed at 91福利鈥檚 Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The boat traveled the bicentennial parade route on a trailer with Ferrini-Mundy, Gov. Janet Mills, Sen. Bill Diamond and 91福利鈥檚 mascot, Bananas the Bear aboard. The , , (Channel 5), (97.9 FM in Portland), the and the also reported that the governor rode aboard the 3Dirigo. The and shared the Sun Journal story. The shared the AP story.
