Category: 2020

BATH, Maine – General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has delivered six of the 30 machines being built for Puritan Medical Products so the medical swab company can rapidly expand its ability to meet demand for COVID-19 testing components. Guilford, Maine-based Puritan, the only U.S. manufacturer of the sterile testing swabs used in COVID-19 testing, has Read More >

BATH, Maine – General Dynamics Bath Iron Works today signed a contract with Puritan Medical Products to deliver 30 industrial machines to help the medical swab company meet demand for COVID-19 testing components. The Guilford, Maine-based company has been tasked by the federal government to increase its production of COVID-19 sterile testing swabs, of which Read More >

BATH, Maine – General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is using 3-D printers to create personal protection equipment for health care providers. BIW Engineering’s Advanced Concepts team is using 3-D printing to create plastic face-shield holders. The holders wrap around the head at the forehead level and secure a clear plastic shield which is being provided Read More >

BATH, Maine – General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is using 3-D printers to increase availability of hand sanitizer for our employees. Working with the Facilities Department, BIW’s Advanced Concepts team used a 3-D printer to produce a device that allows the hand sanitizer dispensers that are distributed throughout the shipyard to be refilled. The dispensers Read More >

BATH, Maine – General Dynamics Bath Iron Works on Tuesday donated 3,200 medical grade N95 respirators to MaineHealth, the state’s largest integrated health care system. The masks are being distributed to hospitals and other medical facilities in Maine based on need. “We appreciate the support that companies like Bath Iron Works are providing us,” said Read More >

Bath, Maine – In an effort to continue to prioritize the health and safety of employees as the shipyard continues to fulfill its obligations as a part of the country’s “critical infrastructure” network, Bath Iron Works is expanding safeguards by increasing the number of crews focused on disinfecting and cleaning all work areas. Beginning Monday, Read More >

BATH, Maine – On Tuesday, March 3, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works celebrated the start of fabrication of the shipyard’s first Flight III destroyer, Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126). Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG 126) is named for a U.S. Marine Corps captain who earned the Medal of Honor for “indomitable leadership, daring combat Read More >

BATH, Maine – On Friday, Jan. 10, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works celebrated the keel laying of the future USS John Basilone (DDG 122). The U.S. Navy named the ship in honor of Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone. Sgt. Basilone earned the Medal of Honor for bravery at the Battle of Guadalcanal and the Read More >