DVIDS – News – Norfolk Naval Shipyard Partners with the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences to Showcase Cutting Edge Shipbuilding Technologies

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) co-hosted its initially Technologies Showcase for contractors and civilians from Could ten-11 with the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS).

The two-day occasion hosted far more than 60 vendors and supplied an chance for waterfront workers to see the most revolutionary technologies in their trades and for shipyard production management teams to collaborate with sector partners on discussing potential options certain to NNSY.

“Becoming the 21st century shipyard our Navy requires demands that successful mixture of effective organizing and execution, upgraded facilities, and cutting-edge technologies and gear that can be smartly leveraged into our day-to-day function,” stated Shipyard Commander Captain Dianna Wolfson at the event’s kickoff. “The subsequent two days present an thrilling glimpse into our future, with prospects of applying far more sophisticated technologies to meet our vision.”

Organizing for the Technologies Showcase began back in 2019 and culminated into a thriving occasion at America’s Shipyard.

Dan Adams, Shipyard Command Innovation Plan Manager stated, “The Innovation Plan leadership was focused on identifying and transitioning established technologies into the shipyard that would support the command meet the mission of keeping, modernizing, and repairing the Navy’s nuclear fleet in a far more effective manner.”

Vendor concentrate regions integrated: coatings and corrosion prevention power, environmental, overall health and security organization technologies and analytics sophisticated additive manufacturing coaching, and enhanced inspection systems.

“This interaction is important for these undertaking the function to communicate their present challenges and anxiety the options presented by the vendors against their genuine planet experiences,” stated Thomas Staskin, Shipyard Business enterprise Method Consultant Lead. “We really feel these dialogues will guide the vendors to concentrate their efforts in regions that will genuinely make a distinction to our shipyard in the future, as effectively as determine these technologies that look to be prepared for implementation suitable now.”

“The reality is that this provides us the opportunity to close the gap amongst what the government has accessible for us versus what the outdoors sector can present,” stated Jason Wills, Code 926 Shipyard Group Superintendent. “This is the initially step in driving that to completion and we are incredibly excited about it.”

Nick Buie, Code 982 Shipyard Utilities Engineer attended with other members of his group and program to stop by future Technologies Showcases at NNSY.

“It’s good to be at the Technologies Showcase and engage with vendors that are incredibly considerably on the front edge of shipbuilding technologies,” stated Buie. “It’s refreshing to see the a variety of perspectives on the merchandise and solutions that are accessible to our sector.”

The vendors enjoyed engaging with NNSY staff and sharing the newest shipbuilding technologies.

“I spent the initially day going vendor to vendor listening and taking notes of all the revolutionary technologies,” stated Laura Herrin, Code 900, Shipyard Plan Manager for Method Improvement. “For a person who has been in the shipyard for more than 35 years and has worked in several codes, I was excited to see all the new technologies that will support our workforce to do their jobs safer and quicker.”

Herrin additional stated, “Overall, I think there was worth added to this technologies showcase and as with all the things we must do as NNSY, it will constantly boost.”

Date Taken:
05.25.2023

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05.25.2023 07:20

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PORTSMOUTH, VA, US 

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