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NSAM Project Named As Finalist For Defense ManTech Achievement AwardLearn More
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Our NSAM Team is honored to be included as a 2017 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award nominee for Readiness Improvement.Read More
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R&D efforts awarded to NSAMSurface Ship Platform- Hybrid Laser Arc Welding Process Verification and Implementation for Ship Production Project
- Automated Part Detail Extraction Project
- Geo-Spatial Component Equipment Location, Identification and Condition Project
- Digital Paint Tool and Process Optimization Project
- Tactical Information Planning System ProjectLearn More -
$28 Million Saved Per VCS HullSee the Submarine Platform Projects
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$2.4 Million Saved Per HullOn the Carrier Platform
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Nearly $6 Million Saved
per DDG-51 HullSee the Surface Platform Projects
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ESTIMATED COST SAVINGS
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OEM IMPLEMENTATION RATE
$2.41 billion
PROJECTED 30 YEAR SAVINGS
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LABOR HOURS SAVED

Our Focus
- National Scope
- Focused on US Navy Platforms
- Projects Identified by the Industry
- Rapid Implementation
- Contracting Process is Quick and Flexible
- Projects Selected After Input From Navy Program Office

Our Goal
The primary goal of National Shipbuilding and Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence (NSAM)is to improve manufacturing processes and ultimately reduce the cost and time required to build and repair Navy ships and other weapons platforms.
Projects
Projects are identified through industry and selected after obtaining input from Navy Program Offices.
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Governmnet Furnished Material Improvement Process
Project Participants: General Dynamics Electric Boat Project Start: July 2011 Reducing... -
Product-Centric Facility Design
Project Participants: General Dynamics Electric Boat Project Start: June 2004 The... -
Ultralight Pulse Gas Metal Arc Welding for Shipyard Applications
Project Participants: General Dynamics Electric Boat Project Start: June 2004 Set-up... -
Wireless Automated Diagnostic/Prognostics
Project Participants: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News Project Start: July 2004 Automated... -
High Heat Input Welding of Thick HSLA-100 with Reduced Pre-heat
Project Participants: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News Project Start: August 2004 This... -
Laser/GMA Hybrid Pipe Welding System
Project Participants: Penn State Applied Research Laboratory Project Start: November... -
Predictive Weld Distortion in Thick Navy Structures
Project Participants: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News Project Start: November 2004 SShipbuilders... -
Weld Distortion Prediction Software for Submarine Construction
Project Participants: General Dynamics Electric Boat Project Start: November 2004 The...