Electronic Personal Dosimetry Self-Issue
Project Participants: Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding
Project Start: March 2020
6 Degrees of Freedom
Project Participants: Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding
Project Start: December 2019
Digital Problem Resolution
Project Participants: Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding
Project Start: March 2018
Digital Thread Shipbuilding
Project Participants: Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding
Project Start: February 2018
Electronic Weld Record System
Project Participants: Huntington Ingalls - Newport News Shipbuilding
Project Start: November 2016
Non-Contact Metrology In Shipbuilding
Project Participants: Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipbuilding Project Start: February 2016 At Huntington Ingalls Industries – Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) optimization of the shipbuilding process is not only a focus, it is a requirement. If designing, constructing and providing worldwide fleet support for the Virginia Class Submarine (VCS) program was not enough of […]
High Deposition Submerged Arc Welding Ford Class Aircraft Carriers
Project Participants: Newport News Shipbuilding Project Start: June 2015 The U.S. Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, have a joint initiative to reduce the construction cost of FORD-class aircraft carriers (CVN). The Navy ManTech Program is participating in this initiative with specific focus on improving manufacturing processes for ship […]
Synchronizing Material Logistics with CVN Pier & Dry Dock Build Strategies
Project Participants: Newport News Shipbuilding Project Start: August 2014 Newport News Shipbuilding is creating the ability to quickly and easily analyze material impact on build strategy decisions. Naval ship construction is an immensely complex logistical activity involving large quantities of highly specialized material, equipment and personnel. All material that ultimately resides in a CVN must […]
Digital Radiography Transition for Inspection of Welds and Castings
Project Participants: Newport News Shipbuilding Project Start: November 2010 The current film-based radiographic inspection process uses expensive, non-reusable film and chemicals that contain materials (silver) that are potentially hazardous to the environment and wastes thousands of gallons of water every year. This film-based inspection process is also very cycle-time intensive, requiring manual handling of materials […]
VCS Supply Chain Manufacturing Technology Review
Project Participants: General Dynamics Electric Boat & Newport News Shipbuilding Project Start: January 2010 Contractor furnished components make up nearly 30% of the overall cost for a VIRGINIA-Class Submarine (VCS). Of that nearly $600M, $146M is attributable to the 40 most costly components. The General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News (NGSB-NN) […]