Shipbuilding & Lifecycle Technology 4.0 focuses on supporting shipowners, operators and shipyards in providing knowledge and assistance on the key aspects of the evolving smart, digital, data-driven, and sustainable technologies, processes, and practices being developed, used, and implemented across the complete end-end lifecycle of the ship. Shipbuilding & Lifecycle Technology 4.0 Day 1 Conference (Virtual) […]
A Journey in Culture Change: From Engineered Drawings to Digital User-Centered Visual Instructions
Jim Dorwart of Newport News Shipbuilding will present at the 2017 3D Collaboration and Interoperability Congress. 3D CIC and the Quality Information Framework Symposium will be held in Golden, Colorado on October 3-5, 2017. Presentation A Journey in Culture Change: From Engineered Drawings to Digital User-Centered Visual Instructions Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has begun a journey […]
Model-Based Aircraft Carrier Design & Construction by Dennis S. Jarabak
We’re bringing shipbuilding to the Rocky Mountains! The discussion about the digital shipbuilding environment, that is. Newport News Shipbuilding is the sole designer, builder, and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy submarines. Newport News Shipbuilding has been building ships for 130 years, but the transition from paper-based 2D drawings to […]
Shipbuilding Using 3D Modeling Without Rocking the Boat
Modernization is important for any industry. Shipbuilding is no exception. The way we build ships continues to evolve, becoming more and more digital. Moving towards a fully 3D product model brings significant changes that are best undertaken in incremental stages, affording an opportunity to glide steadily forward without rocking the boat too much (pun intended). […]