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News
Shipbuilding R&D Supported
The National Shipbuilding Research Program
Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise (NSRP ASE)
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TOUGHEST JOB. announced last month the selection of four new research projects as part of the Navy/Industry co- funded portfolio of 33 projects. The four new projects are valued at $10.3M, includ- ing industry cost share. A brief description of each project with a list of participants and funding follows:
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Participants: Atlantic Marine Holding
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Works, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and five others.
Funding: 3.8M NSRP ASE, $3.8M industry cost share.
Description: The principal objective of this project is to complete a comprehensive model for the application of lean manufac- turing concepts to multiple market seg- ments of the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry. The enterprise-wide model will address lean design, materials, and manu- facturing practices. It is anticipated that this model will result in a 20+ percent improvement in overall productivity within 36 months. The project focuses on imple- mentation of world-class shipbuilding and lean enterprise practices in seven U.S. shipyards covering four key market seg- ments with the scope of full or partial implementation in the participating ship- yards.
Project: Development and Commer- cialization of Laser Assisted Oxygen Cut- ting
Participants: Bender Shipbuilding and
Repair, Caterpillar, BOC Gases, Alabama
Laser, and Electric Boat.
Funding: $672K NSRP ASE, $672K industry cost share.
Description: The project team will devel- op and exploit an experimental technology for laser assisted oxygen cutting of thick section (> .25-inch) steel plates which is currently in a laboratory stage of development at BOC Gases. The technol- ogy will greatly enhance U.S. shipbuilders' ability to accurately and cleanly cut thick- section steel, possibly greater than 100 mm, without increasing laser power output beyond 6kW. The potential exists for clean and accurate cut edges in both a square and bevel configuration, with minimal sec- ondary part processing after removal from the laser-burning table. The project will provide near term benefits to both Bender
Shipbuilding and Repair and Electric Boat, with both cost and quality improvements in ship and submarine construction. Through commercialization and technology trans- fer, the project will also provide additional impetus for other U.S. shipbuilders to invest in laser-cutting technology, which
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