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Shipbuilding: $13.3m Awarded for R&D Projects

The National Shipbuilding Research NSRP Investment: $1.2 million. University Center for Advanced Power

Program’s (NSRP) Executive Control Systems (FSU CAPS), GD Bath Iron

Board has selected a new round of re- Land Based Case Study of Insulated Works

For full details: search and development (R&D) projects Bus Pipe (IBP) for Ship Design Industry Investment: $455,000 | NSRP www.marinelink.com/news/ shipbuilding-projects432588 aiming to spur technology advancements Hepburn & Sons, Tefelen, Florida State Investment: $455,000 in order to reduce costs associated with shipbuilding and ship repair in the U.S.

The seven projects – valued at over $13.3 million, including cost share – were se- lected from those proposed in response to research announcement issued in July 2017, and are outlined below.

Integration of Scanning & Laser

Peening Activity

Hepburn & Sons, LSP Technolo- gies, Mentoring Solutions, Siemens,

NSWC Carderock Industry Investment: $986,000 | NSRP Investment: $1.23 mil- lion

SMART: Shipyard Mobile

Applications in Real Time

Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, GD Elec- tric Boat, GD Bath Iron Works, Spark- hound Inc., D’Angelo Technologies, He- pinstall Consulting Group

Industry Investment: $755,000 | NSRP

Investment: $770,000

Computer Aided Robotics for

Welding (CAR-W) Support for

Multipass Welding & Extension of

CAD System Support

Wolf Robotics, HII