Smart Welder Scans Workpieces and Auto-Adjusts Live for US Navy Ships
The system automatically recognizes welding targets and conditions, letting one worker oversee multiple robots and store process data for quality control.
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Smart welder scans workpieces and auto-adjusts live for US Navy ships
The US shipbuilding industry has spent years looking for ways to increase production while addressing skilled labor shortages and growing demand from the Navy. Shipyards have steadily introduced robotics, digital manufacturing tools, and automated fabrication systems to improve efficiency, but many welding operations still depend heavily on manual work. Against that backdrop, HII has begun testing intelligent welding technology developed with So…
Intelligent Welding Systems Expand Automation At Ingalls Shipbuilding For Faster, Safer Production
Image Credits: HII HII and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) are advancing their strategic partnership with a pilot program to implement additional intelligent mechanized welding equipment at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, expanding Ingalls’ robust existing automation and technology strategy. The pilot is a meaningful step in advancing U.S.-Korea shipbuilding cooperation, as outlined in a 2025 memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the …
On the 5th, HD Hyundai announced that it will introduce its self-developed intelligent welding system to Ingalls Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of the U.S. defense shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). Regarding this project, HD Hyundai stated that it follows the "Shipbuilding Agreement" signed with Huntington Ingalls at the "SAS 2025" maritime aerospace exhibition held in Washington last year.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Kyu-bin = HD Hyundai has accelerated shipbuilding cooperation with Huntington Ingalls (HII), the largest U.S. defense shipbuilder.
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