HII (NYSE: HII) and Columbus, Ohio-based Path Robotics have signed a memorandum of understanding that, they say, could accelerate throughput, strengthen the maritime industrial base, and augment the shipbuilding workforce. Path’s physical
Humanoid robots that can get into the same spaces that humans can are increasingly seen as part of the solution to shipyard labor and skills shortages. In the not too distant future,
Beloit, Wis.- headquartered Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) is to expand its robotic welding program. Aimed at boosting ship repair and maintenance efficiency for the U.S. Navy and allied fleets, FMD’’s robotic welding
Finnish welding automation systems specialist Pemamek Oy has secured a second order from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán S.A. The order includes the turnkey delivery of an advanced robotic welding station, PEMA VRWP-SH,
As a supporter of shipyards and a representative for vessel owners and operators, Seattle-based Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has recognized a need for complex weld engineering and inspection services. The combination
By Elliot Shepherd, associate product manager, and Jerry Dillion, district sales manager – California, Weiler Abrasives Aluminum is being used more frequently in shipbuilding thanks to the many benefits the material offers,
When a shipping company needed fast overnight action to ensure the integrity of new welds carried out on a ship moored overnight in the U.K.’s Manchester Ship Canal, non-destructive testing (NDT) specialist
JULY 26, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited five contractors for safety and health violations after three employees were fatally injured and two
It is the second fatal blaze at the shipyard in just a few months and there appear to be close parallels in the two incidents.
Two people died in an August 24 fire onboard an LPG tanker under construction at the yard and, in that fire too, another seven were injured.
Today’s fire, like the earlier one, was reportedly aboard a gas carrier and in both cases sparks from a welder’s torch were initially identified as the likely cause.
MARCH 11, 2015 — Reinauer Transportation’s Senesco Marine shipyard, North Kingstown, RI, is boosting its capabilities by investing in a PEMA twin robot welding gantry from Finland’s Pemamek for the welding of
