From moving plans from paper to tablets to augmented-reality goggles to seeing design schematics superimposed on the bulkhead in front of workers, Huntington-Ingalls is investing enormous capital to capture the benefits of digital technologies.
Whether placing a weld in the wrong place or threading an electrical cable through conduits to the wrong destination, mistakes in shipbuilding are extremely costly and time-consuming to correct. Such tools do not replace the skilled craftsmen.
As CFO Chris Kastner noted, “Each of your crafts — electrical, pipefitting, pipe welding, painting, your riggers… still require some human touch. Digital tools… free the craftsman up a bit to not do the grunt work.”
Click here for more on the application of cutting-edge digital technology to heavy industry.
For access to some of the most profitable opportunities in the defense technology sector, check out Massengill’s Defense Technology Alert. Click here to learn more.
Whether placing a weld in the wrong place or threading an electrical cable through conduits to the wrong destination, mistakes in shipbuilding are extremely costly and time-consuming to correct. Such tools do not replace the skilled craftsmen.
As CFO Chris Kastner noted, “Each of your crafts — electrical, pipefitting, pipe welding, painting, your riggers… still require some human touch. Digital tools… free the craftsman up a bit to not do the grunt work.”
Click here for more on the application of cutting-edge digital technology to heavy industry.
For access to some of the most profitable opportunities in the defense technology sector, check out Massengill’s Defense Technology Alert. Click here to learn more.
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