The Digital Shipyard Welding Blog

NAVSEA & Shipbuilding Weld Management Insights

Welder joining structural steel in a fabrication shop, illustrating the skilled welder shortage affecting shipbuilding quality

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Welder Shortage in Naval Shipbuilding: Why Digitizing Weld Quality Protects Schedule

The Welder Shortage Is a Quality Problem Before It Is a Labor Problem The welder shortage in naval shipbuilding is usually discussed as a hiring problem: not enough people entering the trade, too many retiring, wages competing against easier work....

Shipyard cranes silhouetted at sunrise, representing US shipbuilding capacity under the SHIPS for America Act

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SHIPS for America Act: What It Means for Shipyard Compliance and Build Speed

The SHIPS for America Act is the most sweeping attempt in a generation to rebuild U.S. shipbuilding and commercial maritime capacity and as it...

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Submarine Industrial Base: What AUKUS Demand Means for Shipyard Weld Quality

The submarine industrial base is being asked to do something it has not done in decades: raise output sharply, absorb a new export commitment, and do...

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Five Common Welding Documentation Challenges for Naval Suppliers

Supporting naval shipbuilding programs requires more than technical welding expertise.

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What Does a Digital Shipyard Actually Look Like?

"Digital shipyard" has become one of the most common phrases in naval manufacturing.

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Why Quality Data Is Still Trapped in Spreadsheets

Manufacturing has become increasingly digital over the past two decades.