Projects
The primary goal of CNST is to fund projects that drive shipyard improvements and ultimately reduce the cost and time required to build and repair Navy ships. Project selection is the key process for the Center, which begins when ONR consults with the Navy’s acquisition community to determine which ship construction programs will be the focus of CNST projects for the coming year. CNST contacts the builders of those ship classes to identify the manufacturing technology issues that most affect them, which are then analyzed by industry consultants, ONR and the appropriate Program Executive Offices (PEOs) in a down-select process that determines what projects best serve the program objectives and promise to deliver the best “bang-for-the-buck” within the available funding.
Current Projects (in order of most recent award date):
07/2011 - Government Furnished Material Improvement Process
06/2011 - Support of Advanced Coatings
05/2011 - Measure, Layout, and Install Ship Components Using 3D Laser Scanning Tool
07/2010 - Digital Radiography Transition for Inspection of Welds and Castings
07/2010 - VCS Material Flow Processes and Technology
01/2010 - VCS Supply Chain Manufacturing Technology Review
Completed Projects (in order of most recent completion date):
09/2011 - Pipe Shop Process Re-engineering
09/2011 - Sequencing and Scheduling
08/2011 - Improved Production Engineering Management Tools
01/2010 - Hull Fairness & Accuracy Control
01/2010 - Metrology for Automated Hull Layout
11/2009 - Outfitting Process Improvement
10/2009 - Small Weldment Optimized Cell
07/2009 - Alternate Mounting Methods for Lightweight Outfitting
06/2009 - Design for Production 3- Design Alternatives
05/2009 - VCS Material Management
04/2009 - Design for Production 0- Process Improvement
10/2007 - Design for Production 2- Seamless Delivery 3-D Product Model
12/2008 - Weld Distortion Prediction
11/2008 - Design for Production 1- Knowledge Tools
10/2008 - Smart Manufacturing Methods
09/2008 - Digital Radiography- An Alternative to Film Radiography
06/2008 - Laser Image Projection
04/2008 - Thermal Tensioning of Thin Steel Ship Panel Structures
02/2008 - Nested Material Manufacturing Technology Improvement
02/2008 - Internal Supply Chain
12/2007 - Product-Centric Facility Design
12/2007 - Laser/GMA Hybrid Pipe Welding System
08/2007 - Ultralight Pulse Gas Metal Arc Welding System for Shipyard Applications
06/2007 - Predictive Weld Distortion in Thick Navy Structures
05/2007 - Capabilities Assessment/Benchmarking Study of Mid-Tier U.S. Shipyards
02/2007 - Computed Radiography Alternative to Conventional Film
11/2006 - Portable Weld Inspection Management System (PWIMS)
05/2006 - A Technical Training and Data Collection Program for Structural Welders and Fitters
03/2006 - Re-Engineering the Internal Supply Chain/Material Delivery Process
01/2006 - High Heat Input Welding of Thick HSLA-100 with Reduced Pre-Heat
12/2005 - Wireless Automated Diagnostic and Prognostic Equipment on Shipyard Facility Diesel Engines
