Autonomous Shipyard: A Revolution For Ship Production
Technologies such as Digital Manufacturing (DM), Production Automation, and Augmented Reality (AR) are transforming the shipbuilding industry.
The shipbuilding industry has evolved with advancements in design and manufacturing, yet shipbuilders continue to prioritize operational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and regulatory compliance.
Moving from traditional shipbuilding to smart shipyard is not a target anymore but a reality to remain competitive. Today, the rise of the autonomous shipyard is revolutionizing ship production, integrating cutting-edge technologies to enhance precision, sustainability, and productivity.
Discover how innovations like Digital Manufacturing (DM), welding robots, and Augmented Reality (AR) are driving this transformation, shaping the future of shipbuilding with automation, intelligence, and environmental responsibility.
What Are The Challenges Of Shipbuilding Production?
Increase Shipyard Infrastructure Capacity
Optimize Skilled Workforce Allocation
Enhance Quality to Build Right the First Time
Ensure On-Time Delivery
Autonomous Shipyards
Revolutionizing Production with Automation and Augmented Reality.
Deploy Robotics Automation in a Shipyard
By integrating robotic systems into manufacturing processes, shipbuilders can automate repetitive, labor-intensive tasks such as welding, cutting, material handling, and painting. Robots offer unmatched precision, reducing errors and ensuring consistent quality, even in complex designs or large-scale projects. Additionally, automation accelerates production timelines, enabling shipyards to meet tight deadlines while maintaining high quality standards. Discover Delmia Robotics Solutions.
Optimize Ship Manufacturing Operations with Augmented Reality
By overlaying digital information onto the physical environment, Augmented Reality (AR) allows workers to visualize complex designs, identify potential issues in real time, and follow precise instructions during assembly, even offline. This ensures production meets quality standards and engineering specifications, reduces errors, and accelerates timelines. In quality inspections, AR simplifies work verification, supports effective quality control, and improves traceability. Discover Delmia Augmented Experience.
Smart Shipyards
Manage, control and optimize shipbuilding processes – from engineering to manufacturing – and meet customer demands for time, cost and quality.
Shaping The Future Of Ship Production
The shipyard of the future will be an autonomous shipyard, where robotics optimize key production steps, enhance workforce capabilities, and drive competitiveness and sustainability.
However, achieving this transformation requires the right solutions. By leveraging Dassault Systèmes’ industry-leading technologies, shipbuilders can seamlessly integrate smart manufacturing solutions, ensuring digital continuity within a collaborative ecosystem.
Accelerate your digital journey, future-proof your shipyard, and stay ahead of global competition with Dassault Systèmes.