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        • SSI’s Open Shipbuilding Platform gives you a future-proof source of truth for your shipbuilding projects.

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        • Get visibility into changes, understand the impacts, and have the right information at the right time to execute the change.

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        • Create a local or virtualized shipbuilding environment for your global distributed workforce.

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        • Even a smaller shipbuilding project is immense in scope and scale. Manage the challenges that are unique to ship construction.

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        • With the majority of a ship’s life taking place after it’s been built, it’s crucial to ensure that the organization has a clear picture of the vessel at all times.

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        • A complete line of solutions for the design, engineering, and construction of ships and offshore projects.

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To be at the cutting edge of shipbuilding and technology, we need to be aware of what is on the horizon for the future of our industry. The articles and papers below are how we share our findings to the rest of the industry through technical magazines and academic conferences. Read for yourself what the future holds.

[CIMdata] SSI ShipbuildingPLM: PLM Tailored to Unlock Shipbuilding Transformation

[CIMdata] SSI ShipbuildingPLM: PLM Tailored to Unlock Shipbuilding Transformation

The CIMdata whitepaper addresses the real-world challenges shipbuilders face. Having worked closely with shipyards worldwide, we know the complexities of integrating digitalization into traditional shipbuilding environments. This whitepaper demonstrates how SSI’s ShipbuildingPLM supports shipbuilders by streamlining production planning, ensuring effective process management, and integrating essential tools like ShipConstructor, ERP, and design analysis systems. Examples drawn […]

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Adapting Australian Shipbuilding to the New Defence Reality Whitepaper

Adapting Australian Shipbuilding to the New Defence Reality Whitepaper

The Naval Shipbuilding Plan outlines the Australian government’s commitment to bolstering its naval capabilities through a substantial investment of around A$90 billion. This initiative represents the most significant upgrade since World War II and aims to create a sustainable and innovative Australian Naval Shipbuilding Industry. The plan includes investments in new naval ships, submarines, shipyard […]

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Shipyard Technology Resiliency Checklist: Navigating Change and Innovation

Shipyard Technology Resiliency Checklist: Navigating Change and Innovation

The imperative of resilience and adaptability cannot be overstated in the dynamic shipbuilding landscape. We are pleased to introduce our Shipbuilding Resiliency Checklist, a comprehensive resource engineered to guide shipbuilders through the multifaceted challenges of the industry. The Resiliency Checklist encompasses essential considerations. It aids in the precise definition of technology resiliency goals and the […]

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Guide to the Naval Digital Thread

Guide to the Naval Digital Thread

Shipbuilders face a two-pronged challenge of building more ships in less time while also meeting the digital information needs of navies. To tackle this challenge, shipbuilders can adopt a model that emphasizes agility and flexibility. This involves the use of digital tools and technologies that enable collaboration and communication among all stakeholders involved in the […]

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Accelerating Japanese Shipbuilding DX Adoption

Accelerating Japanese Shipbuilding DX Adoption

Japanese shipbuilding has long been recognized for the production and on-time delivery of high-quality, innovative ships. Japanese shipyards will continue to remain competitive in an ideal future because of these factors. However, shipbuilding in Japan faces several internal and external challenges that put this future at risk: a generation of highly skilled experts retiring from […]

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Tackling Roadblocks to Achieve True Shipbuilding Digital Transformation

Tackling Roadblocks to Achieve True Shipbuilding Digital Transformation

Achieving true digital transformation requires a different approach in shipbuilding than in other industries. For shipbuilders to see success, they need to overcome the pitfalls of traditional technology implementations.

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Transforming Shipbuilding with the Cross Enterprise Digital Twin

Transforming Shipbuilding with the Cross Enterprise Digital Twin

The Digital Twin and Digital Thread continue to dominate conversations within shipbuilding. These buzzwords are resonating with industry leaders because they aim to solve the challenges behind the business transformations so many shipbuilders are going through right now.  But how can a cross-enterprise Digital Twin help with that transformation?  Leveraging the Digital Twin to achieve your goals, […]

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The Evolution of Virtual Reality in Shipbuilding

The Evolution of Virtual Reality in Shipbuilding

Virtual Reality (VR) has gone from being science fiction, to being realized in the research lab, to being treated as a toy, to being used in practical applications, including shipbuilding. This paper examines the history of VR technology as well as its current state.

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The Digital Twin Journey

The Digital Twin Journey

The value of a complete and accurate digital representation of a ship that is available and maintained throughout the construction and operation of the vessel is being increasingly recognized. This ‘digital twin’ ideally contains all relevant information about the vessel and is contained within a single software platform.

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2D, 3D and Virtual Reality: Creating the Natural Way to Work

2D, 3D and Virtual Reality: Creating the Natural Way to Work

Working in an interactive 3D environment is more intuitive than interpreting 2D drawings but the workflow to support 3D and VR must be cost-effective and natural to be adopted. Using case studies from shipyards around the globe as well as ongoing research, this paper will explain how the key is creating associative linkages supporting both legacy 2D workflows and technologies such as PLM and Virtual Reality.

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