Ship Production Panel Projects

The Executive Control Board typically sets aside a modest amount of money each year to fund relatively small (less than $100K), short-term (12 months or less) projects recommended by the Panel Chairs. Once a solicitation is issued, Panel Project proposals are submitted to the Panel Chairs in the form of short white papers; the Panels then vote on which one(s) (up to three) to submit for consideration by the ECB. Submissions from all the Panels are then put through a competitive selection process in which the ECB selects a Panel Project portfolio for that year. Guidelines on the process and white paper format are provided in the Ship Production Panel Project Guide. For information on contracting requirements for approved projects click here.

For status of current or upcoming Panel Project solicitations, the appropriate Panel Chairs. For additional information on projects click on the Panel name.

Welding Technology Panel
Constructing a Prototype Man-Portable Friction Stir Welding System
Hybrid Laser Arc Welding Economic Viability Study
Comparison of SAW and Tandem Electrode Gas Shielded Processes for Productivity, and Distortion in Thin Panel Butt Joints for Thin Panel Structures
Implementation of Navy Standard Welding Procedures
Portable Welding Robot
Automatic Induction Brazing System for Shipboard Pipe Brazing Applications
Evaluation of Pre-qualified Welding Procedures for Naval Construction
Tandem-Pulsed Gas Metal Arc Welding for Stiffeners
Single Pass Pipe Socket Welds
Qualification of Submerged Arc Welding Procedures
Inspection of Painted Pipe Welds
Application of TipMate™ Submerged Arc Welding Nozzles
Cold Wire Feed Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)
High Speed Narrow Groove SAW for Thin Steel Panels
All-Position Flux Cored Electrode for Welding Copper-Nickel Pipe
Tandem Spin-Arc Welding Process
Laser Pipe Welding
Double-Sided Arc Welding Process in Ship Structure Manufacturing
Welding Supervisor Training and Qualification
In Process Weld Inspections
No Stick Welding Nozzles

Shipyard Production Process Technologies Panel
Safe Practice of Common Shipyard Rigging Equipment
Pilot Tool for Linking Ship Design to Shipyard Simulation
Ship Production Rigging Planning Guide
Panel Line Optimization Through Predictive Scheduling II
Constraint Based Design and Planning
STEP-NC Concept Demonstration
Panel Line Optimization through Predictive Scheduling
Accuracy Control Implementation Manual

Surface Preparation and Coatings Panel
Study to Determine an Alternative Coatings System Environment Recorder
Study to Determine the Level of Salt Mitigation as related to the Accuracy of the Measurement and Cost Benefits
The Cost of U.S. Navy Coatings QA/QC
Assessing the Need for 50% Relative Humidity During Tank Painting
Retention of Pre-Construction Primer
Preparation of Manual on How to Inspect Flash Rust
Single Coat Preservation System
Field Study of Ship Coating Performance over Flash Rust
Surface Preparation Quality Assurance/Quality Control Process Improvement
Single Coat Preservation System
Flash Rusting Acceptability for Ship Coating
Quality Assurance Rules for Painting Navy Ships
Applying Lessons Learned to New Building Coatings Selection and Application
Applying Statistical Process Control to Coating Activities
Increased Productivity & Waste Reduction in Tank Blasting
High-Solids Coatings Application Process Reference Guide
Surface Preparation and Coating Benchmarking Initiative

Business Process Technologies Panel
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Integration with CAD
Shipbuilding Partners and Suppliers (SPARS) Vendor Packing List
Subcontractor Data Guidebook
Activities-Based Cost Estimator
Standardized Supply Chain Inspections
Second Tier Shipyard Price Competitiveness Analysis
Business Case Outline and Commodity Material Standardization Process
Purchasing & Purchasing-Related Benchmarking Study
Simplified International Terms & Conditions

Environmental Technologies Panel
Implementation of Recently Generated Emission Factors at the Federal, State and Local Level Developing Emissions Factors for Electrodes Commonly Used within the Shipbuilding
Development of Shipyard Oil Handling Best Management Practices Guidebook
Spill Prevention Rule Guidebook
Shipyard Environmental Metrics
Residual Risk from Abrasive Blasting Emissions: Particle Size and Metal Speciation
Coordination of Shipbuilding and Repair Industry Response to Environmental Protection Agency Residual Risk
Ballast Water Management
Health Risk Assessment
Modeling of Shipyard Emissions
Metal Products and Machinery Regulation Analysis
Environmental Technology Panel Outreach

Product Design & Material Technologies Panel
Swage Panel Analysis Verification
NVR Strength Criteria Implementation into MAESTRO FEA Application
Cost-Effective Specifications and Requirements Definition
Risk Reduction in Primary Scantling Design and Approval Process for Structurally Complex Vessels
Design for Production/ Affordability Workshop
Short Sea Shipping
Inclusion of Surplus/On-hand Material in the Common Parts Catalog
Internet Enabled Common Parts Catalog Interface

Electrical Technologies
Fiber Optic Tester with Go/No-Go Acceptance Criteria
Cable Tag Reduction
Solid-State Ship Lighting System Evaluation

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Last Update: 02/01/10