Hexapods (yellow at top) hold the MFFD upper shell to the lower shell as the two are joined using the CONTIjoin equipment (at center of image). This work was done in the BUSTI project, part of the ...

On November 28, 2023, a stakeholder event with around 100 participants took place in the context of the “Multi Functional Fuselage Demonstrator” (“MFFD”) at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing ...

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) President Jennifer Boykin said faulty welding was discovered on some submarines and aircraft carriers under construction. Most troubling of all, ...

Faulty welding recently discovered on some vessels at Newport News Shipbuilding may have been done knowingly by workers, according to a social media post published Friday by the company’s president.

Key Points and Summary – Aircraft carrier USS Ford proved first-in-class is hard: novel tech and evolving designs drove delays and costs. -CVN-79 USS John F. Kennedy benefits from that pain. HII’s ...

Shipuilder Newport News Shipbuilding, Va., informed the Department of Justice of faulty welds that may have been made intentionally on non-critical components on in-service Navy submarines and ...

Several techniques are available for joining thermoplastic composites, including resistance welding and ultrasonic welding. While resistance welding uses Joule heating inside an electrically ...