🧤 This week I had the opportunity to visit the construction site of the digital block factory of Navantia, S.A., S.M.E in Ferrol. This dual-purpose facility will supply both the Defense and offshore markets and will be one of the most advanced internationally. The "smart" factory will automatically generate steel blocks with minimal manual intervention, including supports and fittings for equipment and outfitting .
💡 The factory will be controlled through a digital twin that will allow process simulations and decision-making based on artificial intelligence .
This innovation in shipbuilding techniques will be extremely useful for floating offshore wind, providing Navantia Seanergies with extra competitiveness and quality in the manufacture of prismatic-shaped floater blocks. The blocks built in the factory will be assembled at our facilities in Spain and the United Kingdom, or in ports near the wind farms in various locations .
The moment of offshore wind's breakthrough in the world is getting closer. In some areas, such as Spain, the South of France, and the Celtic Sea, this is often the only viable option due to the absence of shallow areas. In other places, where offshore wind has developed early, new developments are moving into deeper waters, leading to floating solutions .
⌛ At Navantia Seanergies, we are ready. The Ferrol block workshop will become a reality by the end of this year, 2025. This same year, the company has launched an automated workshop for the creation of open flat units in Navantia San Fernando and an automated panel factory in Puerto Real, which is the largest of its kind in Europe .
Additionally, Navantia UK is building a state-of-the-art panel factory at our Belfast shipyard, equipped with cranes, robotic plasma cutting systems, and automatic welding and process control machinery .
2025 will conclude with four new Navantia facilities aimed at the mass and automatic production of steel components designed with the needs of Navantia's products in both the Defense and offshore wind sectors in mind .
Innovation and automation foresee a promising future. With each step we take, we are closer to achieving our goals and significantly contributing to the sustainable development of the naval and renewable energy industries. 🌞 The future is bright and full of opportunities !
Digital factory at Ferrol:
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Flat pannels shop at San Fernando:
https://lnkd.in/duAzJSCr
Flat pannels shop at Cadiz:
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Pannel factorty Belfast:
https://lnkd.in/djds4Dpx