NCMS Project #: 142400
Problem: Corrosion is ubiquitous and can be a major issue for any industry that works with metal. For the shipping industry, which is a principal tenet of the American economy, corrosion monitoring and remediation is a constant and costly endeavor. If left unattended, corrosion can weaken the ship’s construction raising the risk for safety issues and leading to expensive repairs. Assessment of large ships can be time consuming and inefficient.
Benefit: This effort will evaluate the capability of various technologies to meet corrosion survey requirements, assess process gaps, and determine cost savings over conventional manned entry survey methodologies. These technologies will enable safer, data based, and cost-efficient surveys which will lead to overall improved maintenance and preservation of marine vessels.
Solution/Approach: The overall objective of this initiative is to assess capabilities of various automated inspection systems and provide direction and guidance to enable rapid transition of maintenance and sustainment technologies to the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) maintenance and sustainment enterprise.
Impact on Warfighter:
- Enhance maintainer safety and efficiency
- Reduce maintenance and sustainment costs
- Provide real time data for enhanced planning
DOD Participation:
- Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport
- Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
- Commander Naval Regional Maintenance Centers (CNRMC)
- Surface Maintenance Engineering Planning Program (SURFMEPP)
- Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS)
Industry Participation:
- Greensea IQ
- IPOZ
- FLX Solutions
- XaaS Labs
- NCMS
Benefit Area(s):
- Cost savings
- Repair turnaround time
- Mx avoidance & reliability
- Positive environmental impact
- Safety
- Mx management improvement
- Reliability improvement
Mx Focus Area:
- CBM+/Predictive Maintenance
