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Canada’s largest shipbuilder, Chantier Davie Canada, reveals how it is updating its technology to connect a shipyard the size of a small town
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stablished in 1825, Chantier Davie Canada has been building ships for almost 200 years but has just started
to take the first steps on its digital transformation journey. The shipyard is the largest, highest capacity, and most experienced in 113
Canada. Davie Shipbuilding has a vision of being the nation’s “premier shipyard providing national strategic capability when it comes to the digital transformation,” claims Jeremy Citone, Technology Director of Chantier Davie Canada. “The yard has recently delivered the most complex vessel ever built in North America, and we are now focusing on innovating new ferries which use clean energy.” “Being in a company with so much history, it’s a challenge in itself. Facilities are more than 2 kmsq. With its 56 buildings, it is really like a small town. When the shipyard reopened in 2012, it was 10 years behind with technology. Everything needed to be updated, from security, IT infrastructure to introducing Internet of Things,” notes Citone. Despite
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were facing: to provide information
around Davie, its workers are entirely
when an where it is needed within our
involved and committed. “Major
environment.”
technology changes are always tricky
“The use of technology not only
to introduce. However, our workers
enables the shipyard to be more efficient,
are embracing the new tools they are
but it also makes the company more
provided with.”
sustainable, as it is able to move on
Citone notes that for him live information is key – while engineers are behind computers designing
from paper-based practices which are riskier and less reliable.” Citone reveals that the shipyard’s
ships, the supervisors are onboard.
technologies are well on track to reach
“But how can you ask someone to be
Industry 4.0 levels. Over the past 3
efficient onboard a ship under construc-
years, he has introduced and fostered
tion if they don’t have access to that
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“In five years I see the implementation of AI for shipbuilding. AI will allow us to use our workforce smarter” — Jeremy Citone, Technology Director of Chantier Davie Canada 117
“We are now 3D scanning incoming
the 3D models,” he adds. Augmented
ships, both inside and outside. When
reality technologies allow them to be
we have a virtual ship, we can measure
onboard and visualize the ship the way it
it from the office. We can select the
will look like once completed. All piping,
best spot for a piece equipment. That
equipment, and lighting systems are
allows us to work around the clock with
displayed on top of what the camera
engineering companies all over the
sees directly on the tablets onboard
world,” Citone explains. As part of the
the ship. This way, the supervisors can
firm’s digital transformation journey,
understand and show the workers
supervisors have been equipped with
what to do and where to do it.
tablets, and Wi-Fi has been installed
“I believe live information and reporting
across the site. “With the tablets, our
is key. In-house developed apps allow
supervisors are able to draw on top of
the supervisor to have a clear view of
the progress made onboard and keep track of their budget per task. All tablets are connected to the main cluster and are regularly updated with any revisions as it is used. This reduces risks and mistakes” Efficiency, according to Citone, is the most important aspect of the company’s digital transformation journey. “However, as we are based in Canada, the labor is quite expensive compared to all of our international competitors. Therefore, our employees need to be very efficient and technology-driven.” However, Citone notes that live information is being used even further: “For every ship, we collect as much E XE CU T I VE PRO FI LE
Jeremy Citone After finishing his second Master’s degree in Computer Science in California, Jeremy was head hunted by the INOCEA group in Monaco to take on a role of a system engineer. His vision for shipyard technology led him to Inocea-owned Chantier Davie, the largest shipyard in North America. In 2017, just a few years after joining the company, he became the head of the IT department. Today, Jeremy works on implementing his vision by bringing high-end technology to the shipbuilding industry
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production data as we can. This live
recent major conversions, the Replen-
data allows us to update our norms for
ishment at sea vessel MV Asterix.”
the planning. I would like to see the end
While building the Asterix, the
of the averaging. With lots of data, we
company also prioritized cybersecurity,
now have the capability to get to a level
and designed an entire network for its
of accuracy we couldn’t dream of before.
connected ships. “Ships are more and
A good example of the marine industry
more connected to the internet; the
transformation is one of our most
engines, navigation chart systems,
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integrated management system are
strides forward, creating a training
all connected for maintenance and
system that resembles a video game.
updates.” Those technologies cannot
“It’s something completely new that
be implemented without having
we’ve never seen before in the marine
a shipyard mastering those technolo-
industry. We partnered with Race-
gies,” he continues.
Rocks, a Canadian company based in
On its journey toward Industry 4.0, the company has made significant
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“ Ships are more and more connected to the internet; the engines, navigation chart systems, integrated management system are all connected for maintenance and updates” — Jeremy Citone, Technology Director of Chantier Davie Canada
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— Jeremy Citone, Technology Director of Chantier Davie Canada
them a 3D model of our ship and they made a video game out of it,” says Citone. “The crew can sit down with their computers in their rooms and train on how to extinguish fires, operate equipment and follow procedures. Some training will display a virtual replenishment at sea console. The console is fully functional, every single button works – if they were to push the wrong button, the simulation will fail.” Using one-of-a-kind technology to train its staff marks the direction the shipyard is going in, “In 5 years I see the implementation of AI for shipbuilding. AI will allow us to use our workforce in an optimal fashion. We currently have accurate feedback on how long it takes to complete each job based on complexity, material availability, and manpower. Planning won’t be based mainly on rules: we will be able to predict schedules using actual shipyard capabilities. And that’s a game changer for Canada.”
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Chantier Davie Canada 22 Rue George-D.-Davie Lévis, QC G6V 0K4 Canada T +1 418-837-5841 www.davie.ca