Keel-Laying Ceremony Held for Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) 5 l 14 l 2018
The U.S. Navy held a keel-laying ceremony for the Virginia-class submarine Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) at General Dynamics Electric Boat Friday, May 11.
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The initials of the submarine's sponsor, Darleen Greenert, were welded onto a steel plate that will be permanently affixed to the submarine. She is the wife of retired Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert. This will be the second submarine to be named after Adm. Hyman G. Rickover to honor the pioneer of the nuclear navy. The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709) served from 1984 to 2006. CONTINUED ON PG 4
Chuck Hull, from left, Kevin McAlea and Vice President of Engineering and Design Charles Southall discuss how Newport News Shipbuilding plans to use additive manufacturing technology to produce parts for future warships. Hull is the inventor of stereolithography and co-founder of 3D Systems, and McAlea is 3D Systems’ executive vice president and general manager, metals and healthcare. Photo by John Whalen
Partnership to Accelerate Adoption of Metal 3-D Printing Newport News Shipbuilding has partnered with 3D Systems to develop additive manufacturing technologies expected to accelerate the adoption of metal 3-D printing in the naval shipbuilding industry. The joint effort is expected to support future qualification and certification programs necessary to implement this advanced manufacturing technology for the U.S. Navy and further revolutionize how shipbuilders build the next generation of warships. It is also part of NNS’ Integrated Digital Shipbuilding (iDS) transformation. “This is a game-changing and disruptive technology for our industry,” said Charles Southall, vice president of Engineering and Design. “In addition to our ongoing digital shipbuilding efforts, 3-D printing could transform our design standards, and this technology has the potential to be one of the most significant manufacturing innovations in our industry since we began building nuclear-powered ships in the 1950s.” As part of the joint development agreement, 3D Systems delivered and installed the ProX DMP 320 high-performance metal additive manufacturing system at NNS. The state-of-theart machine is capable of making three-dimensional, marine-based, alloy parts for castings or other fabricated parts, such as valves, housings and brackets. “3D Systems is pleased to play an integral role in transforming the naval shipbuilding... CONTINUED ON PG 4
Shipbuilders enter the Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. Photo by Eugene Phillips
Shipbuilders Attend HII Diversity and Inclusion Conference About 100 employees from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ three divisions – Newport News Shipbuilding, Ingalls Shipbuilding and Technical Solutions – and the corporate office met in Atlanta last week for the company’s first Diversity and Inclusion Conference. Conference attendees – who represented different divisions and employee resource groups within HII’s divisions – heard from speakers who addressed a number of topics, including unconscious bias, employee engagement, ERGs, the business case for inclusion and diversity and the history of immigration in the United States. CONTINUED ON PG 3