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Next Generation Shipyards introduces welding robot for one-offs

Next Generation Shipyards introduces welding robot for one-offs

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 1, 2025 | Digitalisation, News, Shipbuilding, Workboats

Next Generation Shipyards, based in Lauwersoog, the Netherlands, has taken an innovative step toward further automation of its production process. With the acquisition of an advanced welding robot, the company aims to make its operations not only more efficiënt, but...
STREAM transforms shipyard welding with smart tech

STREAM transforms shipyard welding with smart tech

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 23, 2025 | Digitalisation, News, Shipbuilding

With the official launch of the STREAM project on 4 September, one of the first concrete implementation projects within Shipyard of the Future Drechtsteden-Rotterdam has begun. STREAM has received EUR 2 million in funding and aims to modernise Dutch shipyards, lower...
Hyundai to present shipbuilding welding robot in Germany

Hyundai to present shipbuilding welding robot in Germany

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 27, 2025 | Maritime events, News, Shipbuilding

Accessibility and tight working environments can increase the welding operation effort in disadvantageous working conditions. That is why Hyundai Welding has developed the integrated Cobot solution for shipbuilding that the company will demonstrate at Schweissen &...
New tech speeds up thick section welding in shipyards

New tech speeds up thick section welding in shipyards

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 25, 2024 | Maritime research, News, Shipbuilding

Shipbuilder Fincantieri and Castellini Officine Meccaniche have conducted an extensive study utilising Civan Lasers’ 28kW Dynamic Beam Laser (DBL). DBL technology was found to offer significant benefits for welding of thick steel sections. The technology allows...
Engine room takes on water during repair

Engine room takes on water during repair

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 6, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Ship repair/maintenance, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Crew should supervise external contractors when performing tasks on board a ship. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which welding heat caused by a repair team resulted in a cofferdam losing watertight integrity and the engine room...
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