Shaping the Future of Shipbuilding: Fincantieri Pioneers Digital Twin Architecture
2nd June 2024
Fincantieri are the folks from whom the U.S. Navy took the design for the new Constellation-class frigates and proceeded to FUBAR it.
There are 50 years’ worth of advances in shipbuilding technology that the U.S. government has resolutely refused to adopt; the poster child for this is the Littoral Combat Ship, which has failed and is failing even as we write, despite Austal being the premier successful builder of high-speed catamaran transports in the world. (The only ships Austal has ever built that have serious problems are the Independence-class LCS, with the Navy pissing in the design process constantly from day 1.)
UPDATE: Shipbuilding 4.0: Using Digital Twins to Enhance Efficiency (MarineLink)