Navantia has been selected through a tender for the repair and maintenance of the US vessels deployed at the Rota Naval Base (Cádiz). The tender has been carried out by the Government of the United States and the Spanish company has been the winner. The contract will run until 2028 for a value of no less than 822 million euros and could generate more than 1,000 direct jobs per year. The tender and subsequent contract are aimed at the repair and maintenance of the Arleigh Burke-Class destroyers (DDGs) and other US Navy ships that are deployed in the aforementioned base. The contract signed by Navantia stands out for an extensive contract in labor, high level of technical requirements demanded by the client and the very rigorous compliance with deadlines. Navantia has its own facilities and personnel deployed in the Cadiz ...
Navantia has started to collaborate with IBM for the implementation of several initiatives such as a virtual assistant for the decision-making of the frigate command and a solution for the recognition of images of ships that help the operators of the ship to more quickly identify other boats in your area and other essential activities for safety at sea. Aligned with Navantia’s Strategic Plan for the development of the capabilities of its teams, IBM has provided Navantia with training resources through its online training platforms on artificial intelligence and data analytics. To this will be added the collaboration program with universities, with the aim of helping Navantia expand collaboration and development lines around AI with the university ecosystem and facilitate the incorporation of talent into the company.
Ansys helps increase production efficiency, reduce costs and accelerate time to market. Navantia and Ansys are substantially reducing design time and also increasing the performance of new generation navy ships such as the F110 frigates and S80 submarines. Through a new strategic agreement, Navantia engineers will take advantage of Ansys solutions as part of Shipyard 4.0’s Integrated Business Management System, Navantia’s technological platform that includes digital technologies throughout the operational life cycle of ships of the navy to improve product quality and speed up production. This collaboration equips Navantia engineers with Ansys’ broad suite of simulation solutions, enabling them to accelerate the development of highly advanced frigates and submarines, significantly reduce ship signals, lessen the impact of external and environmental threats, and produce components. lightweight and optimized. The integration of Ansys solutions significantly improves Navantia’s simulation process and data management ...
H-TEC SYSTEMS MAN Energy Solutions has announced the acquisition of almost 99% of the shares of H-TEC SYSTEMS, the manufacturer of PEM electrolyzers. Subject to the approval of the competition authorities, MAN Energy Solutions has acquired the shares of the previous majority shareholder. Green hydrogen on the rise Dr Uwe Lauber, Managing Director of MAN Energy Solutions, stated: “Green hydrogen is becoming an incredibly important natural resource on our journey to become a climate neutral global economy. With the acquisition of H-TEC SYSTEMS, from now on we will cover all the processing steps of the hydrogen economy. In doing so, we are strategically investing in our expertise as tomorrow’s provider of sustainable energy solutions and giving H-TEC SYSTEMS full access to our sales networks and resources at the same time. “. Pioneers in H2 and Power-to-X technology TEC SYSTEMS was ...