HII - HII Co-Hosts Acceleration Summit & Manufacturing Showcase at Newport News Shipbuilding | Benzinga
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII's (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division partnered with the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) to co-host an Acceleration Summit: Technology Showcase this week in Newport News.
The event, that concluded today, brought together industry and academic partners to share potential innovations in technology to support best practices for construction and maintenance activities in shipbuilding. More than 500 people from 26 organizations participated.
"Innovation is a key enabler to our shipyard transformation efforts, and we are constantly looking for ways to improve our operations to make it safer and more efficient for our shipbuilders," said Matt Needy, NNS vice president and chief transformation officer. "The purpose of this event was to bring together industry leaders and ...