Stage 2
Additive Manufacturing for Sustainable Shipbuilding, Maintenance, and Repair
Category: Technological Advancements & Shipbuilding
Date: 15 November 2021
Context and Overview:
As part of Vision 2030, key targets have been defined to promote domestic ship building, repair and recycling India needs to channelize domestic demand for ship building and ship repair. Also, how ship repair clusters need to be developed for enhancing repair capacity in India.
IMRC attempts to explore the current situation of repairs and shipbuilding in India. And how with Additive manufacturing the scope of services can be enhanced and made more sustainable. Additive manufacturing presents a transformative approach to industrial production that enables the creation of lighter, stronger parts and systems. It allows a lean and agile supply chain. Two types of spare parts - just-in-time and just-in-case can be manufactured and managed using digital inventory solutions.
How was the problem statement formulated?
The IMRC 2022 problem statements are the result of Stage I – Confluence of Ideas conducted from August 2021 to October 2021. The Confluence of ideas involved the following activities:
- Industry survey conducted by the IMRC team which received participation from industry and academia across maritime sector.
- Review of the Outcomes of IMRC 2020 which were focus areas and burning issues in various industry sectors
- Study and review of the Maritime India Vision 2030 document by the Government of India.
The result was: 7 SOLID TOPICAL PROBLEM STATEMENTS formulated by the IMRC committee which require our attention on a priority basis, target SDGs, and are from various areas across the maritime sector.
Invitation to PARTICIPATE:
As we embark on Stage 2 – Participation, we welcome you to browse through these carefully selected and formulated problem statements. These will be the focus of IMRC 2022. We invite you to participate by nominating yourself or your colleagues who would like to join us as we explore solutions to these problem statements. You can contribute in several ways:
- Write a research paper for publication and reference
- Present my research/work on the topic by participating in the Panel
- I have a long working experience in this sector and can contribute to meaningful discussion
Fill the form and join us as we start the quest for sustainable solutions for the problem statements. You can fill the form below or click here to access the form: https://forms.office.com/r/h6jQJR0S0f
Based on your response and overall responses received globally, the select committee will shortlist and finalize contributors for each session.