The Executive Control Board of the Naval Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) announced March 15, 2019 that it will provide $148K in funding for the Surface Preparation and Coatings (SP&C) Panel Project “Standardization and Digitization of Visual Inspection for Shipbuilding and Repair” jointly proposed by TruQC, BAE Systems JSR, and Newport News Shipbuilding. This is TruQC’s fourth NSRP project.
The project will result in a configuration of TruQC’s software to fulfill the visual inspection reporting requirements of Naval Seas Systems Command (NAVSEA) contractors and inspectors on a paperless platform and optimize data collection and workflow related to naval ship construction and repair processes. The intent of this project is to prove TruQC’s system functionality in the shipbuilding industry, replicating the tremendous savings and data benefits experienced by global commercial clients. With the implementation of TruQC, clean and standardized data is available to be utilized for predictive analytics, trending, and other Navy programs.
“TruQC is currently being used by many other industries, most heavily in oil and gas, to collect visual inspection data. For this panel project, we will configure our existing framework to support the US Navy’s visual inspection documentation and adjudication needs and implement the solution at two different shipyards,” says Ross Boyd, TruQC CEO and Contract Lead on the Panel Project.
Project deliverables:
• An objective, standardized, and digital defect identification and resolution system that can be used for internal process improvement.
• Data consistency across class, contractor and work processes.
• Immediate owner and contractor access to the data that can be easily integrated into any Business Intelligence (BI) tool or database.
The TruQC software program will capture data electronically during various test inspections to maintain and report findings without repeating or duplicating process steps. This will reduce the cost of documentation in shipbuilding and repair by decreasing the man-hours spent conducting, documenting and correcting defects found during the visual inspection process. The project will rapidly configure and implement solutions at two distinct shipyards, proving ship construction and repair readiness, end user adoptability and applicability to any shipyard or craft.
Project participants: TruQC: Ross Boyd, Megan Brinker; BAE Systems: Steve Cogswell; Newport News Shipbuilding: Arcino Quiero; Elzly Technologies: Pete Ault; Blakey Group: Judie Blakey.
TruQC is an offline-capable iOS app with a web component that allows your organization to collect clean data consistently at all sites across the globe. TruQC’s highly secure, cloud-based software presents an easy-to-use interface for field users, and our knowledge of industrial processes make sure our framework fits the way you work.
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