HD Hyundai to Establish Integrated Platform for Ship 'Design and Production'

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HD Hyundai is taking a full-scale step toward building the 'Design-Production Integrated Platform,' a data platform for realizing the first smart shipyard in the domestic shipbuilding industry.

HD Hyundai's shipbuilding affiliates, including HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, HD Hyundai Mipo, and HD Hyundai Samho, held the 'HD Hyundai Design-Production Integrated Platform Construction Briefing' on the 20th at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries headquarters in Ulsan, with platform solution companies such as Siemens, Dassault Syst?mes, AVEVA, NAPA, and Cadmatic in attendance.

Previously, HD Hyundai signed joint development agreements and other partnerships with these solution companies and has been conducting preliminary preparations to commence platform construction.

Currently, ship design and production utilize various systems such as CAD (Computer Aided Design) for designing 3D models of ships, PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) for managing the entire lifecycle of ships, and DM (Digital Manufacturing), which uses digital technology to plan, analyze, optimize manufacturing processes, and apply them to actual production.

The Design-Production Integrated Platform consolidates these systems into one. HD Hyundai plans to establish the first digital automated production system in the domestic shipbuilding industry that manages all data from ship design to production on a single platform. Through this, the company aims to reduce inefficiencies caused by data discontinuity between processes and achieve productivity innovation.

HD Hyundai will proceed with the initial development of the integrated platform with the solution companies by the end of next year, select one solution optimized for the shipbuilding industry, and begin detailed development from 2026. The Design-Production Integrated Platform is targeted to be completed by 2028 after approximately two years of development.

Once the platform is completed, a 'virtuous cycle of shipbuilding' will be established, where data collected from production sites is analyzed to identify issues and designs are revised accordingly. This is expected to enhance ship quality and process efficiency.

Additionally, the Design-Production Integrated Platform will play a key role in creating the digital manufacturing environment necessary for building the FOS (Future of Shipyard), a future-oriented shipyard that HD Hyundai is promoting with a completion target of 2030.

An official from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries stated, "As competition for leadership in the shipbuilding industry intensifies, we will lead the future competitiveness of the shipbuilding industry by accelerating the realization of a future smart shipyard through the construction of the Design-Production Integrated Platform."