Shipbuilding and Aluminum Conference

The Shipbuilding and Aluminum Conference brings together leading welding professionals, industry leaders, engineers, designers, fabricators, and production staff to explore the latest technologies, materials, and practices shaping shipbuilding and aluminum welding. The conference has a dual focus through two specialized tracks: Shipbuilding and Aluminum. The Shipbuilding track covers new technologies reshaping commercial and Navy shipbuilding, including filler metal and equipment innovations, automation strategies to boost productivity, additive manufacturing opportunities, and updates to qualification and fabrication codes. The Aluminum track addresses the unique challenges of aluminum welding with sessions on alloy identification, metallurgy, best practices for metal preparation and welding processes, understanding and preventing common weld defects, and cutting-edge technologies like hybrid processes, laser, and friction stir welding. Participants will gain insights, strategies, and tools to apply industry advancements effectively.