HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), the intermediary holding company of HD Hyundai, has selected Siemens as a preferred partner to build an integrated digital platform managing the entire shipbuilding process as a single data flow. The platform will underpin HD Hyundai's 'Future of Shipyard' project, targeted for completion by 2030, addressing long-standing data discontinuities between design and production.
Key takeaways
- Unified data backbone connects design and production in real time, reducing inefficiencies and errors from data gaps.
- Standardized data flows link CAD, PLM, digital manufacturing, automation, and simulation, enabling virtual reviews of shipyard activities.
- Integrated 3D models manage block assembly, welding, piping, and electrical data to improve design accuracy and standardize shop-floor operations.
- Scope covers commercial and specialized vessels, including equipment data management, model-based performance analysis, and lifecycle maintenance.
- HD Hyundai is also developing an Industrial Metaverse-based digital shipyard using Siemens Digital Twin technology and reinforcement learning with synthetic data.
Phased implementation begins in 2026, with application to operational vessels targeted from 2028. The collaboration extends Siemens' work with HD Hyundai since 2022 on next-generation digital design and production platforms.
Source: Robotics & Automation News (roboticsandautomationnews.com) · Published 2026-03-05 · “HD Hyundai selects Siemens Xcelerator for integrated digital shipbuilding platform”