Neptune Shield Headquarters

448 Viking Dr.

Virginia Beach, VA 23452

The squared section on the map below will be cordoned off for demonstrations.  The red arrow is entry to the parking lot.  Please park closest to the demo area to allow Neptune Shield employees access to the building.

This effort seeks to optimize the materials, processes, and procedures at all stages of the coating selection and installation process including; analysis of coating materials and performance, defining surface preparation processes; validating needed environmental control, assessing coating application efficacy; and then inspecting and documenting the quality of the installation process. Proposed improvements should demonstrate quantifiable benefits that directly contribute to reduced cost, time, and risk associated with shipboard corrosion control. NAVSEA 05P is particularly interested in solutions that integrate advanced technologies or methodologies that enhance consistency, repeatability, and long-term coating system performance in the operational fleet environment.

Increased efficiency may be demonstrated through one or more of the following measurable outcomes:

• Reduction in total preservation process timeline, including surface preparation, coating, and inspection stages.
• Elimination or minimization of hazardous materials, assessing hazardous materials in coatings and corrosion control systems is essential to mitigate risks such as fire, worker health and safety issues, and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) regulatory limitations.
• Reduction in required rework or non-conformance at any phase of the coating installation process due to streamlined process control, quality assurance, or environmental mitigation.
• Reduction in downtime between preservation steps, achieved through optimized sequencing, decreased time to overcoat or time to service windows, or better coordination of parallel work activities.
• Increase in the service life and performance of corrosion control systems, as indicated by extended time intervals between required preservation or maintenance actions.
• Reduction in total life-cycle costs of corrosion control, as indicated by implementing solutions that decrease material expenses, minimize labor hours, extend the lifespan of coatings and preservation systems, and reduce the frequency of emergent maintenance caused by corrosion. Proposed solutions should demonstrate a clear return on investment through quantifiable reductions in direct and indirect costs associated with shipboard corrosion control and preservation.
• Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to reduce corrosion by shifting maintenance from reactive repair to predictive prevention. The most significant efficiency improvements associated with AI may be realized by integrating sensors, digital engineering, robotics and data management. AI models must be able to address the primarily visual corrosion inspection data that inherently has limited quantifiable data (e.g., a ship condition score based on visual assessment requires different assessment than numerical data regarding plate thickness reduction due to corrosion).
• A corrosion digital twin to create a virtual model of an asset, that is continuously updated with inspection and sensor data. This virtual model will need to predict corrosion initiation, propagation, coating degradation, and prediction of the remaining useful life based on primarily visual condition assessment data.
• Enhanced performance coating systems that can simplify coating application processes, minimize use of hazardous materials, and provide enhanced durability coatings that may include:
  • Non-liquid coatings applications, including thermal spray metallic coatings and conversion coatings.
  • Non-metallic and corrosion-resistant materials that provide alternatives to components that corrode or degrade.
  • Advanced zinc- or aluminum-bearing coatings that can provide galvanic corrosion-control performance at coating defects or holidays.
  • Advanced, persistent corrosion preventative compounds that can be applied to surfaces with limited surface preparation.

In addition to corrosion control practitioners, asset owners, technology providers, and researchers, we encourage participation from companies developing advanced automation solutions. NAVSEA and industry stakeholders are increasingly interested in leveraging Physical Automation, Digital Automation, and Digital-Physical-Human Integration to improve the effectiveness, safety, and efficiency of corrosion management across the asset lifecycle.

We welcome organizations offering robotics, drones, autonomous inspection systems, and automated maintenance technologies that can support corrosion assessment, monitoring, mitigation, and sustainment activities. We also invite providers of digital automation solutions, including Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, predictive analytics, and decision-support systems that enable automation from planning and execution through prognostics and lifecycle management. Finally, we seek innovators advancing Digital-Physical-Human Integration, connecting people, data, digital twins, workflows, and physical assets into a unified value stream that enhances situational awareness, collaboration, and mission readiness.

This Industry Day provides a unique opportunity to engage with government, industry, and research leaders to explore emerging technologies, identify collaboration opportunities, and help shape the future of corrosion control.

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