1. Planning, Production Processes & Facilities March 12-14, 2019 Charleston, SC Approved for Distribution A

2. Mission Statement Discover and disseminate best practices related to the principal manufacturing processes, equipment, planning, and facilities required to support all phases of ship production

3. Current Focus Areas • Researching and evaluating advanced technologies, tools, and materials used during the ship production phase • Examining methods to optimize build strategies, improve planning, and utilize facilities • Researching new and emerging technologies to reduce service and support costs • Maximizing collaborative efforts with the Ship Design & Materials Panel to fully realize new technologies, tools and processes developed by both panels • Seeking collaborative opportunities in welding, coatings and electrical technologies

4. Panel Projects - Completed • ROXTEC resilient mechanical pipe transits (HII-NNS) • Horizontal Access Lifting System (CTC, BIW, EB) • Equalizing Load Lifting Bar (NASSCO) * All of these have presentations in the APM agenda

5. Panel Projects - New • New panel project white papers • 19 white papers submitted • Ranking completed in January • Top 3 • Quick-deploy Scaffolding (ElectraWatch) • Applications of Targetless Photogrammetry (Newport News) • Additive Manufacturing for Incidental Tooling (EWI)

6. Panel Projects - New • Joint panel project with Welding • Advanced Anodizing Process (CTC) • “Extra” 4 and 5 white papers • Shipboard Pipe Insulation Tape (BIW) • Autonomous Mobile Robots for Material Transport (Newport News)

7. Panel Meetings - Recent • June 2018, Chicago, IL (joint with BT, SDMT, WD) • November 2018, Atlanta, GA (FabTech) • March 2019, Charleston, SC (Thursday AM of All Panel Meeting)

8. Future Panel Meetings • Summer/Fall 2019, TBD • 2 meetings or 3 ???