An innovative laser imaging technique, developed with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), could cut more than 7,700 man hours from the manufacturing cycle of the VIRGINA-Class Submarine (VCS). Per submarine, the savings could reach $500,000 per hull, translating in a projected savings of $15.5 million over a 31-hull construction program.rnSuccessfully piloted in June 2008, the laser image projection technology allows the Quonset Point, R.I., electric boat manufacturing facility to automate the layout of attachments during the early outfitting stages of the VCS.
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