What is Ship Outfitting?

A ship's outfitting is everything on a ship except the hull. Including machine installation, electric installation, armour installation, according to the installation. Shipbuilding technology, from the specific process of shipbuilding, usually adopts berth construction or dock construction, the whole project is divided into different stages:

Preparation stage (including lofting, cutting, machining), section construction, general section berth/dock construction stage, launching, outfitting, sea trials, delivery. Ship outfitting mainly  includes ship fitting, machine fitting, electric fitting and other systems and related pipelines, power and control device installation, such as including cabin installation structure (inner wall, ceiling, floor, etc.), furniture and living facilities (cooking, health, etc.), painting and painting, doors and Windows, ladder and railings, masts, hatchcover, etc. The outfitting operation covers a wide range of projects, and the amount of outfitting works usually accounts for 50% to 60% of the total amount of ship construction, and even higher for complex ship types.

Although China's outfitting technology development in recent years relative to the development of Western countries is relatively rapid. China's hawse chain ship outfitting market development is relatively slow, but with the rapid development of domestic hawse chain ship outfitting market, the national industrial policy for the development of outfitting technology provides strong support. The application of high and new technology improves the technical level of domestic civil ship industry. Regional outfitting technology has been widely used in Chinese shipbuilding enterprises.

Unlike the general assembly line manufacturing industry, it is very difficult for the shipbuilding industry to completely use machinery instead of manual, even if the intelligent development to a certain extent, it is expected that 70% of the production process still needs human participation. Therefore, the construction of smart shipyards should realize the innovation of products and working methods through the super-connection and super-intelligence of people and things, enhance competitiveness and create profits. At the same time, labor shortage has an increasing impact on the development of China's shipbuilding enterprises, and smart shipyards can reduce the dependence on labor and effectively resolve the labor problem that restricts the development of China's shipbuilding enterprises.