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Automated rudder bore welding takes innovative step forward, thanks to collaboration between the Moonshine Lab and welders of Shop 26
April 24, 2025 — Several years ago innovative thinkers in Shop 26, Welders, and Code 138 Welding Engineers, developed an innovation to improve how rudder bores are serviced at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Transitioning from hand welding inside the rudder bores to automated welding cut the time to repair or restore aircraft carrier...

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