# Ingalls Shipbuilding invests in automated welding system for Pascagoula shipyard

Ingalls Shipbuilding contracted with Pemamek Ltd. in 2015 to build and install a large-scale PEMA automated welding system at its Pascagoula, Mississippi shipyard as part of its Shipyard of the Future initiative. The system includes dual flat-plate joining stations with robotic welding and laser-hybrid arc welding.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2019-01-14
- Where: Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States
- Starts operating: 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: automated welding system
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Ingalls Shipbuilding](https://endata.com/companies/12792.md)
- [Pemamek](https://endata.com/companies/10491.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [assemblymag.com](https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/94711-welding-system-sharpens-shipbuilders-future-focus), 2019-01-14: "The system includes dual flat-plate joining stations that utilize robotic welding, and have the capability for integrated milling and welding."

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