Navantia participates in UDC Conecta to expand knowledge transfer between the university sphere

Navantia has participated in the launch of UDC Conecta, an initiative from the University of A Coruña aimed at boosting the connection between knowledge generated in the university sphere and productive sectors, so that scientific advances can have industrial applications and the value chain is strengthened.
The Head of Digital and Industrial Transformation for Navantia in the Ferrol Estuary, Rafael Morgade, took part in a round table to explain how this transfer of knowledge is being carried out, building bridges between Navantia and UDC, particularly with the Ferrol Campus. This fruitful collaboration, among other initiatives, finds one of its strongest pillars in CEMI (the Joint Research Centre, which also includes the Galician Innovation Agency).
CEMI was created in 2022 as the successor to earlier Joint Research Units. Its aim is to support the digital transformation of the shipyard, focusing on the optimisation of all production processes, the implementation of digital twins—both for plants and products—and the planning and development of the Block Factory, through the introduction of enabling and disruptive technologies.
The project concludes in 2025, with the various lines of research now in their final phase prior to implementation in the shipyard.