On November 10, the section steel cutting and processing center at CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard was delivered, providing further hardware support for the shipyard to accelerate its digital and intelligent technological upgrades and enhance construction efficiency.
According to Jiangnan Shipyard, the newly constructed workshop for the cutting and processing of section steel profiles spans 5,597 square meters, measuring 95 meters in length and 63 meters in width. It is equipped with three section steel cutting production lines, an automated high-bay storage system for profiles, as well as 25-ton overhead traveling cranes and semi-gantry cranes. The production lines feature automated profile measurement, dynamic cutting-path correction, and intelligent nesting. By integrating the high-bay storage system with transport and cutting processes, the facility enables a continuous, unified workflow capable of handling the full range of section steel profile specifications.
Construction on the project began in March 2026, with all work completed in just eight months. Delivered and put into operation on schedule, the project provides fresh momentum for the implementation of smart manufacturing at Jiangnan Shipyard, as well as for the shipyard’s commercial vessel production—a process utilizing two dry docks and four production lines to handle eight concurrent batches of construction.