DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FOR
SHIPBUILDING & MARINAS
Connecting Planning to Marine Project Delivery
Layher Digital Scaffold Solutions help shipyards, marine contractors, naval facilities, and marina construction teams connect scaffold planning, engineering, logistics, and field operations in one continuous digital workflow, reducing the digital break while strengthening planning certainty, coordination, productivity, and marine project delivery.
FROM PLANNING TO PROJECT DELIVERY
Coordinate Complex Marine Scaffold Projects
Shipbuilding, vessel maintenance and repair, dry dock operations, marina construction, and waterfront infrastructure require precise planning, specialized access solutions, and coordinated project information. Complex vessel geometry, multiple trades, evolving work conditions, and demanding schedules make effective scaffold planning and coordination essential.
When project information becomes disconnected between planning and field assembly, it creates the digital break. Communication gaps increase, coordination becomes more difficult, field teams may be working from disconnected information, and project schedules can become more vulnerable.


REDUCING THE DIGITAL BREAK
Connect Scaffold Planning to Field Assembly
Marine scaffold projects depend on accurate information moving from project inputs and scaffold planning through engineering, logistics, and field assembly. When information becomes disconnected between these phases, coordination gaps, field adjustments, and unnecessary delays can impact productivity and critical project schedules.
Layher Digital Scaffold Solutions help maintain connected project information throughout the scaffold process, reducing the digital break between what is planned and what reaches the field.
- Keep scaffold information connected from planning through field assembly
- Give project and field teams access to coordinated scaffold information
- Reduce communication and coordination gaps between project phases
ONE CONNECTED DIGITAL WORKFLOW
From Project Data to Field Assembly
Layher Digital Scaffold Solutions connect project and site information with digital scaffold planning, engineering, materials and logistics, and field assembly, helping marine project teams maintain continuity throughout the scaffold process.
01.
PROJECT DATA &
SITE CAPTURE
Establish accurate project, vessel, and site information to support scaffold planning.
- Existing project data
- 2D plans
- 3D models
- Laser scanning
02.
DIGITAL SCAFFOLD
PLANNING & ENGINEERING
Create, visualize, engineer, and optimize scaffold solutions for complex marine environments.
- Scaffold modeling
- Visualization
- Engineering
- Material optimization
03.
MATERIAL & LOGISTICS
COORDINATION
Connect digital scaffold planning with material requirements, sequencing, and project logistics.
- Material quantities
- Sequencing
- Logistics
- Project coordination
04.
FIELD ASSEMBLY
Bring digital scaffold information directly to the jobsite to support field assembly.
- Visualization
- Positioning
- Assembly guidance
- SIM2Field & SIM2Field XR App

STRENGTHEN MARINE PROJECT PERFORMANCE
Layher Digital Scaffold Solutions help shipbuilding and marine projects:
- Increase planning and engineering coordination
- Support complex vessel and marine access requirements
- Strengthen coordination across project teams and trades
- Increase project visibility and communication
- Support efficient field assembly and marine project delivery
SUPPORTING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
The Digital Tools Behind Smarter Marine Projects
Layher’s Digital Scaffold Solutions are supported by integrated technologies designed to improve planning, engineering, coordination, and field execution for complex marine projects.
Digital Planning & Material Optimization
Capture existing site conditions with millimeter accuracy to support precise scaffold planning, coordination, and design.
Digital Planning & Material Optimization
Create accurate scaffold models, optimize material quantities, improve estimating, and coordinate projects before work begins.
Connected Project Information
SIM connects planning, engineering, logistics, and field assembly within a single coordinated digital project environment.
Precision Scaffold Positioning from Digital Model to the Jobsite
Use LayPLAN CAD 3D model data to position and measure scaffold structures on the jobsite, helping avoid potential measurement errors and support accurate assembly.
Augmented Reality for Scaffold Assembly
Bring 3D scaffold models directly to the field to support work preparation, assembly, inspection, component identification, and augmented-reality visualization.
WHY LAYHER
More Than Scaffold Systems
Complex marine projects require more than quality scaffold systems. They require a partner with the engineering expertise, digital capabilities, technical support, and scaffold experience to address complex vessel geometry, specialized access requirements, and demanding marine environments.
Layher combines precision-engineered scaffold systems, digital solutions, and more than 80 years of scaffolding expertise to support shipyards, marine contractors, naval facilities, and marina construction teams from planning through field assembly.
The Layher Partnership Advantage
- Manufacturer-direct partnership and product expertise
- Engineering, design, and technical expertise
- Digital planning and project visualization
- Solutions for complex vessel geometry and specialized access
- Training and field implementation support
- Continuous product and application innovation
- Long-term technical and project partnership









