Constructing the monolithic starships of the modern age requires equally massive factories. And not just the factories, tens of thousands of workers must be within close proximity, which means housing and other necessities within range. And the extremely valuable technomancers must be well cared for. This requires building near a planet, but as the largest vessels cannot operate in atmosphere, this means building in space.
Above a starship factory planet, two massive, intersecting rings will be constructed, each over a dozen kilometers in width, arranged in a “x” pattern. These two rings will serve different purposes, one construction the other supply. Where these two rings intersect there will be two hubs, both titanic in scale.
The first hub is where a starship begins. Here, the megatons of raw materials arrive from distant worlds. Every single part of the ship is manufactured in Hub 1, and it is where the skeletons of ships will emerge. These frames will go on the top and bottom of one of the construction ring, heading in both directions. They are moved by massive magnetic clamps, slowly moving the ship along. As the ship moves to the opposite pole of the station, it will go through several different factories, each assembling a different part of the vessel. These factories are supplied by the second ring. From the factory hub, it will spew out thousands of parts, flying down the supply ring on magnetic clamps. Once the part reaches near the part of the assembly line it is needed, it will be moved to a secondary connection between the supply and construction ring.
This allows dozens if not hundreds of ships, depending on the size, to be worked on at once.
Once completed, the ship will be stored in the stockpile hub, where it will wait until the ship is picked up by the buyer. Potentially hundreds of ships can be stored here, along with spare parts.