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Shipbuilding technology - state of the art

Project:

Shipbuilding technology - state of the art

Country:

USA

Client:

Maritech ASE

Year:

2000


Following the successful completion of a number of shipbuilding technology development projects for the National Shipbuilding Research Programme in the USA, in 2000 First Marine International was requested to develop a Shipbuilding State-of-the-Art report for the US Navy Maritech Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise (ASE).

The report described new and emerging technologies, although not necessarily developed exclusively for the shipbuilding industry, were directly applicable and where successful implementation would undoubtedly lead to a significant improvement in performance.

State-of-the-art technology was described in terms of equipment, process organisation, optimum manning levels and support activities for each of forty-nine shipbuilding production and preproduction activities. For each activity, a number of key points were emphasised as a guide to the principal characteristics of the applied technology and the major benefits to be gained from implementation. Where items of major equipment were associated with the production activities, the report provided a list of international manufactures for further reference.

FMI remains active in the USA in all aspects of shipbuilding technology development and performance improvement.

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Ship factory transformation

Project:

Ship factory transformation

Country:

USA

Client:

Maritech ASE

Year:

1997-1998


Members of First Marine International have been at the forefront of developing shipbuilding design and engineering technology since the early 1970s when they developed production workstation information for the shop floor. In 1997, in association with NASSCO (National Steel and Shipbuilding Company), they were awarded a contract to develop the methodology for introducing factory style design and production operations for the outfitting of complex vessels. The FMI/NASSCO association enabled the technology to be developed and piloted in production. Many of the methodologies now being embraced by leading shipyards came together as a result of this project. These include shipbuilding strategy, spatial design and interim product structures.

The project addressed all stages of design and engineering and included a pilot project carried out on the seventh in a series of naval auxiliary vessels. In addition to vessel design, engineering and production technology, the project addressed functional responsibilities, organisation structure, planning and material control. The production pilot project showed an overall performance improvement of 28% over the sixth vessel in the series even though the shipyard had achieved its core productivity level on the sixth vessel.

As a result of this project, FMI were awarded another six Maritech ASE funded projects to further develop the technology in specific related areas.


  
 

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