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Oxytechnik Offers Innovative Shipbuilding Manufacturing Systems

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Approximately two years aa the German conglomerate Burner

Vulkan acquired two compaafles —

Ingenieurtechnik Und/ Mas- chinebau GmbH (IMG) /id Oxy- technik — combined th/ir experi- ence and production capabilities, and began marketin/ resultant innovative shipbuilding design and manufacturing technology under the name Oxytechnik.

Systems applications included ducing a high degree of reliability the company's manufacturing technology. in

The Oxytechnik plasma systei 1 can cut plates up to 65 mm in thickness, and is equipped with a special design that allows cutting closer to the flanges. in the Oxytechnik a| facturing technoL welding lines, pr robotic cutting, pi] systems and hard ware for CAD syst] which are designed ed for computer programs. vanced manu- y are panel file bending, e processing re and soft- ms — all of be integrat- nufacturing

Robotic Section Cutting

Robotic section chtting is a strong suit of Oxyteclinik, which produces a system for putting com plicated 3-D shapes.

The plasma system Anables cut- ting plate thicknesses! up to 65 mm, and includes a special head design which allows cut|ing closer to the flanges.

Lines have been designed and delivered for one- or two-side weld- ing.

The company's pipe processing system includes stations for shot blasting, painting, automatic welding of flanges, and the bend- ing of flanged or standard piping, which can be controlled manually or by DNC from a central comput- er station.

Oxytechnic uses modern com- puter technology to allow simula- tion of the production process, pro- • New York - 212-839-5000 • Houston - 713-873-0700 • Singapore - (65) 276-8700 • London - (44-171) 247-3255

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ABS TECHNOLOGY

BUILDS WHAT EVERY

SHIP OWNER NEEDS.

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The ABS SafeHull™ System instills such confidence. It assesses structural risks to your ship and shows how to overcome them.

Our computer-based system evaluates your tanker or bulk carrier's structure by simulating the real-life experience of ships at sea. SafeHull quantifies loads and stresses imposed upon the structure, identifies critical areas, then determines how best to distribute steel within the ship.

The rewards are increased safety.

Optimum performance. Less maintenance.

Lower operating costs. Longer ship life.

Twenty-one tankers and 13 bulk carriers are already being built, or contracted to be built, using SafeHull technology. And we're finalizing PC and workstation versions of

SafeHull which will interface with the

NASTRAN finite element program, enabling a shipyard to more easily integrate SafeHull into its design practice.

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SAfETY OF SHIP STRUCTURES BY DYNAMIC BASED DESIGN AND EVALUATION

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