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MARINE DIVISION

Efficient Design Tools

One of Germany's most accom- plished and resilient shipbuilders, J.J.

Sietas, has endorsed the latest advance in computer-based design and produc- tion technology from Spanish engi- neering firm Sener by opting for the versatile, Foran V40 system. The inte- grated CAD/CAM/CIM system, tai- lored to the ship design and construc- tion envi- ronment, breaks new ground as it can be run in its entirety on com- mercially- available

PCs under the Windows-NT operating system.

The culmination of more than three years' product enhancement drawing on feedback from users of previous

Foran systems, V40 is thereby fully portable across multiple hardware plat- forms and operating systems, including

UNIX and OpenVMS, with the addi- tional Windows-NT capability.

Enshrined in the latest development is Sener's central philosophy of provid- ing efficient tools to meet the client market's unerring drive for improved productivity. Key features of the latest version of Foran include a new graphi- cal user interface, automatic generation of complex drawings and welding information, easier CIM implementa- tion, improved integration with product data and material management, and enhanced 'walk-through' capability.

Sietas' selection of the system is per- tinent to the yard's extensive workload and to the increased market reach con- ferred by infrastructural investments which enable the company to deliver bigger ships than hitherto from its

Neuenfelde premises. Productivity is an absolutely key ingredient in its com- petitiveness. Other companies which have selected Foran V40 include fast ferry specialist builder Kvaerner

Fjellstrand and Clydeside's Kvaerner

Govan among well over 40 yards and design offices to date.

V40 forms a constituent part of the computerized, naval design and man- agement system (NDMS) which Sener has been contracted to design, supply and install for the Brazilian Navy. The network will include the Navy's ship design center (Centro de Projecto de

Navios), shipyard (Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro), naval engineering directorate and weapons system direc- torate.

Circle 199 on Reader Service Card international standing last year with the completion of a powerful tractor tug for a German operator. Its production versa- tility was also implicit in its delivery of a double-ended ferry for service in the west Norwegian fjords with More og

Romsdal Fylkesbaatar (MRF).

Located within the port of Bilbao,

Zamakona has formulated a develop- ment program for its shipyard in keeping with its perception of market demand.

Key elements of the $4.7 million pro- gram foreseen for execution in 1999 and 2000 include a 361 ft. (110 m) slipway and five cranes offering the capability to lift 100-ton hull blocks.

Niche Business

Astilleros Espanoles (AESA) reaf- firmed its pre-eminent European stand- ing in shuttle tanker build and conver- Halter-Bazan Alhambra Class Ferry.

HIGHLIGHTS: • Prominent Navy & Industry Speakers • Technical Papers & Presentations • Over 40,000 Sq. Ft. of Exhibits • Annual Banquet and Awards Luncheon

For More Information:

Contact The American Society of Naval Engineers (703) 836-6727 www.jhuapl.edu/ASNE

May 21-22

Hyatt Regency

Crystal City

Arlington, VA

NEW CHALLENGES FOR

A NEW MILLENNIUM!

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