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L.F. GAUBERT & CO. INC.

DISTRIBUTE & MANUFACTURE ELECTRICAL SHIPBOARD CABLES

Opening

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Conventional approach prior to possible manual modification in production. In doing so, the customer assigns values to a number of parameters (including chamfers, opening angles, nose and/or knees and gaps between the center of the joint and the edge of the plate after prepa- ration) and may in a convenient way specify the rules under which each type will be applied at the various joint types.

Different bevel rules can be set up for diff- enerent production lines, depending on the types of parts to be processed. In each instance, the connection angles are then automatically calculated from the Tribon Product Information

Model; during processing the nominal part geometries are modified in an automatic man- ner.

KCS is touting Dotori as a means for world class shipbuilders to reduce building time and cost through lower numbers of worker hours in the assembly and the erection processes. It complies with Japanese Quality Standards and improves the accuracy of parts manufacturing.

In short, Dotori is designed to: • ensure a first-time fit of the component

Dotori (varying angle) bevel

KCS Unveils Tribon

Dotori Details

Kockums Computer Systems (KCS) recently announced technical details of the new Tribon

Dotori module, which has seamlessly integrat- ed into the Tribon system. The feature focuses on reducing worker hours during the assembly and erection phases. The Dotori feature of

Tribon is an implementation of NC instructions for a continuously varying bevel angle in fillet welded joints associated with the assembly of adjacent structural components.

Tribon now supports the definition and use of bevelling for fillet welding whenever there is to be a dependence on the connection angle between the elements involved and/or their material thickness.

Dotori can be applied to calculate bevels in many situations, for example, in webs of shell profiles and lugs of cutouts. The Dotori feature automatically generates information to control the angle of the cutting heads with a variation according to rules specified by the customer. The latest cutting machines for both plate and stiffener piece parts have the capabil- ity of controlling and changing the angle of the cutting heads.

The user specifies an unrestricted number of instances of complex bevel definitions based on an extended number of basic bevel codes, thus setting up the customer's own preferred stan- dards affecting the design, and which will automatically be used

Five years ago when our clients were asking us to build them a softer and stronger fender, we did something about it.

The result is the

Model SR3D Soft Loop

Style Fender.

Fig. 1: A butt joint with chamfer.

Fig. 2: Pictured is the difference in fillet weld- ing between a tradition- al vertically cut plate part and a plate part that is cut to fit the connection angle. 16901 WOOD-RED RD.

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