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SHIP & BOATBUILDING TECHNOLOGY

Foran V40

Foran V40 from Sener is a highly integrated CAD/CAM/CIM system developed specifically for ship design and construction. The sys- tem can reportedly be designed for virtually any type of vessel and adapted to meet the specific requirements of shipyards, both for engineering and production. A full-ship product model serves as the main information vehicle for ship design and production infor- mation. It contains topological and parametric relationships, 3D geometry, material definition, stat- ic and dynamic attributes and manufacturing data.

This model is created once and increases with accuracy as the design matures and progresses.

The model is stored in a single data base. The most recent design information is available for all par- ties involved in the design, lending concurrent engineering and coop-

INTERIOR JOINER WALL PANELS

Thermax ® 7

SALES & DISTRIBUTION

Panel Specialists, Inc.

Thermax NA 3115 Range Road

Temple, TX 76504-1240, USA

Tel: (800) 947-9422 *USA only (254) 774-9800

Fax: (254) 774-7222

AROUND THE WORLD NAVAL ARCHITECTS, INTERIOR DECORATORS, MATERIAL SPECIFIERS, SHIP-

BUILDERS, JOINERS, AND CABINET MAKERS LOOK TO THERMAX FOR: • NON-COMBUSTIBLE marine construction boards meeting requirements of SOLAS and IMO resolutions • Marine fire rated construction boards for bulkheads, joiner panels, walls, double shell, and ceiling • Marine Regulatory Body Certification (USCG/UL, Canadian Coast Guard, UK DOT, Lloyds, DNV, etc.) • Excellent core material for marine furniture fabrication • Environmentally friendly construction material (no fibers, no formaldehydes, nontoxic) • Technical Support • Inventory in the USA ready for immediate shipment • Laminating services available • Metal profiles for bulkhead systems upon request • Design, production, and sales of marine products according to requirements of DIN ISO 9001 / EN 29001

SALES

Panel Specialists, Inc. (PSI) 13114 Dulaney Valley Road

Glen Arm, MD 21057-9601, USA

Tel: (800) 540-5503 *USA only (410) 592-8540

Fax: (410) 592-3185

ISO 9001

Registered and Certified

THERMAX • Subsidiary of ISOVOLTA AG • Austria

A Constantia Industriehotding A.G. Company

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Western Branch Metals

America's Number One Source for Quality

AQUAIVET Boat Shafting

Around the country and around the world, the marine industry turns to Western

Branch Metals for AquaMET boat shafting. Stocking the full line of AquaMET shafting: AquaMET 17,18,19 and 22 in all sizes from 1" to 7", no other company can ship out a shaft faster than Western Branch. ^WBM

WESTERN BRANCH METALS. INC.

For inquiries and orders call: (800)446-8133 Fax:(757)380-8842

Visit our website at www.aquamet.com 2401 Wesley Street • Portsmouth, VA 23707 Stocking Warehouses: Portsmouth, VA • Harahan, LA • Kent, WA

Pictured is a screen from the Foran V40, showing information for the design of decks and blukheads. erative working.

Foran V40 features automatic reporting and drawing tools to doc- ument the user-definable interme- diate assembly levels. All models of the system are configured for

UNIX, Open VMS and Window NT operations and run on a variety of hardware platforms.

For more information on Sener

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Proteus Maestro

Developed by Proteus

Engineering, Maestro (Method for

Analysis Evaluation and

STRuctural Optimization) is a computer program for optimum design of structures such as ships, submarines and floating plat- forms. Maestro's capabilities include rapid structural modeling, finite element analysis, failure analysis, evaluation of structural adequacy, structural optimization and detailed stress analysis.

Maestro's modeler provides an interactive graphical environment for the rapid development of ship structural models.

The user enters basic hull geom- etry data and the modeler auto- matically generates the 3D finite element data.

This program is currently widely used by various navies, classifica- tion societies and ship builders and designers.

For more information on

Proteus Engineering

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Pictured is a Maestro-designed 341.2 ft. (104 m), 1,000 ton all-aluminum, high speed ferry.

The vessel features two vehicle decks and two passenger decks and was designed according to DNV High Speed Light Craft Rules.

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