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Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering

MDI: Shipyard Production Expertise

Maritime Design, Inc. (MDI) offers a wide range of technical services, but director of marketing & sales. Bob

Rogaski stresses MDI's shipyard expe- rience to ship owner prospects. "Mar- itime Design, Inc. demonstrates a long line of experience with the medium size shipyard and possesses strong talent and experience in shipyard production. This experience will benefit the ship owner via MDI's unique Linking Design with

Production capability for resolving mat- — Design ters of ship production with mission requirements and regulatory issues."

MDI has pioneered a cost-effective proprietary CAD/CAM production sys- tem for ensuring material control and fabrication fit?up through a work break- down methodology. "All processes in the MDI system are approached and rationalized using first principles from

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Maritime Design, Inc. president Jim

Konopasek was actively involved in contributing to the final rule language (33 CFR Part 157) of double hull treat- ment to "existing vessels" and also holds a U.S. design patent for double hull treatment. MDI is particularly inter- ested in assisting the inland and coastal barge and tanker operators resolve their double hull compliance issues.

Maritime Design, Inc. has identified a growing need for reliable and accurate project status information by senior management. Konopasek said that, "while large shipyards generally enjoy series class construction over a long term, the medium size shipyard is often challenged by multi-project construc- tions in short durations with demanding paths. For example, today's medium size shipyard generally possesses a core group whose individual qualifications represents and fulfills the shipyard's intentions for approaching a shipbuild- ing project. The supporting personnel to these groups may experience a large turnover from project to project and today, may not acquire the desired train- ing and experience. All shipbuilding activities are complex and may wage risk to government contracting agen- cies. ship owners, shipbuilders and financial institutions. Each stands to realize substantial benefit by utilizing (cooperatively or individually) the MDI

Quality Track Assurance Team. Compa- nies that recognize or practice ISO 9000 quality standards will greatly enhance their program with the MDI Quality

Track Assurance Team."

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