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Engineered Solutions • CAD/CAM

The Tribon Ml Developer's Toolkit

In order to allow its customers to create specific develop- ments to the Tribon Shipbuilding system to extract even greater competitive advantages, Tribon Solutions has created the "Developer's Toolkit" of the Tribon Ml Shipbuilding sys- tem on Windows NT based on Tribon M1 Vitesse and Oracle technologies. The Tribon Ml Developer's Toolkit enables the user to write their own programs to control design develop- ment according to their own rules with direct access to the

Tribon Product Information Model and all the functionality of the Tribon Ml applications. The Developer's Toolkit can be applied from the smallest design standard to complete sec- tions of ships thus reducing design man-hours and improving quality. The Toolkit incorporates features for integration with

ERP-type (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems that can support the adaptation to an existing IT system architecture of a shipyard. By using the Tribon Product Information Model database, the same data can be used and re-used between what traditionally have been separate systems. Materials administration, procurement, overall planning, workshop/detail planning, financial and human resource sys- tems are some of the systems that now can be connected to

Tribon to create shorter lead times and improved efficiency.

The integration and sharing of data can, for example, take place in the hull steel and outfitting material definition, early equipment definition, prefabrication/parts manufacture, assembly parts lists and installation/commissioning. By using

Tribon Ml Vitesse and Oracle technology, these interfaces can be configured and adapted to specific requirements. This could for example be applied in retrieving production or pur- chasing status for use within the Tribon M1 Shipbuilding sys- tem.

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An assembly unit containing pipe spools and pipe supports as viewed in the Tribon design system. The design model data is readily available for materials administration as an "assembly parts list" which is viewed in the materials system window. • • suae r, * x f • i a o n 3 a "3

Detail from a Tribon Product Information Model 3D Hull block, which is automatically generated using tools in the Tri- bon Ml Developer's Toolkit.

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Autoship Systems

Software: Ruling

The Waves

For 20 years Autoship Systems Cor- poration (ASC) has helped to rule the unruly waves in the marine CAD/CAM software industry, providing products and marine engineering services to cus- tomers worldwide. The company is enjoying good success currently with

Autostructure, an advanced internal structural design software.

In less than a year Autostructure has become an integral component of

CAD/CAM software suites in major shipyards around the world. The soft- ware is designed to provide easy parts generation, sophisticated editing, exten- sive CAD output, and customizable reporting capabilities.

An example of an advanced feature is

Autostructure's Copy Panel Configura- tion dialogue. To increase efficiency and get a project completed sooner, users employ this dialogue to copy details (openings, stiffeners, cutouts and markings) quickly and easily from one flat part to similar flat parts. The settings at the right of the screen pro- vide easy control over which details to copy.

Another key efficiency feature is

Autostructure's Report Manager, which facilitates inclusion of designed parts in any report by using the same on-screen

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Panel Subdivision Dialogue

The US Military has unique requirements for telecommunications services and Maritime

Telecommunications Network meets their needs. MTN provides dedicated private networks to the US Navy from nuclear aircraft carriers to supply ships.

MTN currently supports four government contracts: two as a prime contractor and two as subcontractor

MTN has strategically positioned itself to supply both tactical and non-tactical communications services to the Navy by utilizing commercial off-the shelf (COTS) technology and services.

This affords rapid and inexpensive implementation of new services. Because of this pioneering effort,

MTN provides communications services to the Government that save money and do not sacrifice quality. if your network needs tne security and reliability demanded by the US I (^MTM

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